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{{short description|Municipality in Innlandet, Norway}}
{{about|the municipality in Innlandet, Norway|the town|Lillehammer (town)|other uses}}
{{Infobox kommune
|name = Lillehammer
|native_name =
|native_name_lang =
|other_name =
|former_name =
|image_skyline = Lillehammer City.jpg
|image_caption = View of the [[Lillehammer (town)|town of Lillehammer]]
|idnumber = 3405
|county = Innlandet
|district = Gudbrandsdal
|capital = [[Lillehammer (town)|Lillehammer]]
|established = 1 Jan 1838
|preceded = none
|demonym = Lillehamring
|language = Bokmål
|coatofarms =
|flag =
|webpage = www.lillehammer.kommune.no
|mayor = Hans Olav Sundfør
|mayor_party = [[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]]
|mayor_as_of = 2023
|elevation_max_m = 1090.63
|highest_point_ref = <ref name="elev">{{Cite web |date=2024-01-16 |title=Høgaste fjelltopp i kvar kommune |url=https://www.kartverket.no/til-lands/fakta-om-norge/hoyeste-fjelltopp-i-kommunen |publisher=[[Kartverket]] |language=no}}</ref>
|area_rank = 210
|area_total_km2 = 477.94
|area_land_km2 = 450.72
|area_water_km2 = 27.22
|area_water_percent = 5.7
|population_as_of = 2025
|population_rank = 39
|population_total = 29011
|population_density_km2 = 60.7
|population_increase = 6.4
|coordinates = {{coord|61|7|N|10|28|E|region:NO|display=inline,title}}
}}

'''Lillehammer''' ({{IPA|no|ˈlɪ̂lːəˌhɑmːər|-|No-Lillehammer.ogg}}) is a [[List of municipalities of Norway|municipality]] in [[Innlandet]] county, [[Norway]]. It is located in the [[Traditional districts of Norway|traditional district]] of [[Gudbrandsdal]]. The [[administrative centre]] of the municipality is the [[Lillehammer (town)|town of Lillehammer]]. Some of the more notable villages in the municipality include [[Fåberg (village)|Fåberg]], [[Hunderfossen]], [[Jørstadmoen]], [[Vingnes]], and [[Vingrom]].

The {{convert|478|km2|adj=on}} municipality is the 210th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Lillehammer Municipality is the 39th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 29,011. The municipality's [[population density]] is {{convert|60.7|PD/km2}} and its population has increased by 6.4% over the previous 10-year period.<ref name="ssb pop">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |year=2022 |title=Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/06913/ |language=Norwegian}}</ref><ref name="ssb area">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |year=2022 |title=09280: Area of land and fresh water (km²) (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/09280/ |language=Norwegian}}</ref>

The [[Lillehammer (town)|town of Lillehammer]] is the largest urban centre in the municipality. It lies in the central part of the municipality and it is surrounded by more rural areas. The town centre is a late nineteenth-century concentration of wooden houses, which enjoys a picturesque location overlooking the northern part of lake [[Mjøsa]] and the river [[Gudbrandsdalslågen|Lågen]], surrounded by mountains.

Lillehammer hosted the [[1994 Winter Olympics]], [[2004 Junior Eurovision Song Contest]], [[2004 European Taekwondo Championships]] and [[2016 Winter Youth Olympics]].<ref>{{Cite web |last1=MacKay |first1=Duncan |date=7 December 2011 |title=Lillehammer awarded 2016 Winter Youth Olympic Games |work=insidethegames.biz - Olympic, Paralympic and Commonwealth Games News |url=http://www.insidethegames.biz/olympics/youth-olympics/2016/15116-lillehammer-awarded-2016-winter-youth-olympic-games}}</ref>

==General information==
The municipality was established on 1 January 1838 (see [[formannskapsdistrikt]] law). Initially, the municipality only included the [[Lillehammer (town)|town of Lillehammer]]. On 1 January 1906, a small adjacent area of the neighboring [[Fåberg Municipality]] (population: 140) was annexed by Lillehammer Municipality to make room for more expansion as the town grew. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the [[Schei Committee]]. On 1 January 1964, the [[Lillehammer (town)|town of Lillehammer]] (population: 5,905) was merged with [[Fåberg Municipality]] (population: 13,381) to form a new, much larger Lillehammer Municipality.<ref name="Dag">{{Cite book |last=Jukvam |first=Dag |year=1999 |title=Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen |url=http://www.ssb.no/emner/00/90/rapp_9913/rapp_9913.pdf |publisher=[[Statistics Norway|Statistisk sentralbyrå]] |language=no |isbn=9788253746845}}</ref>

Historically, the municipality was part of the old [[Oppland]] county. On 1 January 2020, the municipality became a part of the newly-formed [[Innlandet]] county (after [[Hedmark]] and [[Oppland]] counties were merged).<ref>{{Cite SNL|Innlandet|Innlandet|2025-06-08|Mæhlum|Lars|2024-11-26|editor2-first=Geir|editor2-last=Thorsnæs}}</ref>

===Name===
The municipality (originally the [[prestegjeld|parish]]) is named after the old ''Hamar'' farm ({{langx|non|Hamarr}}) since the first [[Lillehammer Church]] was built there. The name is identical with the word {{wikt-lang|non|hamarr}} which means "stone" or "rocky hill". To distinguish it from the nearby town of [[Hamar]] and [[Diocese of Hamar]], it began to be called "little Hamar": {{lang|non|Lilþlæ Hamar}} and {{lang|non|Litlihamarr}}, and finally Lillehammer. It is also mentioned in the Old Norse [[saga]]s as {{lang|non|Litlikaupangr}} ("Little Trading Place").<ref>{{Cite book |last=Rygh |first=Oluf |author-link=Oluf Rygh |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DohBAAAAIAAJ |title=Norske gaardnavne: Kristians amt |publisher=W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri |year=1900 |edition=4 |location=Kristiania, Norge |page=219 |language=no}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Lillehammers historie |url=http://www.lillehammer.kommune.no/omkommunen/34585/27077: |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011203944/http://www.lillehammer.kommune.no/omkommunen/34585/27077%3A |archive-date=11 October 2007 |access-date=4 January 2009 |publisher=Lillehammer kommune |language=no}}</ref>

===Coat of arms===
The [[coat of arms]] was granted on 4 April 1898. The arms have are divided with a diagonal [[line (heraldry)|line]]. The [[field (heraldry)|field]] (background) above the line has a [[tincture (heraldry)|tincture]] of blue. Below the line, the field has a tincture of [[argent]] which means it is commonly colored white, but if it is made out of metal, then silver is used. The [[charge (heraldry)|charge]] is a [[birkebeiner]], carrying a spear and a shield, who is skiing down the mountainside under a blue sky. The design symbolizes the historical importance of when the Birkebeiners carried the future King Haakon from Lillehammer to [[Rena, Norway|Rena]] on skis. There is a [[mural crown]] above the [[Escutcheon (heraldry)|escutcheon]]. The arms were designed by Andreas Bloch.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Civic heraldry of Norway - Norske Kommunevåpen |url=https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/heraldrywiki/index.php?title=Lillehammer |access-date=2023-04-15 |publisher=Heraldry of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunevåpen Lillehammer |url=https://foto.digitalarkivet.no/fotoweb/archives/5003-Kommunev%C3%A5pen/Kart%20og%20tegninger%20og%20segl/he10071208070188.tif.info#c=%2Ffotoweb%2Farchives%2F5003-Kommunev%25C3%25A5pen%2F%3Fq%3Dlillehammer |access-date=2022-07-06 |publisher=National Archives of Norway |language=no}}</ref>

===Churches===
[[File:Lillehammer kirke.JPG|thumb|left|upright|[[Lillehammer Church]]]]
The [[Church of Norway]] has six parishes ({{lang|no|sokn}}) within Lillehammer Municipality. It is part of the [[Sør-Gudbrandsdal prosti]] ([[deanery]]) in the [[Diocese of Hamar]].

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ style="font-size:medium"|'''''Churches in Lillehammer Municipality'''''
!Parish ({{lang|no|sokn}})!!Church name!!Location of the church!!Year built
|-
|rowspan="1"|Fåberg||[[Fåberg Church]]||[[Fåberg (village)|Fåberg]]||1727
|-
|rowspan="1"|Lillehammer||[[Lillehammer Church]]||[[Lillehammer (town)|Lillehammer]]||1882
|-
|rowspan="2"|Nordre Ål||[[Nordre Ål Church]]||[[Lillehammer (town)|Lillehammer]]||1994
|-
|[[Nordseter Church]]||[[Nordseter]]||1964
|-
|rowspan="1"|Saksumdal||[[Saksumdal Church]]||[[Lillehammer (town)|Lillehammer]]||1875
|-
|rowspan="1"|Søre Ål||[[Søre Ål Church]]||[[Lillehammer (town)|Lillehammer]]||1964
|-
|rowspan="1"|Vingrom||[[Vingrom Church]]||[[Vingrom]]||1908
|}

==History==
{{see also|Lillehammer (town)#History}}
The town of Lillehammer is located at the northern end of Norway's largest lake, [[Mjøsa]]. There have likely been settlements here since the [[Iron Age]] and the market here was mentioned in [[Hákonar saga Hákonarsonar|Håkon Håkonson's saga]] in 1390. It is also mentioned as a site for [[Thing (assembly)|Thing assembly]] in 1390. Tradition states that it was here in Lillehammer where the [[birkebeiner]]s Torstein Skjevla and Skjervald Skrukka joined up with the King's son (and future King), Haakon, in 1205 before they traveled to [[Østerdalen]] (an event which is commemorated in March every year to this day). Since medieval times, the [[Lillehammer Church]] has been located here.<ref name="LH">{{Cite web |last=Herberg |first=Kari B. |title=Lillehammers historie |url=https://www.lillehammer.kommune.no/lillehammers-historie.189880.no.html |access-date=2022-07-06 |website=Lillehammer kommune |language=no |archive-date=6 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210506071417/https://www.lillehammer.kommune.no/lillehammers-historie.189880.no.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The town was granted [[List of towns and cities in Norway|market town rights]] on 7 August 1827 as a [[kjøpstad]]. At that time, 50 people lived within the boundaries of the newly established town. This site was chosen because there were no other towns in all of [[Oppland|Christians amt]] (county) and this site was located along the [[Gudbrandsdalslågen]] river and the whole [[Gudbrandsdal]] valley was a major transportation route from the capital to northern Norway. Within two years of the establishment of the town, the population had risen to 360 people. The merchant Ludvig Wiese has been counted as the founder of the town (a statue of him was erected in the town in connection with the town's 100th anniversary in 1927). The laying of the main railway line from the capital in [[Oslo|Christiania]] to [[Sundet|Eidsvoll]] was completed in 1852. This railway line was connected with steamships along the lake [[Mjøsa]] which travelled to Lillehammer and from there a newly laid road made connections further up into the [[Gudbrandsdalen]] valley. This transport system made the transit of timber and agricultural goods from all over the county to the capital possible, and it contributed to the growth of the town of Lillehammer.<ref name="LH" />

In 1973, [[Mossad]] killed a [[Moroccan people|Moroccan]] waiter, having mistaken him for Palestinian terrorist [[Ali Hassan Salameh]], which became known as the ''[[Lillehammer affair]]''.

