Osen Municipality
Osen Municipality
Osen kommune | |
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View of the Osen river | |
Trøndelag within Norway | |
Osen within Trøndelag | |
| Coordinates: 64°17′52″N 10°30′48″E / 64.29778°N 10.51333°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Trøndelag |
| District | Fosen |
| Established | 1 June 1892 |
| • Preceded by | Bjørnør Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Osen |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023) | Håvard Strand (LL) |
| Area | |
• Total | 387.10 km2 (149.46 sq mi) |
| • Land | 369.62 km2 (142.71 sq mi) |
| • Water | 17.48 km2 (6.75 sq mi) 4.5% |
| • Rank | #239 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 599.72 m (1,967.59 ft) |
| Population (2024) | |
• Total | 898 |
| • Rank | #340 in Norway |
| • Density | 2.3/km2 (6/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | −9.9% |
| Demonym | Osing |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Bokmål |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-5020 |
| Website | Official website |
Osen is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Fosen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Osen. The other main village is Seter. Most residents live in the coastal areas or in the Steinsdalen valley.
The 387-square-kilometre (149 sq mi) municipality is the 239th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Osen is the 340th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 898. The municipality's population density is 2.3 inhabitants per square kilometre (6.0/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 9.9% over the previous 10-year period.