Ringebu

Ringebu is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Gudbrandsdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Vålebru (the village is also known as Ringebu).

Ringebu Municipality
Ringebu kommune
Innlandet within Norway
Ringebu within Innlandet
Coordinates: 61°32′8″N 10°18′29″E
CountryNorway
CountyInnlandet
DistrictGudbrandsdal
Established1 Jan 1838
  Created asFormannskapsdistrikt
Administrative centreVålebru
Government
  Mayor (2015)Arne Fossmo (Ap)
Area
  Total1,247.58 km2 (481.69 sq mi)
  Land1,221.33 km2 (471.56 sq mi)
  Water26.25 km2 (10.14 sq mi)  2.1%
  Rank#85 in Norway
Population
 (2023)
  Total4,416
  Rank#195 in Norway
  Density3.6/km2 (9/sq mi)
  Change (10 years)
 −1.8%
DemonymRingbygging
Official language
  Norwegian formNeutral
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-3439
WebsiteOfficial website

The 1,248-square-kilometre (482 sq mi) municipality is the 85th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Ringebu is the 195th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 4,416. The municipality's population density is 3.6 inhabitants per square kilometre (9.3/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 1.8% over the previous 10-year period.

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