Lillehammer is known as a typical venue for winter sporting events; it was host city of the [[1994 Winter Olympics]], and the [[2016 Winter Youth Olympics]], and was part of a joint bid with applicant host city [[Oslo]] to host events part of the [[2022 Winter Olympics]] until Oslo withdrew its bid on 1 October 2014.

Lillehammer is home to the largest literature festival in the Nordic countries and, in 2017, was designated as a UNESCO [[City of Literature]].

==Education==
A number of schools are located in Lillehammer, including the [[Hammartun Primary and Lower Secondary School]], [[Søre Ål Primary School]] and [[Kringsjå Primary and Lower Secondary School]]. [[Lillehammer Upper Secondary School]] consists of two branches, North and South, both situated near the city center. The private high school [[Norwegian College of Elite Sports]], NTG, also has a branch in Lillehammer. The Lillehammer campus of [[Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences]] is situated just north of the town itself.

Lillehammer is also the home of the [[Nansen Academy]] - the Norwegian Humanistic Academy. The Nansen Academy is an educational institution for adult students with varied political, religious, and cultural backgrounds. The Academy was founded on the core principles of [[humanism]] and aims at strengthening the knowledge of these principles.

The [[14th World Scout Jamboree]] was held from 29 July to 7 August 1975 and was hosted by Norway at Lillehammer.

[[File:Lillehammer town hall.JPG|thumb|right|The municipal hall]]
==Government==
Lillehammer Municipality is responsible for [[primary education]] (through 10th grade), outpatient [[Health care|health services]], [[old age|senior citizen]] services, [[welfare spending|welfare]] and other [[Social work|social services]], [[zoning]], [[economic development]], and municipal [[road]]s and utilities. The municipality is governed by a [[Municipal council (Norway)|municipal council]] of [[Direct election|directly elected]] representatives. The [[mayor]] is [[Indirect election|indirectly elected]] by a vote of the municipal council.<ref name="ks">{{Cite SNL|kommunestyre| kommunestyre|2024-12-31|Hansen|Tore|2024-11-25|editor2-last=Vabo |editor2-first=Signy Irene}}</ref> The municipality is under the jurisdiction of the [[Gudbrandsdal District Court]] and the [[Eidsivating Court of Appeal]].

===Municipal council===
The [[Municipal council (Norway)|municipal council]] {{lang|no|(Kommunestyre)}} of Lillehammer Municipality is made up of 39 representatives who are elected to four year terms. The tables below show the current and historical composition of the council by political [[Political party|party]].
{{div col}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Lillehammer
|start = 2023
|end = 2027
|reference = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2023 - Innlandet |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2023/ko/innlandet/lillehammer#seats |access-date=2024-01-12 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed =
|Total = 39
|Arbeiderpartiet = 12
|Fremskrittspartiet = 2
|Grønne = 2
|Høyre = 10
|INP = 1
|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 1
|Pensjonistpartiet = 2
|Rødt = 2
|Senterpartiet = 2
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 3
|Venstre = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Lillehammer
|start = 2019
|end = 2023
|reference = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2019 - Innlandet |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2019/ko/innlandet/lillehammer#seats |access-date=2022-06-07 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 47
|Arbeiderpartiet = 13
|Fremskrittspartiet = 2
|Grønne = 4
|Høyre = 9
|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 1
|Pensjonistpartiet = 1
|Rødt = 3
|Senterpartiet = 8
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 4
|Venstre = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Lillehammer
|start = 2015
|end = 2019
|reference = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2015 - Oppland |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2015/ko/oppland/lillehammer#seats |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref><ref name="ssb valg">{{Cite web |title=Table: 04813: Members of the local councils, by party/electoral list at the Municipal Council election (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/04813/ |publisher=Statistics Norway |language=Norwegian}}</ref>
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 47
|Arbeiderpartiet = 22
|Fremskrittspartiet = 2
|Grønne = 3
|Høyre = 7
|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 2
|Rødt = 1
|Senterpartiet = 4
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|Venstre = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Lillehammer
|start = 2011
|end = 2015
|reference = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2011 - Oppland |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2011/ko/oppland/lillehammer#seats |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 47
|Arbeiderpartiet = 19
|Fremskrittspartiet = 3
|Grønne = 1
|Høyre = 11
|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 2
|Rødt = 2
|Senterpartiet = 2
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|Venstre = 5
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Lillehammer
|start = 2007
|end = 2011
|reference = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 47
|Arbeiderpartiet = 19
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 4
|Rød_Valgallianse = 2
|Senterpartiet = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 2
|Venstre = 3
|Høyre = 5
|Fremskrittspartiet = 6
|Pensjonistpartiet = 1
|otherparty = Lillehammer town and local list
|otherparty_no = Lillehammer by- og bygdeliste
|otherparty_number = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Lillehammer
|start = 2003
|end = 2007
|reference = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 47
|Arbeiderpartiet = 18
|Fremskrittspartiet = 5
|Høyre = 6
|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 2
|Senterpartiet = 4
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 7
|Venstre = 3
|Pensjonistpartiet = 1
|Rød_Valgallianse = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Lillehammer
|start = 1999
|end = 2003
|reference = <ref name="ssb valg" /><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/publikasjoner/pdf/nos_c621/nos_c621.pdf |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1999 |date=2000 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |isbn=8253748531 |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger, Norge |language=Norwegian |issn=0332-8023}}</ref>
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 47
|Arbeiderpartiet = 17
|Fremskrittspartiet = 3
|Høyre = 9
|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 3
|Senterpartiet = 4
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 5
|Venstre = 3
|Pensjonistpartiet = 1
|Rød_Valgallianse = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Lillehammer
|start = 1995
|end = 1999
|reference = <ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_c342.pdf |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1995 |date=1996 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |isbn=8253743351 |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger, Norge |language=Norwegian |issn=0332-8023}}</ref>
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 47
|Arbeiderpartiet = 22
|Høyre = 10
|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 2
|Senterpartiet = 5
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 4
|Venstre = 2
|Pensjonistpartiet = 1
|Rød_Valgallianse = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Lillehammer
|start = 1991
|end = 1995
|reference = <ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_c057.pdf |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1991 |date=1993 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |isbn=8253737939 |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger, Norge |language=Norwegian |issn=0332-8023}}</ref>
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 55
|Arbeiderpartiet = 22
|Fremskrittspartiet = 2
|Høyre = 10
|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 2
|Pensjonistpartiet = 1
|Rød_Valgallianse = 1
|Senterpartiet = 7
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 8
|Venstre = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Lillehammer
|start = 1987
|end = 1991
|reference = <ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b765.pdf |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1987 |date=1988 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |isbn=8253726325 |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger, Norge |language=Norwegian |issn=0332-8023}}</ref>
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 55
|Arbeiderpartiet = 26
|Fremskrittspartiet = 5
|Høyre = 12
|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 2
|Senterpartiet = 4
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 4
|Venstre = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Lillehammer
|start = 1983
|end = 1987
|reference = <ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b450.pdf |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1983 |date=1984 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |isbn=8253720378 |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger, Norge |language=Norwegian |issn=0332-8023}}</ref>
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 55
|Arbeiderpartiet = 27
|Fremskrittspartiet = 1
|Høyre = 14
|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 3
|Senterpartiet = 4
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 4
|Venstre = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Lillehammer
|start = 1979
|end = 1983
|reference = <ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b093.pdf |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1979 |date=1979 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |isbn=8253710836 |location=Oslo, Norge |language=Norwegian |issn=0332-8023}}</ref>
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 55
|Arbeiderpartiet = 24
|Høyre = 15
|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 4
|Senterpartiet = 5
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 4
|Venstre = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Lillehammer
|start = 1975
|end = 1979
|reference = <ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a769.pdf |title=Kommunevalgene 1975 |date=1977 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |isbn=8253705646 |location=Oslo, Norge |language=Norwegian}}</ref>
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 55
|Arbeiderpartiet = 27
|DLF = 1
|Høyre = 11
|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 5
|Senterpartiet = 6
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 4
|Venstre = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Lillehammer
|start = 1971
|end = 1975
|reference = <ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a457.pdf |title=Kommunevalgene 1972 |date=1973 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |isbn=8253701144 |volume=I |location=Oslo, Norge |language=Norwegian}}</ref>
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 55
|Arbeiderpartiet = 27
|Høyre = 10
|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 4
|Senterpartiet = 7
|Venstre = 2
|otherparty = Socialist common list
|otherparty_no = Venstresosialistiske felleslister
|otherparty_number = 5
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Lillehammer
|start = 1967
|end = 1971
|reference = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1967 |title=Kommunevalgene 1967 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a214.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo, Norge |volume=I}}</ref>
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 55
|Arbeiderpartiet = 29
|Høyre = 11
|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 3
|Senterpartiet = 6
|Sosialistisk_Folkeparti = 3
|Venstre = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Lillehammer
|start = 1963
|end = 1967
|reference = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1964 |title=Kommunevalgene 1963 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xii_138.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo, Norge}}</ref>
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 55
|Arbeiderpartiet = 30
|Høyre = 11
|NKP = 1
|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 3
|Senterpartiet = 5
|Sosialistisk_Folkeparti = 2
|Venstre = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Lillehammer
|city = yes
|start = 1959
|end = 1963
|reference = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1960 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xii_022.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo, Norge}}</ref>
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 37
|Arbeiderpartiet = 20
|Høyre = 12
|NKP = 1
|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 2
|Venstre = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Lillehammer
|city = yes
|start = 1955
|end = 1959
|reference = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1957 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xi_252.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo, Norge}}</ref>
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 37
|Arbeiderpartiet = 19
|NKP = 2
|Høyre = 11
|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 2
|Venstre = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Lillehammer
|city = yes
|start = 1951
|end = 1955
|reference = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1952 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xi_120.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 36
|Arbeiderpartiet = 17
|NKP = 3
|Høyre = 10
|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 3
|Venstre = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Lillehammer
|city = yes
|start = 1947
|end = 1951
|reference = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1948 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_x_165.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 36
|Arbeiderpartiet = 17
|NKP = 4
|Høyre = 9
|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 3
|V/DRF = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Lillehammer
|city = yes
|start = 1945
|end = 1947
|reference = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1947 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_x_133.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 36
|Arbeiderpartiet = 16
|NKP = 5
|Høyre = 8
|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 3
|V/DRF = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Lillehammer
|city = yes
|start = 1937
|end = 1940*
|reference = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1938 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_ix_133.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 36
|Borgerlige_Felleslister = 13
|Arbeiderpartiet = 16
|Local_Lists = 7
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Lillehammer
|city = yes
|start = 1934
|end = 1937
|reference = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1935 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1934 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_ix_057.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo, Norge}}</ref>
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 36
|Borgerlige_Felleslister = 16
|Arbeiderpartiet = 15
|Local_Lists = 5
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Lillehammer
|city = yes
|start = 1931
|end = 1934
|reference = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1932 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1931 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_viii_186.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo, Norge}}</ref>
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 36
|Borgerlige_Felleslister = 18
|Arbeiderpartiet = 13
|NKP = 1
|Local_Lists = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Lillehammer
|city = yes
|start = 1928
|end = 1931
|reference = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1929 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1928 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_viii_093.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo, Norge}}</ref>
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 36
|Frisinnede_Venstre = 4
|Venstre = 2
|Borgerlige_Felleslister = 14
|Arbeiderpartiet = 15
|NKP = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Lillehammer
|city = yes
|start = 1925
|end = 1928
|reference = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1926 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1925 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_vii_192.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo, Norge}}</ref>
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 36
|H/FV = 19
|SDA = 3
|Arbeiderpartiet = 8
|NKP = 2
|Local_Lists = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Lillehammer
|city = yes
|start = 1922
|end = 1925
|reference = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1923 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1922 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_vii_078.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo, Norge}}</ref>
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 36
|Arbeiderpartiet = 10
|SDA = 2
|H/FV = 19
|Venstre = 5
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Lillehammer
|city = yes
|start = 1919
|end = 1922
|reference = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1920 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1919 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_vi_189.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo, Norge}}</ref>
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 28
|Arbeiderpartiet = 9
|H/FV = 14
|smallparty = Joint list of the [[Liberal Party (Norway)|Liberal Party]] and [[Temperance Party (Norway)|Temperance Party]]
|smallparty_no = Venstre og avholdspartiet
|smallparty_number = 2
|smallparty_color = linear-gradient(135deg, {{Party color|Liberal Party of Norway}} 50%, {{Party color|Temperance Party (Norway)}} 50%);
|Local_Lists = 3
|}}
{{div col end}}

