Aure Municipality
Aure Municipality
Aure kommune | |
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View of Arasvika in Aure | |
Møre og Romsdal within Norway | |
Aure within Møre og Romsdal | |
| Coordinates: 63°16′07″N 08°36′28″E / 63.26861°N 8.60778°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Møre og Romsdal |
| District | Nordmøre |
| Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
| • Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt |
| Administrative centre | Aure |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019) | Hanne Berit Brekken (Ap) |
| Area | |
• Total | 641.28 km2 (247.60 sq mi) |
| • Land | 621.52 km2 (239.97 sq mi) |
| • Water | 19.76 km2 (7.63 sq mi) 3.1% |
| • Rank | #179 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 907.81 m (2,978.38 ft) |
| Population (2024) | |
• Total | 3,408 |
| • Rank | #218 in Norway |
| • Density | 5.3/km2 (14/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | −4.7% |
| Demonym | Aurgjelding |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Neutral |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1576 |
| Website | Official website |
Aure is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the region of Nordmøre. The administrative centre is the village of Aure. Other villages in Aure include Gullstein, Stemshaug, Todalen, Tjeldbergodden, Arasvika, Vågosen, and Tømmervåg. Aure has one of the largest wooden churches in Norway, Aure Church.
The 641-square-kilometre (247 sq mi) municipality is the 179th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Aure Municipality is the 218th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 3,408. The municipality's population density is 5.3 inhabitants per square kilometre (14/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 4.7% over the previous 10-year period.