Froland Municipality
Froland is a municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Sørlandet. The administrative center is the village of Blakstad, which along with Osedalen form the main population center of the municipality. Other villages in Froland include Bøylefoss, Bøylestad, Froland, Frolands verk, Heldalsmo, Hinnebu, Hynnekleiv, Jomås, Lauvrak, Libru, Løvjomås, Mjåvatn, Mjølhus, Mykland, and Risdal.
Key facts
- Kommune.name
- Froland
- Kommune.idnumber
- 4214
- Kommune.image_skyline
- Krk-Froland.jpg
- Kommune.image_caption
- View of the Froland Church
- Kommune.county
- Agder
- Kommune.district
- Sørlandet
- Kommune.capital
- Blakstad
- Kommune.established
- 1850
- Kommune.preceded
- Øyestad Municipality
- Kommune.demonym
- Frolending
- Kommune.language
- Neutral
- Kommune.coatofarms
- Froland komm.svg
- Kommune.webpage
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- History
- Geography
- Government
- Municipal council
- Mayors
- Transportation
- Media
- Notable people
- References
- External links
Froland is a municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Sørlandet. The administrative center is the village of Blakstad, which along with Osedalen form the main population center of the municipality. Other villages in Froland include Bøylefoss, Bøylestad, Froland, Frolands verk, Heldalsmo, Hinnebu, Hynnekleiv, Jomås, Lauvrak, Libru, Løvjomås, Mjåvatn, Mjølhus, Mykland, and Risdal.
The municipality is the 176th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Froland is the 155th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 6,174. The municipality's population density is and its population has increased by 13.8% over the previous 10-year period.