===Mayors===
The [[Mayor#Scandinavia|mayor]] ({{langx|no|ordfører}}) of Lillehammer Municipality is the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. Here is a list of people who have held this position:<ref>{{Cite book |url=http://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2012101006012#141 |title=Lillehammer 1827-1927 |publisher=D. Stribolts trykkeri |year=1927 |location=Lillehammer, Norge |page=139 |language=no |chapter=Fortegnelse over ordførere i Lillhammer 1838–1927}}</ref>
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*1838–1843: Ludvig Wiese
*1844–1844: Børre Henrik Børresen
*1845–1845: Knut Torkilsen
*1846–1846: Christen Andersen
*1847–1847: Knut Torkilsen
*1848–1848: Christian Plathe
*1849–1849: Wilhelm Lorange
*1850–1851: Hans Jensen Selmer
*1852–1852: Wilhelm Lorange
*1853–1853: [[Ulrik Frederik Lange]]
*1854–1854: Wilhelm Lorange
*1855–1855: [[Ulrik Frederik Lange]]
*1856–1856: Karl Nilsen
*1857–1857: Jakob Løkke
*1858–1858: Karl Nilsen
*1859–1859: Jakob Løkke
*1860–1860: Wilhelm Lorange
*1861–1863: [[Ulrik Frederik Lange]]
*1864–1867: Karl Nilsen
*1868–1868: Jess Severin Horster
*1869–1871: Nikolai Gunnerius Bøhmer
*1872–1872: Thorstein Lunde
*1873–1873: Nikolai Gunnerius Bøhmer
*1874–1876: O.J. Grundtvig
*1877–1878: Karl Nilsen
*1879–1880: Thorstein Lunde
*1881–1889: Nikolai Gunnerius Bøhmer
*1890–1892: Thorstein Lunde
*1893–1895: Ingvald Schey
*1896–1897: [[Axel Thallaug]]
*1898–1899: E. Olsen-Berg
*1900–1901: Simen Fougner
*1902–1902: E. Olsen-Berg
*1903–1904: [[Axel Thallaug]]
*1905–1907: Ingvald Schey
*1908–1908: Eiliv Fougner
*1909–1910: O.A. Larsen
*1911–1912: [[Simen Fougner]]
*1913–1913: H. Lødrup
*1914–1916: [[Simen Fougner]]
*1917–1917: Olaf Formoe
*1918–1918: Thomas Tallaksen
*1919–1919: Arne Jensen
*1920–1922: [[Axel Thallaug]] ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
*1923–1928: [[Johan Alfred Svendsen]]
*1929–1931: Eilif Moe ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
*1932–1932: Arne Jensen ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
*1938–1940: Olaf Sanne ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
*1940–1940: [[Margit Haslund]] ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
*1941–1941: Peer Widding
*1943–1943: Johannes Gadens
*1945–1945: Olaf Sanne ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
*1946–1954: Einar Hansen ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1954–1959: Anton Andreassen ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1960–1963: Erling Juell Aune ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1964–1975: Magne Henriksen ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1976–1981: [[Knut Korsæth]] ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1982–1987: Arild Bakken ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1987–1999: [[Audun Tron]] ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1999–2011: [[Synnøve Brenden Klemetrud]] ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*2011–2019: [[Espen Johnsen (politician)|Espen Johnsen]] ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*2019–2023: [[Ingunn Trosholmen]] ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*2023–present: Hans Olav Sundfør ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])<ref>{{Cite web |last=Morset |first=Kjersti |date=2023-10-19 |title=Hans Olav Sundfør ny ordfører |url=https://www.lillehammer.kommune.no/hans-olav-sundfoer-ny-ordfoerer.6626099-174090.html |access-date=2024-01-12 |language=no}}</ref>
{{div col end}}

==Geography==
Lillehammer Municipality is situated in the lower part of the [[Gudbrandsdal]] valley, at the northern end of lake [[Mjøsa]]. It is located to the south of [[Øyer Municipality]], to the southeast of [[Gausdal Municipality]], northeast of [[Nordre Land Municipality]], to the north of [[Gjøvik Municipality]], and to the southeast of [[Ringsaker Municipality]]. The highest point in the municipality is the {{convert|1090.63|m|adj=on}} tall mountain [[Nevelfjell]] in the northeast part of the municipality.<ref name="elev" />

[[File:Lillehammer Panorama (2237447375).jpg|680px|center|Lillehammer is situated in an inland valley with reliable snow cover in winter]]

=== Climate ===
Lillehammer has a [[humid continental climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]]: ''Dfb'') and used to have a [[subarctic climate]] (Köppen: ''Dfc''), with the Scandinavian mountain chain to the west and north limiting oceanic influences. The record high of {{convert|34|C|F}} was recorded in June 1970. The record low of {{convert|-31|C|F}} was recorded in December 1978 and January 1979, and the same low was recorded in January 1987. There has been no overnight air frost in the month of August since 1978 with the record low for that month being {{convert|-0.6|C}}. The coldest recorded temperature after 2000 is {{convert|-26.2|C}} in January 2010. The average date for the last overnight freeze (low below {{convert|0|°C|1|abbr=on}}) in spring is May 10<ref>{{Cite web |date=4 May 2012 |title=Siste frostnatt om våren |url=https://www.yr.no/artikkel/siste-frostnatt-om-varen-1.8119060 |website=NRK}}</ref> and average date for first freeze in autumn is September 30 (1981-2010 average)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Husebø |first=Trond-Ole |date=25 September 2013 |title=Første frostnatt |url=https://www.yr.no/artikkel/forste-frostnatt-1.11261900 |website=NRK}}</ref> giving an average frost-free season of 142 days. The current weather station Lillehammer-Sætherengen became operational in 1982; extremes are also from two earlier weather stations in Lillehammer.<br />
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|Feb record high C= 12.5
|Mar record high C= 16.0
|Apr record high C= 23.4
|May record high C= 28.5
|Jun record high C= 34.0
|Jul record high C= 32.4
|Aug record high C= 33.0
|Sep record high C= 26.4
|Oct record high C= 19.5
|Nov record high C= 16.2
|Dec record high C= 11.3
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|Feb high C = -1.6
|Mar high C = 3.8
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|Jul high C = 21.9
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|Oct high C = 7.3
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|May mean C = 9.4
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|Sep mean C = 10.1
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|Jul record low C= 0.5
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|Nov record low C= -22.5
|Dec record low C= -31.0
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|Mar precipitation mm = 34.4
|Apr precipitation mm = 34.2
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|Jun precipitation mm = 69.1
|Jul precipitation mm = 77.4
|Aug precipitation mm = 100.4
|Sep precipitation mm = 66.1
|Oct precipitation mm = 68.5
|Nov precipitation mm = 71.2
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|Jan sun = 28
|Feb sun = 68
|Mar sun = 126
|Apr sun = 168
|May sun = 212
|Jun sun = 242
|Jul sun = 237
|Aug sun = 195
|Sep sun = 136
|Oct sun = 83
|Nov sun = 44
|Dec sun = 18
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===Populated places===
Lillehammer Municipality is subdivided into the following populated places (i.e.: neighborhoods, quarters, villages, localities, settlements, communities, hamlets, etc.):
{{div col}}
* [[Søre Ål]]
* [[Nordre Ål]]
* [[Lillehammer (town)|Lillehammer Centre]]
* [[Nybu]]
* [[Vårsetergrenda]]
* [[Røyslimoen]]
* [[Vingnes]]
* [[Jørstadmoen]]
* [[Fåberg (village)|Fåberg]]
* [[Rudsbygd]]
* [[Saksumdal]]
* [[Vingrom]]
* [[Nordseter]]
* [[Hovemoen]]
* [[Busmoen]]
{{div col end}}

==Economy==
The basis for the economy of the municipality is its position as the northernmost point of the lake [[Mjøsa]] and as the gateway for the [[Gudbrandsdal]] [[districts of Norway|region]], through which the historical highway from [[Oslo]] to [[Trondheim (city)|Trondheim]] passes. The [[Mesna (river)|Mesna]] river has provided the basis for several small industries through the years, but Lillehammer is now all but industry-less. –

==Media==
{{expand section|date=February 2023}}
{{Further|topic=the 1909–1938 defunct newspaper|Gudbrandsdalens Folkeblad}}

The regional newspaper [[Gudbrandsdølen Dagningen]] has its editorial office in Lillehammer.

