Halsa Municipality

Halsa Municipality
Halsa kommune
Halse herred  (historic name)
Ferry quay in Halsanaustan
Møre og Romsdal within Norway
Halsa within Møre og Romsdal
Coordinates: 63°06′50″N 08°28′13″E / 63.11389°N 8.47028°E / 63.11389; 8.47028
CountryNorway
CountyMøre og Romsdal
DistrictNordmøre
Established1 Jan 1838
  Created asFormannskapsdistrikt
Disestablished1 Jan 2020
  Succeeded byHeim Municipality
Administrative centreLiabøen
Government
  Mayor (2007-2019)Ola Rognskog (Sp)
Area
 (upon dissolution)
  Total
300.52 km2 (116.03 sq mi)
  Land292.29 km2 (112.85 sq mi)
  Water8.23 km2 (3.18 sq mi)  2.7%
  Rank#279 in Norway
Highest elevation
977.8 m (3,208.0 ft)
Population
 (2019)
  Total
1,574
  Rank#349 in Norway
  Density5.2/km2 (13/sq mi)
  Change (10 years)
 −4.4%
DemonymHalsabygg
Official language
  Norwegian formNeutral
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-1571

Halsa is a former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until 2020 when it became part of Heim Municipality in Trondelag county. It was part of the Nordmøre region. The administrative centre of Halsa was the village of Liabøen. Other villages in the municipality included Betna, Hennset, Klevset, Todalen, Halsa, Valsøyfjord, Engan, Hjellnes, and Valsøybotn.

Prior to its dissolution in 2020, the 301-square-kilometre (116 sq mi) municipality was the 279th largest by area out of the 422 municipalities in Norway. Halsa Municipality was the 349th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 1,574. The municipality's population density was 5.2 inhabitants per square kilometre (13/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 4.4% over the previous 10-year period.