Nord-Fron Municipality
Nord-Fron Municipality
Nord-Fron kommune | |
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| Nordre Fron herred (historic name) | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Innlandet within Norway | |
Nord-Fron within Innlandet | |
| Coordinates: 61°39′32″N 9°43′40″E / 61.65889°N 9.72778°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Innlandet |
| District | Gudbrandsdal |
| Established | 1 Jan 1851 |
| • Preceded by | Fron Municipality |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1966 |
| • Succeeded by | Fron Municipality |
| Re-established | 1 Jan 1977 |
| • Preceded by | Fron Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Vinstra |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2021) | Anne-Marie Olstad (Ap) |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,141.32 km2 (440.67 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,091.82 km2 (421.55 sq mi) |
| • Water | 49.5 km2 (19.1 sq mi) 4.3% |
| • Rank | #95 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 1,842.85 m (6,046.1 ft) |
| Population (2025) | |
• Total | 5,553 |
| • Rank | #174 in Norway |
| • Density | 4.9/km2 (13/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | −3.1% |
| Demonym | Frøning |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Nynorsk |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-3436 |
| Website | Official website |
Nord-Fron is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Gudbrandsdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Vinstra. Other population centers in the municipality include the villages of Fefor, Kvam, and Skåbu.
The 1,141-square-kilometre (441 sq mi) municipality is the 95th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Nord-Fron Municipality is the 174th most populous municipality in Norway, with a population of 5,553. The municipality's population density is 4.9 inhabitants per square kilometre (13/sq mi), and its population has decreased by 3.1% over the previous 10-year period.