The main offices of the commercial radio channel [[P4 Radio Hele Norge]] is in Lillehammer.

==Transport==
One of the major [[Rail transport in Norway|Norwegian rail lines]], the [[Dovre Line]], runs from [[Hamar]] to the north through Lillehammer on its way up the Gudbrandsdal valley, to terminate in the city of [[Trondheim (city)|Trondheim]]. The [[European route E6]] highway also passes through Lillehammer.

==Attractions==
[[File:Lillehammer Storgata.jpg|thumb|Storgata shopping area]]
In addition to the Olympic site, Lillehammer offers a number of other tourist attractions:

* [[Maihaugen]], centrally located in Lillehammer, is the largest [[open-air museum]] in Norway, with 185 buildings, mostly from Lillehammer and the valley of [[Gudbrandsdalen]].
*[[Garmo Stave Church]] (built around 1150)
* The [[Norwegian Olympic Museum]] is the only museum in Northern Europe that shows the whole Olympic history from the ancient times and up to today, including all Summer- and Winter games. The museum also houses the Norwegian Sports Hall of Fame and a special section about the Lillehammer `94 Olympic Winter games. The Museum is located in the indoor museum at [[Maihaugen]].
*[[Lillehammer Art Museum]]
*[[The Norwegian Road Museum]] is a large outdoor and indoor museum {{convert|12|km|0|abbr=off}} to the north from Lillehammer city centre.
*[[Hafjell]] (Ski resort {{convert|15|km|0|abbr=on}} from Lillehammer, host of slalom and super-G in the Olympic games 1994)
*[[Kvitfjell]] (Ski resort {{convert|55|km|0|abbr=on}} from Lillehammer, host of downhill in the Olympic games 1994)
* The PS ''[[Skibladner]]'' is the world's oldest [[paddle steamer]] in scheduled service, launched in 1856. Summer sailings around lake [[Mjøsa]]: [[Lillehammer (town)|Lillehammer]], [[Moelv]], [[Gjøvik (town)|Gjøvik]], [[Hamar]], and [[Eidsvoll (village)|Eidsvoll]].
* The ski jump at [[Lysgårdsbakkene]].
* [[Sjusjøen]] is a skiing destination with forest and mountain terrain only {{convert|20|km|0|abbr=off}} away (east) from the centre of Lillehammer in [[Ringsaker Municipality]].
* The [[rock carvings at Drotten]], Fåberg, west of [[Gudbrandsdalslågen]] about {{convert|1.5|km|1|abbr=on}} above Brunlaug bridge.
* The sculpture ''Mothership with Standing Matter'' by [[Antony Gormley]] in a pavilion by [[Snøhetta (company)|Snøhetta]] architects close to [[Lillehammer Station]].
* [[Hunderfossen Familiepark|Hunderfossen Adventure Park]], an amusement park {{convert|12|km|0|abbr=off}} to the north from Lillehammer city centre.

==Sport==
[[File:Lillehammer Ski Jump.jpg|thumb|Olympic ski jump]]

===Sports clubs===
* [[Lillehammer IK|Lillehammer Ishockeyklubb]] (The team competes in Norway's major hockey league, the GET-League.)
* [http://lillehammeribk.no/ Lillehammer Innabandy Klubb]
* Lillehammer Orienteringsklubb
* [[Lillehammer SK|Lillehammer Skiklubb]]
* [[Lillehammer FK|Lillehammer Fotballklubb]]
* Lillehammer Frisbee
* Roterud Idrettslag

==Culture==
Lillehammer is the main location for several annual festivals and events.
* Lillehammer Live, pop music festival.
* [[DølaJazz]], jazz music festival.
* [[Norwegian Festival of Literature]]
* Amandus Festival, film festival and competition for young film makers.
* Vinterpride, [[LGBT pride]] festival celebrated every February.

==Notable people==
[[File:Sigrid Undset 1928.jpg|140px|thumb|Sigrid Undset, 1928]]

=== Arts ===
* [[Kalle Løchen]] (1865–1893), a painter and actor
* [[Sigrid Undset]] (1882–1949), a novelist, awarded the [[Nobel Prize for Literature]] in 1928; lived at her home "''Bjerkebæk''" in Lillehammer from 1919 to 1940 and again after WWII.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Family |url=http://eng.bjerkebek.no/Sigrid-Undset/The-Family |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201031215156/https://eng.bjerkebek.no/sigrid-undset/the-family |archive-date=31 October 2020 |access-date=1 February 2017}}</ref>
* [[Odd Grythe]] (1918–1995), a radio and TV personality
* [[Kjell Lund]] (1927–2013), an architect, songwriter and singer
* [[Sveinung Hovensjø]] (born 1950), a jazz musician, plays bass and guitar
* [[Kristin Sevaldsen]] (born 1966), a jazz musician (saxophone), composer, and music producer
* [[Atle Antonsen]] (born 1969), a comic and actor, was born in Lillehammer<ref>{{Cite web |title=Filmweb - Filmopplevelsen starter på Filmweb! |url=https://www.filmweb.no/ |website=Filmweb.no}}</ref><ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0031483/ IMDb] retrieved 15 February 2021</ref>
* [[Ingrid Olava]] (born 1981), a singer and musician, born and grew up in Lillehammer

=== Public service ===
[[File:Anne Stine Moe Ingstad (1918-1997).jpg|140px|thumb|Anne Stine Moe Ingstad, 1963]]
* [[Lars Olsen Skrefsrud]] (1840–1910), a Lutheran missionary in India
* [[Johan Lunde]] (1866–1938), a theologian and bishop of the [[Diocese of Oslo]]
* [[Ulrik Frederik Lange]] (1808–1878), educator and mayor of Lillehammer 1840s & 50s
* [[Margit Haslund]] (1885–1963), a women's advocate and mayor of Lillehammer in 1940
* [[Thor Bjørklund]] (1889–1975), an inventor, invented the ''Ostehøvel'', a popular [[cheese slicer]]
* [[Anne Stine Ingstad]] (1918–1997), an archaeologist, discovered Norse remains in Canada
* [[Kai Holst]] (1913–1945), a seaman, fur farmer and resistance fighter during WWII
* [[Nils Slaatto]] (1922–2001), a prominent and influential Norwegian architect
* [[Egil Tynæs]] (1941–2004), an [[Anthroposophic medicine|anthroposophical]] physician, died in Afghanistan
* [[Bjørn Simensen]] (born 1947), a director, [[Norwegian National Opera]] 1984/1990 & 1997/2009
* [[Torkil Damhaug]] (born 1958), a physician and crime fiction writer

=== Sport ===
[[File:20190301 Seefeld SJ 8596.jpg|140px|thumb|Robert Johansson, 2019]]
* [[Ove Nielsen]] (born 1924), a Danish rower, competed at [[1952 Summer Olympics]] lives locally
* [[Petter Belsvik]] (born 1967), a football coach and former player with 383 club caps
* [[Jon Inge Høiland]] (born 1977), a former footballer with 396 club caps and 25 for [[Norway national football team|Norway]]
* [[Anita Rapp]] (born 1977), a footballer and team gold medallist at the [[2000 Summer Olympics]]
* [[Grete Eliassen]] (born 1986), an American-Norwegian freestyle skier
* [[Edvald Boasson Hagen]] (born 1987), a professional road racing cyclist
* [[Robert Johansson]] (born 1990), a ski jumper with two bronze and a team gold medal at the [[2018 Winter Olympics]]
* [[Robert Lee (ski jumper)|Robert Lee]] (born 2001), a ski jumper

=== Other ===
*[[Anders Uchermann-Sandvig]] (1898-1966), newspaper editor

==In popular culture==
* The [[Norway|Norwegian]]-American [[Netflix]] original series ''[[Lilyhammer]]'' takes place in Lillehammer. The show stars [[Steven Van Zandt]], who plays Frank "the Fixer" Tagliano, a [[New York City|New York]] mobster who moves to Lillehammer through the [[United States Federal Witness Protection Program|U.S. Witness Protection Program]] after being inspired by the [[1994 Winter Olympics]] to relocate to Norway.
* [[Toki Wartooth]], the fictional guitarist from the [[Adult Swim]] TV show ''[[Metalocalypse]]'', was born and raised here.
* The British automotive and entertainment TV series [[Top Gear (2002 TV series)|Top Gear]] filmed an [[Top Gear Winter Olympics|Olympic special]] using many of the venues from the 1994 Winter Olympics.

