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 | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Sør-Trøndelag |
| District | Gauldalen |
| Established | 1 Jan 1880 |
| • Preceded by | Melhus Municipality |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1964 |
| • Succeeded by | Melhus Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Ler |
| 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 |
| • Density | 6.9/km2 (18/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | +1.2% |
| Demonym | Flåbygg |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Neutral |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-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.