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.

Key facts

Kommune.name: Bamble
Kommune.former_name: Bamle herred
Kommune.image_skyline: Langesund og Langøya 01.jpg
Kommune.image_caption: Aerial view of northeastern Bamble and the Langesund-Stathelle area (left side of the fjord in the picture)
Kommune.idnumber: 4012
Kommune.county: Telemark
Kommune.district: Grenland
Kommune.capital: Langesund
Kommune.established: 1 Jan 1838
Kommune.preceded: none
Kommune.demonyms: Bambling or BamlingBemling (archaic)
Kommune.language: Neutral
Kommune.coatofarms: Bamble komm.svg
Kommune.webpage: www.bamble.kommune.no
Kommune.mayor: Jon Pieter Flølo
Kommune.mayor_party: FrP
Kommune.mayor_as_of: 2023
Kommune.area_rank: 263

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Wikidata facts

Demonym: bemling
Population: 14267
Area: 0.31
Official website: www.bamble.kommune.no
Image: Langøytangen.jpg
Households: 186

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Commons category: Bamble
inception: 1838-00-00

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General information
Name
Coat of arms
Churches
Geography
Geology
Government
Municipal council
Mayors
Twin towns – sister cities
Notable people
Sport
References
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The 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 and its population has increased by 0.3% over the previous 10-year period.