Øre Municipality
Øre Municipality
Øre herred | |
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Møre og Romsdal within Norway | |
Øre within Møre og Romsdal | |
| Coordinates: 62°55′12″N 07°45′10″E / 62.92000°N 7.75278°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Møre og Romsdal |
| District | Nordmøre |
| Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
| • Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1965 |
| • Succeeded by | Gjemnes Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Øre |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 230.5 km2 (89.0 sq mi) |
| • Rank | #318 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 1,026.49 m (3,367.75 ft) |
| Population (1964) | |
• Total | 1,596 |
| • Rank | #444 in Norway |
| • Density | 6.9/km2 (18/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | −6.1% |
| Demonym | Ørgjelding |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Neutral |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1558 |
Øre is a former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1965 when it was merged into Gjemnes Municipality. The 230.5-square-kilometre (89.0 sq mi) municipality was located south and west of the Batnfjorden, to the northeast of the town of Molde. The administrative centre was the village of Øre.
Prior to its dissolution in 1965, the 230.5-square-kilometre (89.0 sq mi) municipality was the 318th largest by area out of the 525 municipalities in Norway. Øre Municipality was the 444th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 1,596. The municipality's population density was 6.9 inhabitants per square kilometre (18/sq mi) and its population had decreased by 6.1% over the previous 10-year period.