Bamble

Bamble is a municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Grenland. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Langesund. Other population centres in Bamble include the town of Stathelle and the villages of Bamble, Botten, Herre, and Valle.

Bamble Municipality
Bamble kommune
Bamle herred  (historic name)
Aerial view of northeastern Bamble and the Langesund-Stathelle area (left side of the fjord in the picture)
Telemark within Norway
Bamble within Telemark
Coordinates: 59°1′11″N 9°33′39″E
CountryNorway
CountyTelemark
DistrictGrenland
Established1 Jan 1838
  Created asFormannskapsdistrikt
Administrative centreLangesund
Government
  Mayor (2023)Jon Pieter Flølo (FrP)
Area
  Total304.40 km2 (117.53 sq mi)
  Land282.41 km2 (109.04 sq mi)
  Water21.99 km2 (8.49 sq mi)  7.2%
  Rank#263 in Norway
Population
 (2023)
  Total14,172
  Rank#87 in Norway
  Density50.2/km2 (130/sq mi)
  Change (10 years)
 +0.3%
DemonymsBambling or Bamling
Bemling (archaic)
Official language
  Norwegian formNeutral
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-4012
WebsiteOfficial website

The 304-square-kilometre (117 sq mi) municipality is the 263rd largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Bamble is the 87th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 14,172. The municipality's population density is 50.2 inhabitants per square kilometre (130/sq mi) and its population has increased by 0.3% over the previous 10-year period.

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