Fræna Municipality
Fræna Municipality
Fræna kommune | |
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| Frænen herred (historic name) Vaagø herred (historic name) | |
View from Lågheia near Elnesvågen | |
Møre og Romsdal within Norway | |
Fræna within Møre og Romsdal | |
| Coordinates: 62°54′28″N 07°06′30″E / 62.90778°N 7.10833°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Møre og Romsdal |
| District | Romsdal |
| Established | 1840 |
| • Preceded by | Akerø Municipality |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 2020 |
| • Succeeded by | Hustadvika Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Elnesvågen |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2015-2019) | Tove Henøen (Sp) |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 369.80 km2 (142.78 sq mi) |
| • Land | 361.99 km2 (139.77 sq mi) |
| • Water | 7.81 km2 (3.02 sq mi) 2.1% |
| • Rank | #250 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 981.4 m (3,219.8 ft) |
| Population (2024) | |
• Total | 9,800 |
| • Rank | #115 in Norway |
| • Density | 26.5/km2 (69/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | +5.9% |
| Demonym | Frening |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Nynorsk |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1548 |
Fræna is a former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The 370-square-kilometre (140 sq mi) municipality existed from 1840 until its dissolution in 2020. The area is now part of Hustadvika Municipality in the traditional district of Romsdal. The municipality was located on the Romsdal peninsula surrounding the Frænfjorden, the eastern shore of the Julsundet strait, and it included most of the Hustadvika area. It also included the now-abandoned Bjørnsund islands.
The main village and administrative centre in Fræna was Elnesvågen. Other villages in Fræna included Hustad, Bud, Tornes, Sylte, Malme, and Aureosen. Moxy Engineering, Hustad Marmor, and Tine Meierier are all factories located in Elnesvågen.
Prior to its dissolution in 2020, the 370-square-kilometre (140 sq mi) municipality was the 250th largest by area out of the 422 municipalities in Norway. Fræna Municipality was the 115th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 9,800. The municipality's population density was 26.5 inhabitants per square kilometre (69/sq mi) and its population had increased by 5.9% over the previous 10-year period.