Roan Municipality
former municipality in Trøndelag, Norway
Roan is a former municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1892 until its dissolution in 2020 when it joined Åfjord Municipality. It was part of the Fosen region along the coast. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Roan. Other villages included Bessaker, Brandsfjord, and Hofstad.
At the time of its dissolution in 2020, the 375-square-kilometre (145 sq mi) municipality was the 248th largest by area out of the 422 municipalities in Norway. Roan Municipality was the 396th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 957. The municipality's population density was 2.6 inhabitants per square kilometre (6.7/sq mi) and its population had decreased by 5.2% over the last decade.
A large wind park is located on the mountain plateau just southeast of Bessaker.
General information
The municipality of Roan was established on 1 June 1892 when the old Bjørnør Municipality was divided into three parts: Roan Municipality (population: 2,069) in the centre, Osen Municipality (population: 1,575) in the north, and Stoksund Municipality (population: 1,122) in the south.
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