Nord-Aurdal Municipality

municipality in Innlandet, Norway

Key facts

Country: Norway
County: Innlandet
District: Valdres
Established: 1 Jan 1838
Created as: Formannskapsdistrikt
Administrative centre: Fagernes
Mayor 2019: Knut Arne Fjelltun ( Sp )
Total: 906.47 km (349.99 sq mi)
Land: 849.13 km (327.85 sq mi)
Water: 57.34 km (22.14 sq mi) 6.3%
Rank: # 128 in Norway
Highest elevation: 1,325.13 m (4,347.5 ft)
Density

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Nord-Aurdal is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Valdres. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Fagernes. Other urban centres in Nord-Aurdal include the villages of Aurdal, Leira, and Skrautvål. The municipality is served by Fagernes Airport, Leirin. In Nord-Aurdal, there is an alpine skiing center called Valdres Alpinsenter.

The 906.47-square-kilometre (349.99 sq mi) municipality is the 128th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Nord-Aurdal Municipality is the 154th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 6,455. The municipality's population density is 7.1 inhabitants per square kilometre (18/sq mi) and its population has increased by 2.3% over the previous 10-year period.