Place:Stordal, Møre og Romsdal, Norway

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NameStordal
TypeMunicipality
Coordinates62.383°N 7.0°E
Located inMøre og Romsdal, Norway
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Stordal is a former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It merged with Norddal municipality to establish the new Fjord municipality in 2020. It was part of the Sunnmøre region. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Stordal. The historic farm and museum of Ytste Skotet lies along the Storfjorden in the western part of the municipality. Most of the municipality lies on the eastern side of the fjord.

Stordal had relatively good agricultural land, and the main source of income is livestock. Stordal has also been home to furniture production and continues with the industry today.

At the time if its dissolution in 2020, the municipality is the 306th largest by area out of the 422 municipalities in Norway. Stordal is the 396th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 972. The municipality's population density is and its population has decreased by 0.7% over the last decade.

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