Lom Municipality (Norway)
Lom Municipality
Lom kommune | |
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View of the local Lom Stave Church | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Innlandet within Norway | |
Lom within Innlandet | |
| Coordinates: 61°48′39″N 8°38′21″E / 61.81083°N 8.63917°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Innlandet |
| District | Gudbrandsdalen |
| Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
| • Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt |
| Administrative centre | Fossbergom |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023) | Kristian Frisvold (LL) |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,968.55 km2 (760.06 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,887.24 km2 (728.67 sq mi) |
| • Water | 81.31 km2 (31.39 sq mi) 4.1% |
| • Rank | #38 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 2,468.53 m (8,098.9 ft) |
| Population (2025) | |
• Total | 2,215 |
| • Rank | #271 in Norway |
| • Density | 1.1/km2 (2.8/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | −6.3% |
| Demonym | Lomvær |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Nynorsk |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-3434 |
| Website | Official website |
Lom is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Gudbrandsdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Fossbergom. Another village area in Lom is Elvesæter.
The 1,969-square-kilometre (760 sq mi) municipality is the 38th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Lom Municipality is the 271st most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 2,215. The municipality's population density is 1.1 inhabitants per square kilometre (2.8/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 6.3% over the previous 10-year period.
Lom Municipality is famous for its extensive history. Lom Stave Church, one of the few remaining stave churches in Norway, is located here. It's also notable for being located in the midst of several of the highest mountains in Northern Europe.