Holtålen Municipality

Holtålen Municipality
Holtålen kommune
View of the Båttjønndalen valley in Holtålen
Trøndelag within Norway
Holtålen within Trøndelag
Coordinates: 62°52′07″N 11°16′38″E / 62.86861°N 11.27722°E / 62.86861; 11.27722
CountryNorway
CountyTrøndelag
DistrictGauldal
Established1 Jan 1972
  Preceded byHaltdalen Municipality and Ålen Municipality
Administrative centreRenbygda/Ålen
Government
  Mayor (2023)Jan Arild Sivertsgård (Ap)
Area
  Total
1,209.58 km2 (467.02 sq mi)
  Land1,170.55 km2 (451.95 sq mi)
  Water39.03 km2 (15.07 sq mi)  3.2%
  Rank#89 in Norway
Highest elevation
1,320 m (4,330 ft)
Population
 (2024)
  Total
2,035
  Rank#280 in Norway
  Density1.7/km2 (4/sq mi)
  Change (10 years)
 +0.5%
DemonymHoltåling
Official language
  Norwegian formNeutral
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-5026
WebsiteOfficial website

Holtålen is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Gauldalen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is located in the Ålen area of the village of Renbygda. Other villages in the municipality include Hessdalen, Aunegrenda, and Haltdalen.

The 1,210-square-kilometre (470 sq mi) municipality is the 89th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Holtålen is the 280th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 2,035. The municipality's population density is 1.7 inhabitants per square kilometre (4.4/sq mi) and its population has increased by 0.5% over the previous 10-year period.