Hemne Municipality

former municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway

Key facts

Country: Norway
County: Trøndelag
District: Fosen
Established: 1 Jan 1838
Created as: Formannskapsdistrikt
Disestablished: 1 Jan 2020
Succeeded by: Heim Municipality
Administrative centre: Kyrksæterøra
Mayor 2015 2019: Odd Jarle Svanem ( Sp )
Total: 669.90 km (258.65 sq mi)
Land: 635.13 km (245.23 sq mi)
Water: 34.77 km (13.42 sq mi) 5.2%
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Hemne is a former municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 2020 when it was incorporated into Heim Municipality. It was part of the Fosen region. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Kyrksæterøra. Other villages included Heim, Hellandsjøen, Holla, and Vinjeøra. The European route E39 highway passed through the southern part of the municipality.

Prior to its dissolution in 2020, the 670-square-kilometre (260 sq mi) municipality is the 168th largest by area out of the 422 municipalities in Norway. Hemne Municipality was the 225th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 4,228. The municipality's population density was 6.3 inhabitants per square kilometre (16/sq mi) and its population has increased by 0.07% over the previous 10-year period.