Bærum

Bærum kommune
Municipality
Coat of arms of Bærum kommune
Coat of arms
Official logo of Bærum kommune
Akershus within
Norway
Bærum within Akershus
Bærum within Akershus
Coordinates: 59°56′18″N 10°30′24″E / 59.93833°N 10.50667°E / 59.93833; 10.50667
CountryNorway
CountyAkershus
Administrative centreSandvika
Government
 • Mayor (2011)Lisbeth Hammer Krog (H)
Area
 • Total192 km2 (74 sq mi)
 • Land189 km2 (73 sq mi)
 • Rank334 in Norway
Population
 (2017)
 • Total124,008
 • Rank5th in Norway
 • Density547/km2 (1,420/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years)
9.8%
DemonymBæring
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-0219
Official language formBokmål
Websitewww.baerum.kommune.no
Data from Statistics Norway
Historical population
YearPop.±%
195135,838—    
196157,573+60.6%
197176,580+33.0%
198180,385+5.0%
199190,579+12.7%
2001101,340+11.9%
2011112,789+11.3%
2012114,489+1.5%
Source: Statistics Norway.

Bærum ([²bæːrʉm] (listenⓘ)) is a city in Akershus County, Norway. The city was created as a municipality on 1 January 1838. It is a suburb of Oslo, Bærum is located on the west coast of the city.

Bærum has the highest income per capita in Norway and the highest proportion of university-educated individuals.

The municipality has been voted the best Norwegian place to live in considering governance and public services to citizens.

References

  1. ↑ "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
  2. ↑ "Forskrift om målvedtak i kommunar og fylkeskommunar" (in Norwegian). Lovdata.no.
  3. ↑ "Projected population – Statistics Norway". Archived from the original on 2013-10-23. Retrieved 2012-05-26.
  4. ↑ "Skattelister 2008". Oslo: NRK. 2009. Archived from the original on 25 December 2009.
  5. ↑ "Næringsliv". Sandvika: Bærum kommune. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011.
  6. ↑ "Norges beste sted" [Norway's best place]. Dagbladet. 9 September 2011. Retrieved 8 January 2012.