Åsnes Municipality
Åsnes Municipality
Åsnes kommune | |
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| Aasnes herred (historic name) | |
View of the village of Flisa | |
Innlandet within Norway | |
Åsnes within Innlandet | |
| Coordinates: 60°39′13″N 12°9′11″E / 60.65361°N 12.15306°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Innlandet |
| District | Solør |
| Established | 1854 |
| • Preceded by | Aasnes og Vaaler Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Flisa |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023) | Einar Toverud (Sp) |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,040.93 km2 (401.91 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,004.09 km2 (387.68 sq mi) |
| • Water | 36.84 km2 (14.22 sq mi) 3.5% |
| • Rank | #108 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 634.6 m (2,082.0 ft) |
| Population (2025) | |
• Total | 7,247 |
| • Rank | #141 in Norway |
| • Density | 7/km2 (20/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | −2.7% |
| Demonym | Åsnessokning |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Bokmål |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-3418 |
| Website | Official website |
Åsnes is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Solør. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Flisa, which is also the largest village in the municipality with nearly 1,800 people. Other villages in the municipality include Gjesåsen, Hof, Sønsterud, and Kjellmyra.
The 1,041-square-kilometre (402 sq mi) municipality is the 108th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Åsnes Municipality is the 141st most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 7,247. The municipality's population density is 7 inhabitants per square kilometre (18/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 2.7% over the previous 10-year period.