Verran Municipality

former municipality in Trøndelag, Norway

Key facts

Country: Norway
County: Trøndelag
District: Innherad
Established: 1 Jan 1901
Preceded by: Mosvik og Verran Municipality
Disestablished: 1 Jan 2020
Succeeded by: Steinkjer Municipality and Indre Fosen Municipality
Administrative centre: Malm
Mayor 2015 2019: Anders Lindstrøm ( Ap )
Total: 601.66 km (232.30 sq mi)
Land: 558.15 km (215.50 sq mi)
Water: 43.51 km (16.80 sq mi) 7.2%
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Verran is a former municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1901 until its dissolution in 2020 when it was divided between Steinkjer Municipality and Indre Fosen Municipality. It was part of the Innherred region. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Malm. Other villages in Verran included Follafoss, Sela, Verrabotn, and Verrastranda.

At the time of its dissolution in 2020, the 602-square-kilometre (232 sq mi) municipality was the 185th largest by area out of the 422 municipalities in Norway. Verran Municipality was the 296th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 2,449. The municipality's population density was 4.1 inhabitants per square kilometre (11/sq mi) and its population had decreased by 16.2% over the last decade.