Editing Osen Municipality

{{short description|Municipality in Trøndelag, Norway}}
{{Infobox kommune
|name                   = Osen
|native_name            =
|native_name_lang       =
|other_name             =
|former_name            =
|image_skyline          = Osen river.jpg
|image_caption          = View of the Osen river
|idnumber               = 5020
|county                 = Trøndelag
|district               = Fosen
|capital                = [[Osen (village)|Osen]]
|established            = 1 June 1892
|preceded               = [[Bjørnør Municipality]]
|demonym                = Osing
|language               = Bokmål
|coatofarms             = Osen komm.svg
|flag                   = 
|webpage                = www.osen.kommune.no
|mayor                  = Håvard Strand
|mayor_party            = [[Bygdeliste|LL]]
|mayor_as_of            = 2023
|elevation_max_m        = 599.72
|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              = 239
|area_total_km2         = 387.10
|area_land_km2          = 369.62
|area_water_km2         = 17.48
|area_water_percent     = 4.5
|population_as_of       = 2024
|population_rank        = 340
|population_total       = 898
|population_density_km2 = 2.3
|population_increase    = -9.9
|coordinates            = {{coord|64|17|52|N|10|30|48|E|region:NO|display=inline,title}}
}}

'''Osen''' is a [[List of municipalities of Norway|municipality]] in [[Trøndelag]] [[Counties of Norway|county]], [[Norway]]. It is part of the [[Fosen]] [[Districts of Norway|region]]. The [[administrative centre]] of the municipality is the village of [[Osen (village)|Osen]]. The other main village is [[Seter, Osen|Seter]]. Most residents live in the coastal areas or in the [[Steinsdalen]] valley.

The {{convert|387|km2|adj=on}} municipality is the 239th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Osen is the 340th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 898. The municipality's [[population density]] is {{convert|2.3|PD/km2}} and its population has decreased by 9.9% 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>

==General information==
[[File:Strand i osen.jpg|thumb|left|View of Strand]]
The municipality of Osen was established on 1 June 1892 when the old [[Bjørnør Municipality]] was divided into three: Osen Municipality (population: 1,575), [[Roan Municipality]] (population: 2,069), and [[Stoksund Municipality]] (population: 1,122). The municipal boundaries of Osen have not changed since.<ref name="Dag">{{Cite web |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>

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

===Name===
The municipality (originally the [[prestegjeld|parish]]) is named after the old ''[[Osen (village)|Osen]]'' farm ({{langx|non|Óss}}) since the first [[Osen Church]] was built there. The name, {{wikt-lang|non|óss}}, means "mouth of a river" (referring to the mouth of the [[Steinselva]] river). The suffix {{lang|no|-en}} was added later to give the [[Finite verb|finite form]] of {{wikt-lang|non|óss}}, giving the meaning of ''Osen'' as "the ''Os''" or "the mouth of the river".<ref>{{Cite book |last=Rygh |first=Oluf |author-link=Oluf Rygh |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AGxBAAAAIAAJ |title=Norske gaardnavne: Søndre Trondhjems amt |publisher=W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri |year=1901 |edition=14 |location=Kristiania, Norge |pages=3 |language=no}}</ref>

===Coat of arms===
The [[coat of arms]] was granted on 27 March 1987. The official [[blazon]] is ''"[[Azure (heraldry)|Azure]], a net [[argent]]"'' ({{langx|no|Blått dekket med sølv fiskegarn}}). This means the arms have a blue [[field (heraldry)|field]] (background) and the [[charge (heraldry)|charge]] is part of a [[fishing net]]. The fishing net has a [[tincture (heraldry)|tincture]] of [[argent]] which means it is commonly colored white, but if it is made out of metal, then silver is used. The design is based on an old [[petroglyph]] and it was chosen to symbolize the importance of [[fishing]] for the community. Several different arms were designed, all with fisheries as the main theme, but the council finally chose this one, which is unique among Norwegian civic [[heraldry]]. The arms were designed by Einar H. Skjervold. The municipal flag has the same design as the coat of arms.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Civic heraldry of Norway - Norske Kommunevåpen |url=https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/heraldrywiki/index.php?title=Osen |access-date=2023-02-16 |publisher=Heraldry of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Osen, South Trøndelag (Norway) |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/no-16-33.html |access-date=2023-02-16 |website=Flags of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1987-03-27 |title=Godkjenning av våpen og flagg |url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/LF/forskrift/1987-03-27-217 |access-date=2023-02-16 |website=Lovdata.no |publisher=Norges kommunal- og arbeidsdepartementet |language=no}}</ref>

===Churches===
The [[Church of Norway]] has one parish ({{lang|no|sokn}}) within Osen Municipality. It is part of the [[Fosen prosti]] ([[deanery]]) in the [[Diocese of Nidaros]].

