Ringebu Municipality

Ringebu Municipality
Ringebu kommune
Innlandet within Norway
Ringebu within Innlandet
Coordinates: 61°32′8″N 10°18′29″E / 61.53556°N 10.30806°E / 61.53556; 10.30806
CountryNorway
CountyInnlandet
DistrictGudbrandsdal
Established1 Jan 1838
 • Created asFormannskapsdistrikt
Administrative centreVålebrua
Government
 • Mayor (2015)Arne Fossmo (Ap)
Area
 • Total
1,247.57 km2 (481.69 sq mi)
 • Land1,221.33 km2 (471.56 sq mi)
 • Water26.24 km2 (10.13 sq mi)  2.1%
 • Rank#85 in Norway
Highest elevation
1,424.06 m (4,672.1 ft)
Population
 (2025)
 • Total
4,447
 • Rank#195 in Norway
 • Density3.6/km2 (9.3/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years)
 −1.8%
DemonymRingbygging
Official language
 • Norwegian formNeutral
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-3439
WebsiteOfficial website

Ringebu 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 Vålebrua (the village is also known as Ringebu). Other villages in the municipality include Fåvang and Brekkom.

The 1,247.57-square-kilometre (481.69 sq mi) municipality is the 85th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Ringebu Municipality is the 195th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 4,447. The municipality's population density is 3.6 inhabitants per square kilometre (9.3/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 1.8% over the previous 10-year period.