Uploaded May 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Ålesund is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal County, Norway. It is part of the traditional district of Sunnmøre and the centre of the Ålesund Region. The town of Ålesund is the administrative centre of Ålesund Municipality, as well as the principal shipping town of the Sunnmøre district.
The town is a seaport and is noted for its concentration of Art Nouveau architecture. Although sometimes internationally spelled by its older name Aalesund, this spelling is obsolete in Norwegian. However, the local football club Aalesunds FK still carries that spelling, having been founded before the official change.
The 99-square-kilometer (38 sq mi) municipality is the 184th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Ålesund is the 13th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 66,258. The municipality's population density is 109.1 inhabitants per square kilometer (283/sq mi) and its population has increased by 12.1% over the previous 10-year period.
Country Norway
County Møre og Romsdal
District Sunnmøre
Established 1 Jan 1838
Administrative centre Ålesund
Government
• Mayor (2015) Eva Vinje Aurdal (Ap)
Area
• Total 632.42 km2 (244.18 sq mi)
• Land 607.32 km2 (234.49 sq mi)
• Water 25.10 km2 (9.69 sq mi) 4%
Area rank 184 in Norway
Population (2020)
• Total 66,258
• Rank 13 in Norway
• Density 109.1/km2 (283/sq mi)
• Change (10 years) 12.1%
Demonym(s) Ålesundar
Ålesunder
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
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Ålesund is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal County, Norway. It is part of the traditional district of Sunnmøre and the centre of the Ålesund Region. The town of Ålesund is the administrative centre of Ålesund Municipality, as well as the principal shipping town of the Sunnmøre district.
The town is a seaport and is noted for its concentration of Art Nouveau architecture. Although sometimes internationally spelled by its older name Aalesund, this spelling is obsolete in Norwegian. However, the local football club Aalesunds FK still carries that spelling, having been founded before the official change.
The 99-square-kilometer (38 sq mi) municipality is the 184th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Ålesund is the 13th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 66,258. The municipality's population density is 109.1 inhabitants per square kilometer (283/sq mi) and its population has increased by 12.1% over the previous 10-year period.
Country Norway
County Møre og Romsdal
District Sunnmøre
Established 1 Jan 1838
Administrative centre Ålesund
Government
• Mayor (2015) Eva Vinje Aurdal (Ap)
Area
• Total 632.42 km2 (244.18 sq mi)
• Land 607.32 km2 (234.49 sq mi)
• Water 25.10 km2 (9.69 sq mi) 4%
Area rank 184 in Norway
Population (2020)
• Total 66,258
• Rank 13 in Norway
• Density 109.1/km2 (283/sq mi)
• Change (10 years) 12.1%
Demonym(s) Ålesundar
Ålesunder
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
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