Sør-Fron Municipality
Sør-Fron Municipality
Sør-Fron kommune | |
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| Søndre Fron herred (historic name) | |
View of the municipal building in Hundorp | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Innlandet within Norway | |
Sør-Fron within Innlandet | |
| Coordinates: 61°34′8″N 9°55′24″E / 61.56889°N 9.92333°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 | Hundorp |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2011) | Ole Tvete Muriteigen (Sp) |
| Area | |
• Total | 742.2 km2 (286.6 sq mi) |
| • Land | 711.56 km2 (274.73 sq mi) |
| • Water | 30.65 km2 (11.83 sq mi) 4.1% |
| • Rank | #153 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 1,580.28 m (5,184.6 ft) |
| Population (2025) | |
• Total | 3,128 |
| • Rank | #225 in Norway |
| • Density | 4.2/km2 (11/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | −2.3% |
| Demonym | Frøning |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Neutral |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-3438 |
| Website | Official website |
Sør-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 village of Hundorp. Other villages in the municipality include Gålå, Harpefoss, and Lia.
The 742-square-kilometre (286 sq mi) municipality is the 153rd largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Sør-Fron Municipality is the 225th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 3,128. The municipality's population density is 4.2 inhabitants per square kilometre (11/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 2.3% over the previous 10-year period.