==Twin towns – sister cities==
{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in Norway}}
Lillehammer has [[Twin towns and sister cities|sister city]] agreements with the following places:<ref name="twins">{{Cite web |title=Vennskapsbyer |url=https://www.lillehammer.kommune.no/vennskapsbyer.357357.no.html |access-date=2021-05-05 |website=lillehammer.kommune.no |publisher=Lillehammer Kommune |language=no |archive-date=5 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210505081345/https://www.lillehammer.kommune.no/vennskapsbyer.357357.no.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
{{div col}}
*{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Autrans-Méaudre-en-Vercors]], France
*{{flagicon|USA}} [[Hayward, Wisconsin|Hayward]], United States
*{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Hørsholm Municipality|Hørsholm]], Denmark
*{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Leksand Municipality|Leksand]], Sweden
*{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Minamiuonuma]], Japan
*{{flagicon|GER}} [[Oberhof, Germany|Oberhof]], Germany
*{{flagicon|FIN}} [[Oulainen]], Finland
{{div col end}}

===Friendly cities===
Lillehammer has also friendly relations with:<ref name="twins" />
*{{flagicon|GER}} [[Düsseldorf]], Germany
*{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Minakami, Gunma|Minakami]], Japan
*{{flagicon|LTU}} [[Radviliškis District Municipality|Radviliškis]], Lithuania<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tarptautinis bendradarbiavimas |url=https://www.radviliskis.lt/Tarptautinis%20bendradarbiavimas485 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210422000508/https://www.radviliskis.lt/Tarptautinis%20bendradarbiavimas485 |archive-date=22 April 2021 |access-date=2021-05-05 |website=radviliskis.lt |publisher=Radviliškio rajono savivaldybė |language=lt}}</ref>
*{{flagicon|BIH}} [[Sarajevo]], Bosnia and Herzegovina

==See also==
*[[European Youth Parliament]]
*[[Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2004]]
*[[St. Mary Church, Lillehammer]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://ssb.no/kommunefakta/lillehammer Municipal fact sheet] from [[Statistics Norway]] {{in lang|no}}
*[http://www.lillehammer.com/ Lillehammer Tourist Office]
*[http://www.gudbrandsdalen.no/Default.aspx Gudbrandsdalen Region] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081230034356/http://www.gudbrandsdalen.no/Default.aspx |date=30 December 2008 }}
*[https://www.alpinco.com/no/hafjell Hafjell ski resort {{convert|20|km|0|abbr=on}} north from Lillehammer]
*[https://www.alpinco.com/no/kvitfjell Kvitfjell ski resort {{convert|55|km|0|abbr=on}} north from Lillehammer]
*[https://eng.inn.no/ Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180511061501/https://eng.inn.no/ |date=11 May 2018 }}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20170330015800/http://www.lillehammerik.idrett.no/ Lillehammer Icehockey Club] {{in lang|no}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120911104146/http://www.olympiaparken.no/index.php?lang=en Olympic Park in Lillehammer]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20071217163732/http://www.tromso2018.no/bildeserier/article3128588.ece Pictures from the Olympic games in 1994]¨
*[http://www.ol.museum.no/ Norwegian Olympic Museum]

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|North = [[Øyer Municipality]]
|Northeast = [[Øyer Municipality]]
|East = [[Ringsaker Municipality]]
|Southeast = [[Ringsaker Municipality]]
|South = [[Gjøvik Municipality]]
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Namsos Municipality

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{{short description|Municipality in Trøndelag, Norway}}
{{about|the current municipality|the town within the municipality|Namsos (town)|the former divisions|Namsos herred|and|Namsos landdistrikt|other|Namsos (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox kommune
|name = Namsos
|native_name = {{lang|sma|Nåavmesjenjaelmien tjïelte}}
|native_name_lang =
|other_name =
|former_name =
|image_skyline = Namsos from Klompen.jpg
|image_caption =
|idnumber = 5007
|county = Trøndelag
|district = Namdalen
|capital = [[Namsos (town)|Namsos]]
|established = 1846
|preceded = [[Vemundvik Municipality]]
|demonym = Namsosing
|language = Neutral
|flag =
|webpage = www.namsos.kommune.no
|mayor = Amund Lein
|mayor_party = [[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]]
|mayor_as_of = 2023
|elevation_max_m = 765.19
|highest_point_ref = <ref name="elev">{{Cite web |date=2024-01-16 |title=Høgaste fjelltopp i kvar kommune |url=https://www.kartverket.no/til-lands/fakta-om-norge/hoyeste-fjelltopp-i-kommunen |publisher=[[Kartverket]] |language=no}}</ref>
|area_rank = 30
|area_total_km2 = 2132.36
|area_land_km2 = 1997.81
|area_water_km2 = 134.55
|area_water_percent = 6.3
|population_as_of = 2024
|population_rank = 82
|population_total = 15083
|population_density_km2 = 7.1
|population_increase = -2.1
|coordinates = {{coord|64|29|38|N|11|30|42|E|region:NO|display=inline,title}}
}}

{{Audio|Namsos.ogg|'''Namsos'''}} ([[Norwegian language|Norwegian]]) or {{native name|sma|'''Nåavmesjenjaelmie'''}}<ref name="sami name" /> is a [[List of municipalities of Norway|municipality]] in [[Trøndelag]] [[Counties of Norway|county]], Norway. It is part of the [[Namdalen]] [[Districts of Norway|region]]. The [[administrative centre]] of the municipality is the [[Namsos (town)|town of Namsos]]. Some of the villages in the municipality include [[Bangsund]], [[Klinga, Norway|Klinga]], [[Ramsvika, Trøndelag|Ramsvika]], [[Skomsvoll]], [[Spillum]], [[Sævik]], [[Dun, Norway|Dun]], [[Salsnes]], [[Nufsfjord]], [[Lund, Namsos|Lund]], [[Namdalseid (village)|Namdalseid]], [[Sjøåsen]], [[Statland]], [[Tøttdalen]], and [[Sverkmoen]].

The {{convert|2132|km2|adj=on}} municipality is the 30th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Namsos Municipality is the 82nd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 15,083. The municipality's [[population density]] is {{convert|7.1|PD/km2}} and its population has decreased by 2.1% over the previous 10-year period.<ref name="ssb pop">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |title=Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/06913/ |language=Norwegian}}</ref><ref name="ssb area">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |title=09280: Area of land and fresh water (km²) (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/09280/ |language=Norwegian}}</ref>

The town of Namsos has a swimming pool, [[Oasen (swimming pool)|Oasen]], built inside a mountain.

==General information==
[[File:Namsos sjøhus.jpg|thumb|left|Namsos waterfront buildings]]
===Name===
The municipality is named after the [[Namsos (town)|town of Namsos]] which was established in 1846. The town was named after its location at the mouth of the river [[Namsen]]. The first element of the name is {{lang|no|Nams-}} which comes from the name of the river [[Namsen]]. The river name has an uncertain origin. The first part of the river name may come from the [[Old Norse]] word {{lang|non|Nauma}}) which has an unknown meaning, but it may come from the word {{wikt-lang|no|naust}} which means "boat". The second part of the river name ({{lang|no|-sen}}) is derived from the word {{wikt-lang|non|sær}} which means "sea". The last element of the name is {{wikt-lang|non|óss}} which means the "[[River delta|mouth of a river]]".<ref name="snl">{{Cite web |last=Store norske leksikon |author-link=Store norske leksikon |title=Namsos |url=https://snl.no/Namsos |access-date=2011-08-24 |language=no}}</ref><ref name="snl2">{{Cite encyclopedia |title=Namsen |encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]] |publisher=[[Kunnskapsforlaget]] |url=https://snl.no/Namsen |date=2021-04-09 |editor-last=Rosvold |editor-first=Knut A. |language=Norwegian |accessdate=2023-02-15}}</ref>

On 1 January 2020, the national government approved a merger of three municipalities: Fosnes, Namdalseid, and Namsos. Upon the merger, the new municipality would have two co-equal, official names: {{native name|no|Namsos}} and {{native name|sma|Nåavmesjenjaelmie}}.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-02-22 |title=Forskrift om sammenslåing av Fosnes kommune, Namdalseid kommune og Namsos kommune til Namsos kommune, Trøndelag |url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/LF/forskrift/2018-02-22-253 |access-date=2023-11-21 |publisher=LovData.no |language=no}}</ref> The spelling of the Sami language name changes depending on how it is used. It is called {{lang|sma|Nåavmesjenjaelmie}} when it is spelled alone, but it is {{lang|sma|Nåavmesjenjaelmien tjïelte}} when using the Sami language equivalent to "Namsos municipality".<ref name="sami name">{{Cite web |title=Stadnamn og rettskriving |url=https://www.kartverket.no/til-lands/stadnamn/stadnamn-og-offisielle-sprak-i-noreg |access-date=2023-11-21 |publisher=[[Kartverket]] |language=no}}</ref>

===Coat of arms===
The [[coat of arms]] was granted to the [[Namsos (town)|town of Namsos]] on 5 May 1961.<ref>{{Cite web |date=1961-05-05 |title=Godkjenning av våpen og flagg |url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/LF/forskrift/1961-05-05-4 |access-date=2023-02-15 |website=Lovdata.no |publisher=Norges kommunal- og arbeidsdepartementet |language=no}}</ref> They were re-granted on 21 October 1966 when the town was merged with neighboring areas to create a new, larger Namsos Municipality.<ref>{{Cite web |date=1966-10-21 |title=Forskrift om byvåpen, Namsos kommune, Nord-Trøndelag. |url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/LF/forskrift/1966-10-21-2 |access-date=2023-02-15 |website=Lovdata.no |publisher=Norges kommunal- og arbeidsdepartementet |language=no}}</ref> The official [[blazon]] is ''"[[Gules]], a moose head [[couped]] [[Or (heraldry)|Or]]"'' ({{langx|no|På rød bunn et gull elghode}}). This means the arms have a red [[field (heraldry)|field]] (background) and the [[charge (heraldry)|charge]] is a [[moose]] head. The moose head has a [[tincture (heraldry)|tincture]] of [[Or (heraldry)|Or]] which means it is commonly colored yellow, but if it is made out of metal, then gold is used. The [[moose]] was chosen as a symbol for the municipality, since Namsos is the capital of the forest-rich [[Namdalen]] region, and the moose is the "king of the forest". The arms were designed by [[Hallvard Trætteberg]]. The municipal flag has the same design as the coat of arms.<ref name="snl" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Civic heraldry of Norway - Norske Kommunevåpen |url=https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/heraldrywiki/index.php?title=Namsos |access-date=2023-02-15 |publisher=Heraldry of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Namsos, Nord-Trøndelag (Norway) |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/no-17-03.html |access-date=2023-02-15 |website=Flags of the World}}</ref> {{See also-text|Coats of arms of [[Coat of arms of Aremark|Aremark]], [[Coat of arms of Namsskogan|Namsskogan]], [[Coat of arms of Ringsaker|Ringsaker]], and [[Coat of arms of Tynset|Tynset]]}}

===Churches===
The [[Church of Norway]] has seven parishes ({{lang|no|sokn}}) within Namsos Municipality. It is part of the [[Namdal prosti]] ([[deanery]]) in the [[Diocese of Nidaros]].

