Jøssund Municipality
Jøssund Municipality
Jøssund herred | |
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Sør-Trøndelag within Norway | |
Jøssund within Sør-Trøndelag | |
| Coordinates: 63°50′44″N 09°47′40″E / 63.84556°N 9.79444°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Sør-Trøndelag |
| District | Fosen |
| Established | 1 Jan 1896 |
| • Preceded by | Aafjord Municipality |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1964 |
| • Succeeded by | Bjugn Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Jøssund |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (1960–1963) | Erling Hansen (Ap) |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 79.4 km2 (30.7 sq mi) |
| • Rank | #547 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 492.5 m (1,615.8 ft) |
| Population (1963) | |
• Total | 1,915 |
| • Rank | #455 in Norway |
| • Density | 24.1/km2 (62/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | −0.5% |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Neutral |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1629 |
Jøssund is a former municipality in the old Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1896 until its dissolution in 1964. The 79-square-kilometre (31 sq mi) municipality encompassed northern coastal area of the present-day Ørland Municipality in Trøndelag county. The main church for Jøssund was Jøssund Church in the village of Jøssund which was the administrative centre of the municipality. Other villages in Jøssund included Lysøysundet and Vallersund.
Prior to its dissolution in 1964, the 79-square-kilometre (31 sq mi) municipality was the 547th largest by area out of the 689 municipalities in Norway. Jøssund Municipality was the 455th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 1,915. The municipality's population density was 24.1 inhabitants per square kilometre (62/sq mi) and its population had decreased by 0.5% over the previous 10-year period.