Official Name: | Aure |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Møre og Romsdal#Norway |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Møre og Romsdal |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Norway |
Subdivision Name1: | Western Norway |
Subdivision Name2: | Møre og Romsdal |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Nordmøre |
Subdivision Type4: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name4: | Aure Municipality |
Utc Offset1: | +01:00 |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +02:00 |
Area Total Km2: | 0.53 |
Population As Of: | 2018 |
Population Total: | 653 |
Population Density Km2: | 1232 |
Postal Code Type: | Post Code |
Postal Code: | 6690 Aure |
Coordinates: | 63.2679°N 8.5291°W |
Elevation M: | 16 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Aure is the administrative centre of Aure Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway.[2] The village is located on the mainland, along the Aursundet strait.
The 0.53km2 village has a population (2018) of 653 and a population density of .[3]
The village looks across the strait at the small islands of Ruøya and Rottøya and the large island of Ertvågsøya beyond those two islands. The river Aurelva runs through the village and empties into the sea. The Aursund Bridge and Mjosund Bridge form a road connection from the village of Aure to the island of Ertvågsøya.
The village of Aure has been the site of Aure Church since the Middle Ages. There have been several church buildings on this church site over the centuries. It is the main church for the municipality.