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ style="font-size:medium"|'''''Churches in Namsos Municipality'''''
!Parish ({{lang|no|sokn}})!!Church name!!Location of the church!!Year built
|-
|rowspan="4"|Fosnes||[[Dun Church]]||[[Dun, Norway|Dun]]||1949
|-
|[[Fosnes Chapel]]||Fosnesvågen on [[Jøa]]||1926
|-
|[[Lund Chapel]]||[[Lund, Namsos|Lund]]||1965
|-
|[[Salen Chapel]]||[[Salsnes]]||1953
|-
|Klinga||[[Klinga Church]]||[[Klinga, Norway|Klinga]]||1866
|-
|Namdalseid||[[Namdalseid Church]]||[[Namdalseid (village)|Namdalseid]]||1858
|-
|Namsos||[[Namsos Church]]||[[Namsos (town)|town of Namsos]]||1960
|-
|Otterøy||[[Otterøy Church]]||[[Skomsvoll]]||1858
|-
|Statland||[[Statland Church]]||[[Statland]]||1992
|-
|Vemundvik||[[Vemundvik Church]]||[[Vemundvik]]||1875
|}

==History==
The location by the river and the large [[forest]]s nearby made the location of the present day [[Namsos (town)|town of Namsos]] ideal for the construction of [[sawmill]]s. There were eleven mills in the town during their heyday, but only one remains: [[Moelven Industrier|Moelven Van Severen]]. In addition, the [[Norwegian Sawmill Museum]] is located at [[Spillum]] just south of the town. The museum is located at the now closed and restored Spillum Dampsag & Hovleri sawmill from 1884.

In 1865, the town of Namsos also became a parish in the [[Church of Norway]]. It had been decided to build [[Namsos Church]] in the growing town in March 1859; the construction was finished in November. In May 1865, the parish was created, with the sub-parishes of Sævik and Vemundvik, formerly within Overhalla parish, was incorporated into Namsos' parish limits.<ref name="disn">{{Cite web |title=Namsos |url=http://www.disnorge.no/genress/index.php?todo=visKategori&kid=100422 |access-date=2011-08-22 |publisher=DIS-Norge |language=no}}</ref>

Consisting mostly of wooden houses, the [[Namsos (town)|town of Namsos]] has been burned down to the ground on three occasions during its relatively short history. The first fire was in 1872, caused by two boys playing with matches. The second fire was in 1897, from an unknown cause. The third time was during [[World War II]] when the town was bombed by German airplanes on 20 April 1940.<ref name="snl" /> {{See also|Namsos Campaign}}

===Municipal history===
On 1 January 1838, the [[prestegjeld|parish]] of Vemundvik was established as [[Vemundvik Municipality]] (see [[formannskapsdistrikt]] law). In 1846, the village of [[Namsos (town)|Namsos]], located within Vemundvik Municipality, was established as a [[ladested]]. Namsos was located at the mouth of the [[Namsen]] river in the [[Sævik]] area of Vemundvik Municipality. The new [[ladested]] (town) was established as its own independent, self-governing municipality, with 591 inhabitants. This left Vemundvik Municipality with 908 residents.<ref name="jukvam">{{Cite web |last=Jukvam |first=Dag |year=1999 |title=Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen |url=https://www.ssb.no/emner/00/90/rapp_9913/rapp_9913.pdf |publisher=[[Statistics Norway|Statistisk sentralbyrå]] |language=no}}</ref><ref name="snlv">{{Cite encyclopedia |title=Vemundvik – tidligere kommune |encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]] |publisher=[[Kunnskapsforlaget]] |url=https://snl.no/Vemundvik_-_tidligere_kommune |access-date=2018-04-18 |date=2017-11-14 |editor-last=Thorsnæs |editor-first=Geir |language=no}}</ref>

Over time, the small town of Namsos grew larger. Areas of Vemundvik Municipality lying adjacent to the town of Namsos were later incorporated within the city limits on numerous occasions. On 1 January 1882, an area with 109 inhabitants was moved to the town; on 1 July 1921 an area with 927 inhabitants; and on 1 July 1957, another area with a population of 6.<ref name="jukvam" />

During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the [[Schei Committee]]. On 1 January 1964, the size of Namsos was significantly during a large municipal merger. Namsos, which previously had a population of 5,224, was increased to 10,875 inhabitants and a much larger land area. The following areas were merged to form a new, larger Namsos Municipality.<ref name="jukvam" />
*the [[Namsos (town)|town of Namsos]] (population: 5,224)
*all of [[Vemundvik Municipality]] (population: 2,040)
*all of [[Klinga Municipality]] (population: 2,482)
*the northern part of [[Otterøy Municipality]] (population: 1,013)
*the Finnanger area of [[Fosnes Municipality]] (population: 116)

On 1 January 2018, the municipality switched from the old [[Nord-Trøndelag]] county to the new [[Trøndelag]] county.

On 1 January 2020, [[Fosnes Municipality]] and [[Namdalseid Municipality]] were merged with Namsos Municipality. This occurred because on 16 June 2016 the three municipalities voted to merge as part of a large municipal reform across Norway. Also on 1 January 2020, the mainland [[Lund, Namsos|Lund]] area of [[Nærøy Municipality]] was transferred into Namsos Municipality.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Om nye Namsos |url=http://www.nyenamsos.no/om-nye-namsos.406853.no.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201023033445/http://www.nyenamsos.no/om-nye-namsos.406853.no.html |archive-date=23 October 2020 |access-date=2017-09-25 |publisher=NyeNamsos.no |language=no}}</ref>

==Geography==
The coastal municipality is located along the [[Namsenfjorden]] and at the mouth of the river Namsen, one of the richest [[salmon]] rivers in Europe. The municipality also includes the islands of [[Otterøya]], [[Hoddøya]], [[Elvalandet]], and [[Jøa]]. The lakes [[Finnvollvatnet]], [[Gilten (lake)|Gilten]], [[Mjøsundvatnet]], and [[Salvatnet]] are all located in Namsos Municipality. The large river [[Namsen]] has its mouth in the municipality. The river [[Sverka]] also flows through Namsos.

The main part of the [[Namsos (town)|town of Namsos]] is built on a small, low-lying [[promontory]] which extends into the bay. To the north, low [[forest]]ed hills rise fairly steeply to over {{convert|200|m}}. There is a viewpoint from the hills above the city which is called Klompen with a height of {{convert|114|m}} with a road for cars up to the top that is open each summer. To the east extends the wide [[Namdalen]] valley. To the south over the bay and mouth of the river Namsen are hills that reach {{convert|440|m}}. The highest point in the municipality is the {{convert|765.19|m|adj=on}} tall mountain Grønkleppen, along the border with [[Høylandet Municipality]].<ref name="elev" />

===Climate===
Namsos has a [[humid continental climate]] or [[oceanic climate]], depending on the winter threshold used (0C or -3C). The weather station is near the small airport, situated about {{convert|3|km}} inland from Namsos along the river. Monthly average daily high temperature range from {{convert|0|C}} in the coldest months (January and February) to {{convert|19|C}} in July. The all-time high is {{convert|34|C}} recorded on 17 July 2025. The warmest month on record at the airport was July 2014 with average daily high {{convert|25.5|C}} and monthly mean {{convert|19.3|C}}. The record low {{convert|-26.6|°C}} was recorded January 2010. Autumn and winter are the wettest seasons, while late spring is the driest.
{{Weather box
|metric first= yes
|single line = yes
|location = Namsos Airport 1991-2020 (2 m, precipitation from Bangdalen, extremes 2002-2025)
|Jan record high C = 10.6 | Jan record low C = -26.6
|Feb record high C = 10.6 | Feb record low C = -23
|Mar record high C = 12.8 | Mar record low C = -21.2
|Apr record high C = 20.8 | Apr record low C =-9.4
|May record high C = 30 | May record low C = -3
|Jun record high C = 31.6 | Jun record low C = -0.9
|Jul record high C = 34 | Jul record low C = 3.6
|Aug record high C = 30.1 | Aug record low C = 1.2
|Sep record high C = 25.1 | Sep record low C = -2.6
|Oct record high C = 20.9 | Oct record low C = -9.2
|Nov record high C = 14.8 | Nov record low C = -20.8
|Dec record high C = 10.1 | Dec record low C = -20.8
|Jan high C = 0
|Feb high C = 0
|Mar high C = 3
|Apr high C = 7
|May high C = 12
|Jun high C = 16
|Jul high C = 19
|Aug high C = 18
|Sep high C = 14
|Oct high C = 8
|Nov high C = 3
|Dec high C = 1

|Jan mean C=-1.5
|Feb mean C=-2.1
|Mar mean C=-0.1
|Apr mean C=4
|May mean C=7.9
|Jun mean C=11.5
|Jul mean C=15
|Aug mean C=14.2
|Sep mean C=10.3
|Oct mean C=4.9
|Nov mean C=1.5
|Dec mean C=-1
|year mean C=
|Jan low C = -4
|Feb low C = -4
|Mar low C = -2
|Apr low C = 2
|May low C = 6
|Jun low C = 10
|Jul low C = 13
|Aug low C = 11
|Sep low C = 8
|Oct low C = 4
|Nov low C = 0
|Dec low C = -3

|precipitation colour=green 
|Jan precipitation mm=148
|Feb precipitation mm=124
|Mar precipitation mm=122
|Apr precipitation mm=85
|May precipitation mm=75
|Jun precipitation mm=97
|Jul precipitation mm=89
|Aug precipitation mm=103
|Sep precipitation mm=145
|Oct precipitation mm=138
|Nov precipitation mm=125
|Dec precipitation mm=156
|year precipitation mm=

|source 1= Norwegian Meteorological Institute<ref>{{Cite web |title=Norwegian Meteorological Institute |url=http://sharki.oslo.dnmi.no/portal/page?_pageid=73,39035,73_39080&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210128080558/http://sharki.oslo.dnmi.no/portal/page?_pageid=73,39035,73_39080&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL |archive-date=28 January 2021 |access-date=25 January 2021}}</ref>
|source 2 = Tititudorancea (avg highs/lows) <ref>{{Cite web |title=Climate Namsos Lufthavn Norway |url=https://www.tititudorancea.com/z/climate_namsos_lufthavn_norway.htm |access-date=3 June 2023 |publisher=Tititudorancea |language=en}}</ref>
}}

