Fyresdal

Fyresdal is a municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Vest-Telemark. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Moland. Other villages in Fyresdal include Kilegrend, Øvre Birtedalen, and Øyane.

Fyresdal Municipality
Fyresdal kommune
Moland herred  (historic name)
View of the mountain Roan
Telemark within Norway
Fyresdal within Telemark
Coordinates: 59°9′57″N 8°1′11″E
CountryNorway
CountyTelemark
DistrictVest-Telemark
Established1 Jan 1838
  Created asFormannskapsdistrikt
Administrative centreMoland
Government
  Mayor (2011)Erik Skjervagen (Ap)
Area
  Total1,280.02 km2 (494.22 sq mi)
  Land1,106.74 km2 (427.31 sq mi)
  Water173.28 km2 (66.90 sq mi)  13.5%
  Rank#78 in Norway
Population
 (2023)
  Total1,224
  Rank#317 in Norway
  Density1.1/km2 (3/sq mi)
  Change (10 years)
 −9.3%
DemonymFyresdøl
Official language
  Norwegian formNynorsk
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-4032
WebsiteOfficial website

The 1,280-square-kilometre (490 sq mi) municipality is the 78th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Fyresdal is the 317th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 1,224. The municipality's population density is 1.1 inhabitants per square kilometre (2.8/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 9.3% over the previous 10-year period.

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