Nesset Municipality
Nesset Municipality
Nesset kommune | |
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| Næsset herred (historic name) | |
View of Vistdal in Nesset | |
Møre og Romsdal within Norway | |
Nesset within Møre og Romsdal | |
| Coordinates: 62°39′31″N 08°07′13″E / 62.65861°N 8.12028°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Møre og Romsdal |
| District | Romsdal |
| Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
| • Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 2020 |
| • Succeeded by | Molde Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Eidsvåg |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2007-2019) | Rolf Jonas Hurlen (H) |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 1,046.07 km2 (403.89 sq mi) |
| • Land | 985.58 km2 (380.53 sq mi) |
| • Water | 60.49 km2 (23.36 sq mi) 5.8% |
| • Rank | #100 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 1,964.4 m (6,444.9 ft) |
| Population (2019) | |
• Total | 2,956 |
| • Rank | #266 in Norway |
| • Density | 2.8/km2 (7/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | −3.9% |
| Demonym | Nessetgjelding |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Nynorsk |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1543 |
Nesset is a former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The 1,046-square-kilometre (404 sq mi) municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 2020. The area is now part of Molde Municipality in the traditional district of Romsdal. The administrative centre was the village of Eidsvåg. Other population centers included Raudsand, Boggestranda, Myklebostad, Eresfjord, and Eikesdalen.
Mardalsfossen, one of Norway's tallest waterfalls, a popular tourist attraction during the tourist season, is located in Nesset, along the shores of the lake Eikesdalsvatnet.
At the time if its dissolution in 2020, the 1,046-square-kilometre (404 sq mi) municipality was the 100th largest by area out of the 422 municipalities in Norway. Nesset Municipality was the 266th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 2,956. The municipality's population density was 2.8 inhabitants per square kilometre (7.3/sq mi) and its population had decreased by 3.9% over the previous 10-year period.