==Government==
Namsos Municipality is responsible for [[primary education]] (through 10th grade), outpatient [[Health care|health services]], [[old age|senior citizen]] services, [[welfare spending|welfare]] and other [[Social work|social services]], [[zoning]], [[economic development]], and municipal [[road]]s and utilities. The municipality is governed by a [[Municipal council (Norway)|municipal council]] of [[Direct election|directly elected]] representatives. The [[mayor]] is [[Indirect election|indirectly elected]] by a vote of the municipal council.<ref name="ks">{{Cite SNL|kommunestyre| kommunestyre|2024-12-31|Hansen|Tore|2024-11-25|editor2-last=Vabo |editor2-first=Signy Irene}}</ref> The municipality is under the jurisdiction of the [[Trøndelag District Court]] and the [[Frostating Court of Appeal]].

===Municipal council===
The [[Municipal council (Norway)|municipal council]] ({{lang|no|Kommunestyre}}) of Namsos Municipality is made up of 35 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The tables below show the current and historical composition of the council by political [[Political party|party]].
{{div col}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Namsos
|start = 2023
|end = 2027
|reference = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2023 - Trøndelag Trööndelage |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2023/ko/tr%C3%B8ndelag%20tr%C3%B6%C3%B6ndelage/namsos#seats |access-date=2024-01-06 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed =
|Total = 35
|Arbeiderpartiet = 9
|Fremskrittspartiet = 2
|Høyre = 10
|INP = 1
|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 1
|Rødt = 1
|Senterpartiet = 6
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 3
|Venstre = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Namsos
|start = 2019
|end = 2023
|reference = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Tall for Norge: Kommunestyrevalg 2019 - Trøndelag |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2019/ko/tr%C3%B8ndelag/namsos#seats |access-date=2019-10-20 |publisher=Valg Direktoratet}}</ref>
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 41
|Arbeiderpartiet = 18
|Fremskrittspartiet = 2
|Høyre = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 1
|Senterpartiet = 10
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 3
|Venstre = 1
|Rødt = 1
|Grønne = 1
|note = On 1 January 2020, [[Namdalseid Municipality]] and [[Fosnes Municipality]] became part of Namsos Municipality.

|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Namsos
|start = 2015
|end = 2019
|reference = <ref name="ssb valg">{{Cite web |title=Table: 04813: Members of the local councils, by party/electoral list at the Municipal Council election (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/04813/ |publisher=Statistics Norway |language=no}}</ref>
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 27
|Arbeiderpartiet = 13
|Fremskrittspartiet = 2
|Høyre = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 1
|Senterpartiet = 2
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 3
|Venstre = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Namsos
|start = 2011
|end = 2015
|reference = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Tall for Norge: Kommunestyrevalg 2011 - Nord-Trøndelag |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2011/ko/nord-tr%C3%B8ndelag/namsos#seats |access-date=2019-10-20 |publisher=Valg Direktoratet}}</ref>
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 37
|Arbeiderpartiet = 14
|Fremskrittspartiet = 3
|Høyre = 6
|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 2
|Senterpartiet = 2
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 7
|Venstre = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Namsos
|start = 2007
|end = 2011
|reference = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 37
|Arbeiderpartiet = 10
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 9
|Senterpartiet = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 2
|Venstre = 4
|Høyre = 4
|Fremskrittspartiet = 6
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Namsos
|start = 2003
|end = 2007
|reference = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 37
|Arbeiderpartiet = 10
|Fremskrittspartiet = 4
|Høyre = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 2
|Senterpartiet = 3
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 13
|Venstre = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Namsos
|start = 1999
|end = 2003
|reference = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 37
|Arbeiderpartiet = 11
|Fremskrittspartiet = 3
|Høyre = 5
|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 2
|Senterpartiet = 2
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 12
|Venstre = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Namsos
|start = 1995
|end = 1999
|reference = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1996 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1995 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_c342.pdf |access-date=2020-04-12 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 47
|Arbeiderpartiet = 23
|Høyre = 6
|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 2
|Senterpartiet = 6
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 6
|Venstre = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Namsos
|start = 1991
|end = 1995
|reference = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1993 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1991 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_c057.pdf |access-date=2020-04-12 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 47
|Arbeiderpartiet = 20
|Høyre = 6
|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 3
|Senterpartiet = 5
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 9
|Venstre = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Namsos
|start = 1987
|end = 1991
|reference = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1988 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1987 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b765.pdf |access-date=2020-04-12 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 47
|Arbeiderpartiet = 21
|Fremskrittspartiet = 3
|Høyre = 7
|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 3
|Senterpartiet = 3
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 5
|Venstre = 5
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Namsos
|start = 1983
|end = 1987
|reference = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1984 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1983 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b450.pdf |access-date=2020-04-12 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 47
|Arbeiderpartiet = 24
|Fremskrittspartiet = 1
|Høyre = 8
|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 3
|NKP = 1
|Senterpartiet = 3
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 3
|Venstre = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Namsos
|start = 1979
|end = 1983
|reference = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1979 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1979 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b093.pdf |access-date=2020-04-12 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 47
|Arbeiderpartiet = 24
|Høyre = 8
|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 4
|Senterpartiet = 4
|Venstre = 4
|smallparty = Joint list of the [[Norwegian Communist Party|Communist Party]] and independent socialists
|smallparty_no = Norges Kommunistiske Parti og uavhengige sosialister
|smallparty_number = 3
|smallparty_color = linear-gradient(135deg, {{Party color|Communist Party of Norway}} 50%, red 50%);
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Namsos
|start = 1975
|end = 1979
|reference = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1977 |title=Kommunevalgene 1975 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a769.pdf |access-date=2020-04-12 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 47
|Arbeiderpartiet = 23
|DLF = 1
|Høyre = 5
|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 5
|Senterpartiet = 6
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 4
|Venstre = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Namsos
|start = 1971
|end = 1975
|reference = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1973 |title=Kommunevalgene 1972 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a457.pdf |access-date=2020-04-12 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 47
|Arbeiderpartiet = 22
|Høyre = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 5
|NKP = 2
|Senterpartiet = 6
|Sosialistisk_Folkeparti = 4
|Venstre = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Namsos
|start = 1967
|end = 1971
|reference = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1967 |title=Kommunevalgene 1967 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a214.pdf |access-date=2020-04-12 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo |volume=I}}</ref>
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 47
|Arbeiderpartiet = 22
|Høyre = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 4
|NKP = 1
|Senterpartiet = 5
|Sosialistisk_Folkeparti = 5
|Venstre = 6
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Namsos
|start = 1963
|end = 1967
|reference = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1964 |title=Kommunevalgene 1963 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xii_138.pdf |access-date=2020-04-12 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 47
|Arbeiderpartiet = 23
|Høyre = 4
|NKP = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 4
|Senterpartiet = 4
|Sosialistisk_Folkeparti = 2
|Venstre = 7
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Namsos
|city = yes
|start = 1959
|end = 1963
|reference = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1960 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xii_022.pdf |access-date=2020-04-12 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet = 15
|Høyre = 3
|NKP = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 2
|Venstre = 6
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Namsos
|city = yes
|start = 1955
|end = 1959
|reference = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1957 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xi_252.pdf |access-date=2020-04-12 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet = 16
|NKP = 3
|Høyre = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 2
|Venstre = 5
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Namsos
|city = yes
|start = 1951
|end = 1955
|reference = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1952 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xi_120.pdf |access-date=2020-04-12 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 28
|Arbeiderpartiet = 14
|NKP = 3
|Høyre = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 2
|Venstre = 6
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Namsos
|city = yes
|start = 1947
|end = 1951
|reference = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1948 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_x_165.pdf |access-date=2020-04-12 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 28
|Arbeiderpartiet = 13
|NKP = 6
|Høyre = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 3
|Venstre = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Namsos
|city = yes
|start = 1945
|end = 1947
|reference = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1947 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_x_133.pdf |access-date=2020-04-12 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 28
|Arbeiderpartiet = 13
|NKP = 7
|Høyre = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 2
|Venstre = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Namsos
|city = yes
|start = 1937
|end = 1941*
|reference = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1938 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_ix_133.pdf |access-date=2020-04-12 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 28
|Høyre = 4
|Venstre = 9
|Arbeiderpartiet = 15
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Namsos
|city = yes
|start = 1934
|end = 1937
|reference = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1935 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1934 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_ix_057.pdf |access-date=2020-04-12 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 28
|Høyre = 4
|Venstre = 9
|Arbeiderpartiet = 15
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Namsos
|city = yes
|start = 1931
|end = 1934
|reference = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1932 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1931 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_viii_186.pdf |access-date=2020-04-12 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 28
|Høyre = 5
|Venstre = 7
|Avholdspartiet = 3
|Arbeiderpartiet = 13
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Namsos
|city = yes
|start = 1928
|end = 1931
|reference = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1929 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1928 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_viii_093.pdf |access-date=2020-04-12 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 28
|H/FV = 4
|Venstre = 8
|Avholdspartiet = 3
|DRF = 13
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Namsos
|city = yes
|start = 1925
|end = 1928
|reference = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1926 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1925 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_vii_192.pdf |access-date=2020-04-12 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 28
|H/FV = 4
|Venstre = 3
|Avholdspartiet = 5
|SDA = 8
|Arbeiderpartiet = 8
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Namsos
|city = yes
|start = 1922
|end = 1925
|reference = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1923 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1922 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_vii_078.pdf |access-date=2020-04-12 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 28
|Arbeiderpartiet = 9
|SDA = 6
|H/FV = 5
|Venstre = 3
|DRF = 1
|Avholdspartiet = 4
|}}
{{div col end}}

