Flå Municipality (Sør-Trøndelag)

Flå Municipality
Flå herred
Flaa herred  (historic name)
Sør-Trøndelag within Norway
Flå within Sør-Trøndelag
Coordinates: 63°11′51″N 10°18′11″E / 63.19750°N 10.30306°E / 63.19750; 10.30306
CountryNorway
CountySør-Trøndelag
DistrictGauldalen
Established1 Jan 1880
  Preceded byMelhus Municipality
Disestablished1 Jan 1964
  Succeeded byMelhus Municipality
Administrative centreLer
Government
  Mayor (1960–1963)Ingebrigt Bjørseth (Sp)
Area
 (upon dissolution)
  Total
119.9 km2 (46.3 sq mi)
  Rank#480 in Norway
Highest elevation
929.88 m (3,050.79 ft)
Population
 (1963)
  Total
823
  Rank#640 in Norway
  Density6.9/km2 (18/sq mi)
  Change (10 years)
 +1.2%
DemonymFlåbygg
Official language
  Norwegian formNeutral
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-1652

Flå is a former municipality in the old Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The approximately 120-square-kilometre (46 sq mi) municipality existed from 1880 until its dissolution in 1964. Flå Municipality was located in the eastern part of what is now Melhus Municipality in Trøndelag county. The administrative centre was the village of Ler. The main church for the area is Flå Church.

Prior to its dissolution in 1963, the 119.9-square-kilometre (46.3 sq mi) municipality was the 480th largest by area out of the 689 municipalities in Norway. Flå Municipality was the 640th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 823. The municipality's population density was 6.9 inhabitants per square kilometre (18/sq mi) and its population had increased by 1.2% over the previous 10-year period.