===Mayors===
{{incomplete list|date=September 2025}}
The [[Mayor#Scandinavia|mayor]] ({{langx|no|ordfører}}) of Namsos Municipality is the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. Here is a list of people who have held this position:<ref>{{Cite news |date=1954-12-16 |title=Ordførere i Namsos 1854–1954 |work=Namdal Arbeiderblad |page=5 |language=no}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Krekling |first=Sigurd |url=http://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2016101048077 |title=Namsos 1914–1954 |publisher=Namsos kommune |year=1961 |pages=160–161 |language=no}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Sandmo |first=Espen |url=http://namsosbys.historielag.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=267:byens-eldste-parti-har-rundet-130-ar&catid=40:1850-1900&Itemid=34 |title=Byens eldste parti har rundet 130 år |date=2014-10-19 |publisher=Namsos bys historielag |language=no |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141019090106/http://namsosbys.historielag.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=267%3Abyens-eldste-parti-har-rundet-130-ar&catid=40%3A1850-1900&Itemid=34 |archive-date=2014-10-19}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Sandmo |first=Espen |url=http://namsosbys.historielag.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=70:da-de-rode-tok-namsos&catid=41:1900-1940&Itemid=55 |title=Da de røde tok Namsos |date=2011-09-23 |publisher=Namsos bys historielag |language=no |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141019085958/http://namsosbys.historielag.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=70%3Ada-de-rode-tok-namsos&catid=41%3A1900-1940&Itemid=55 |archive-date=2014-10-19}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |year=2024 |editor-last=Fiva |editor-first=Jon H |editor2-last=Sørensen |editor2-first=Rune J. |editor3-last=Vøllo |editor3-first=Reidar |title=Local Candidate Dataset |url=https://www.jon.fiva.no/docs/FivaSorensenVollo2024.pdf}}</ref>
{{div col|colwidth=20em}}
*1855–1857: Theodor Wessel
*1858–1858: [[Christian Møinichen Havig]]
*1859–1859: Theodor Wessel
*1860–1860: Carl Julius Olsen
*1861–1863: Theodor Wessel
*1864–1864: Carl Julius Olsen
*1865–1867: Johan Sommerschield
*1868–1868: Niels Bjørum
*1869–1869: H.J. Blix
*1870–1870: J. Salvesen
*1871–1875: Johan Sommerschield
*1876–1878: Andreas Erlandsen
*1879–1886: Johannes Bernhard Havig ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
*1887–1894: Karl Greiff ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
*1895–1899: Carl Hustad ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
*1900–1905: Karl Greiff ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
*1906–1907: Ole Severin Aavatsmark ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
*1908–1909: Otto Christian Dahl ([[Temperance Party (Norway)|AvH]])
*1910–1913: Ole Severin Aavatsmark ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
*1914–1919: Anton M. Brandtzæg ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
*1920–1922: Einar Hustad ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
*1923–1924: Hermann Thornes ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1924–1926: Wilhelm Jakobsen ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1927–1927: [[Johan Wiik]] ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1928–1928: Reidar O. Frog ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1929–1930: Einar Hustad ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
*1930–1934: Johannes Dahl ([[Temperance Party (Norway)|AvH]])
*1935–1941: Hermann Thornes ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]]/[[Nasjonal Samling|NS]])
*1941–1945: Arne Dahl ([[Nasjonal Samling|NS]])
*1945–1945: Johan L. Gundersen ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1946–1947: Nils Bleness ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1947–1947: Adolf Holm ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1948–1951: Eystein Sjaamo ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1952–1955: Olferd Hojem ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1956–1963: Erling Thun ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1964–1975: Svein Lorentzen ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1976–1991: [[Gunnar Solum]] ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1992–2003: Snorre Ness ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*2003–2007: Kåre Aalberg ([[Socialist Left Party (Norway)|SV]])
*2007–2015: Morten Stene ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*2015–2021: Arnhild Holstad ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*2021–2023: Frode Båtnes ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*2023–present: Amund Lein ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-09-13 |title=Namsos: Amund Lein fra Høyre blir ordfører |url=https://www.nrk.no/trondelag/namsos_-amund-lein-fra-hoyre-blir-ordforer-1.16555367 |work=[[NRK]] Trøndelag |language=no}}</ref>
{{div col end}}

==Transportation==
[[Namsos Airport]] is located about {{convert|3|km}} east of the town of Namsos, with direct flights to Oslo, Trondheim, Rørvik, Mosjøen, Bodø.
[[Norwegian County Road 17]] runs through part of the municipality.

The closed [[Namsos Line]] runs from Namsos to [[Grong Municipality|Grong]]. The island of [[Otterøya]] is connected to the mainland via the [[Lokkaren Bridge]].

== Notable people ==
[[File:Guttorm Hansen DEX FS 005145.jpg|140px|thumb|Guttorm Hansen, 1970]]
[[File:Annealvik.jpg|140px|thumb|Anne Alvik, 2006]]

=== Public service ===
* [[Jørgen Johannes Havig]] (1808–1883), a bailiff ([[lensmann]]), farmer, and politician who helped found the town of Namsos
* [[Christian Møinichen Havig]] (1825 in Overhalla – 1912), a Norwegian bailiff ([[lensmann]])
* [[Fredrik Havig]] (1855 in Namdalen – 1927), a Norwegian judge, mayor, and politician
* [[Osborne J. P. Widtsoe]] (1877 in Namsos – 1920), the principal of the [[Latter-day Saints University]] in [[Salt Lake City]]
* [[Olav Heggstad]] (1877 in Namsos – 1954), a civil engineer and professor at the [[Norwegian Institute of Technology]]
* [[Otto Christian Dahl]] (1903 in Namsos – 1995), a missionary in Madagascar, linguist, and [[government scholar]]
* [[Knut Løfsnes]] (1918 in Namsos – 1996), a [[Norwegian resistance]] member, politician, and lawyer
* [[Guttorm Hansen]] (1920 in Namsos – 2009), a writer and politician, [[President of the Storting]] from 1973-1981, and a prolific book writer
* [[Gunnar Solum]] (1929–2008), a Norwegian politician who was a four-time Mayor of Namsos
* [[Anne Alvik]] (born 1937), a physician and civil servant
* [[Harald Tveit Alvestrand]] (born 1959 Namsos), a computer scientist

=== The Arts ===
[[File:Group DDE.JPG|140px|thumb|DDE Group, 2009]]
* [[Olav Duun]] (1876 on Jøa – 1939), a noteworthy author of Norwegian fiction
* [[Arne Svendsen]] (1884 in Fosnes – 1958), a songwriter, folk poet, actor, and revue writer<ref>{{IMDb name|0841019|Arne Svendsen}}. Retrieved 28 August 2020.</ref>
* [[Simon Flem Devold]] (1929 in Namsos – 2015), an author, journalist, and jazz clarinetist
* [[Åge Aleksandersen]] (born 1949 in Namsos), a Norwegian singer, songwriter, and guitarist
* [[Terje Tysland]] (born 1951 in Namsos), a singer, songwriter, guitarist, and accordion player
* [[Idar Lind]] (born 1954 on Otterøya), novelist, crime fiction writer, songwriter, and playwright
* [[Carl Frode Tiller]] (born 1970 in Namsos), a [[Nynorsk]] author, historian, and musician
* [[Frode Saugestad]] (born 1974 in Namsos), a literary scholar, publisher, and adventurer
* [[Jostein Gulbrandsen]] (born 1976 in Namsos), a New York-based guitarist, and composer
* [[Jon Rune Strøm]] (born 1985 in Namsos), a Jazz musician who plays upright bass and bass guitar
* [[D.D.E. (band)|D.D.E.]], a pop/rock group founded in Namsos in 1992

=== Sport ===
[[File:Per Joar Hansen - Norway national under-21 football team (03).jpg|140px|thumb|Per Joar Hansen, 2011]]
* [[Anton Dahl]] (1882 in Bangsund–1952), a sports shooter who competed at the [[1920 Summer Olympics]]
* [[Tone Haugen]] (born 1964 in Namsos), a former footballer with 90 appearances with the [[Norway women's national football team]] and team bronze medallist at the [[1996 Summer Olympics]]
* [[Per Joar Hansen]] (born 1965 in Namsos), a Norwegian football coach
* Twins [[Nina Solheim]] & [[Mona Solheim]] (born 1979), Norwegian taekwondo practitioners. Olympic and World Taekwondo medalists.
* [[Gunhild Følstad]] (born 1981 in Overhalla), a former footballer who made 76 appearances for the [[Norway women's national football team]]
* [[Kjell Rune Sellin]] (born 1989 in Namsos), a footballer with over 300 club caps

==Media gallery==
{{Panorama
|image = File:Namsos Panorama 28 mai 2006.jpg
|height = 275
|caption = Panorama of the town of Namsos
}}
<gallery mode=packed>
File:Namsos fraa fjorden.jpg|View of the town from the fjord
File:Luftfoto2SpillumDampsag.jpg|Sawmill Museum
File:Bangsund1.jpg|View of Bangsund
File:3. Kart.tif|Map of the area
File:Namsos sentrum fra byfjellet klompen ca 1935.jpg|View of the town in 1935
File:Ruinsofnamsos.jpg|View of the town in 1940 after the German bombing
</gallery>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://ssb.no/kommunefakta/namsos Municipal fact sheet] from [[Statistics Norway]] {{in lang|no}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080919051727/http://www.oasen-namsos.no/index.htm Oasen Swimming Pool] {{in lang|no}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20051110054944/http://www.avinor.no/Norsk/Lufthavner/Namsos_lufthavn/ Avinor: Picture showing Namsos Airport and Namsos]

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{{Geographic location
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|North = [[Nærøysund Municipality]]
|Northeast = [[Høylandet Municipality]]
|East = [[Overhalla Municipality]]
|Southeast = [[Steinkjer Municipality]]
|South = [[Steinkjer Municipality]]
|Southwest = [[Åfjord Municipality]]
|WSW = [[Osen Municipality]]
|West = [[Flatanger Municipality]]
|Northwest = [[Nærøysund Municipality]]
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