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ style="font-size:medium"|'''''Churches in Osen'''''
!Parish ({{lang|no|sokn}})!!Church name!!Location of the church!!Year built
|-
|rowspan="2"|Osen||[[Osen Church]]||[[Osen (village)|Osen]]||1877
|-
|[[Seter Chapel (Osen)|Seter Chapel]]||[[Seter, Osen|Seter]]||1969
|}

==History==
[[Beisfjord massacre|Osen]] was used as a satellite prison camp during the World War Two, mainly for Yugoslavian population.

==Geography==
[[File:Normelandsfossen osen.jpg|thumb|left|Normeland waterfall]]
Osen Municipality is located on the [[Fosen]] peninsula. The ocean lies to the west, [[Flatanger Municipality]] lies to the north, [[Namsos Municipality]] lies to the east, and [[Åfjord Municipality]] lies to the south. The highest point in the municipality is the {{convert|599.72|m|adj=on}} tall mountain Storheia, located on the border with [[Namsos Municipality]].<ref name="elev" />

Most of the residents live in the [[Steinsdalen]] valley or along the coast. The northern part of the municipality has no direct road connection to the rest of the municipality, but is connected [[Flatanger Municipality]] to the north.

The [[Kya lighthouse]] is situated on a small island west in the [[Norwegian Sea]], while [[Buholmråsa lighthouse]] lie on an island along the coast in the western part of the municipality.

===Climate===
The [[Norwegian Meteorological Institute]] has a weather station located near the [[Buholmråsa Lighthouse|Buholmråsa lighthouse]], with recording since 1965, showing a [[marine west coast climate]]/oceanic climate (Cfb). The all-time high temperature is {{convert|30.3|°C}} recorded July 2014; the all-time low is {{convert|-20.7|°C}} recorded in February 1966. The four months June - September have never recorded overnight freezes. The average date for the first overnight freeze (below {{convert|0|°C}}) in autumn is November 7 (1981-2020 average).<ref>{{Cite web |date=25 September 2013 |title=Første frostnatt |url=https://www.yr.no/artikkel/forste-frostnatt-1.11261900}}</ref> The driest month on record is January 1972 with 5.4&nbsp;mm precipitation, and the wettest is September 1975 with 232.6&nbsp;mm. 
{{Weather box 
|metric first= yes
|single line = yes
|location = Buholmråsa 1991-2020 (precipitation 1961-90, extremes 1965-2024)
|Jan record high C = 12.4 | Jan record low C = -18
|Feb record high C = 10.9 | Feb record low C = -20.7
|Mar record high C = 12.6 | Mar record low C = -12.5
|Apr record high C = 20.9 | Apr record low C = -6.2
|May record high C = 26.5 | May record low C = -1.7
|Jun record high C = 28.5 | Jun record low C = 2.1
|Jul record high C = 30.3 | Jul record low C = 5.5
|Aug record high C = 27.2 | Aug record low C = 5
|Sep record high C = 24.9 | Sep record low C = 0
|Oct record high C = 19.8 | Oct record low C = -5.2
|Nov record high C = 16.1 | Nov record low C = -10.2
|Dec record high C = 12.5 | Dec record low C = -15.5
|Jan high C = 3.7
|Feb high C = 3.5
|Mar high C = 4.7
|Apr high C = 7.8
|May high C = 11.2
|Jun high C = 13.6
|Jul high C = 16.4
|Aug high C = 16.6
|Sep high C = 14.2
|Oct high C = 9.7
|Nov high C = 6.8
|Dec high C = 5
<!-- Mean daily temperature -->
|Jan mean C=2
|Feb mean C=1.4
|Mar mean C=2.5
|Apr mean C=5.2
|May mean C=8.2
|Jun mean C=11
|Jul mean C=13.5
|Aug mean C=14.1
|Sep mean C=11.9
|Oct mean C=7.9
|Nov mean C=4.8
|Dec mean C=3
|year mean C=
|Jan low C = 0
|Feb low C = -0.2
|Mar low C = 0.3
|Apr low C = 3.3
|May low C = 6.3
|Jun low C = 9.3
|Jul low C = 11.8
|Aug low C = 12.2
|Sep low C = 10.1
|Oct low C = 6
|Nov low C = 3.1
|Dec low C = 1.2
<!-- Total precipitation, this should include rain and snow. -->
|precipitation colour= green<!-- Enter "green" for green precipitation colours, remove this line for blue colouring. -->
|Jan precipitation mm=79
|Feb precipitation mm=64
|Mar precipitation mm=61
|Apr precipitation mm=56
|May precipitation mm=43
|Jun precipitation mm=49
|Jul precipitation mm=65
|Aug precipitation mm=71
|Sep precipitation mm=100
|Oct precipitation mm=106
|Nov precipitation mm=86
|Dec precipitation mm=90
|year precipitation mm=870
<!-- Mandatory fields, source -->
|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}}</ref>
|source 2= NOAA / WMO averages 91-2020 Norway <ref>{{Cite web |title=NOAA WMO normals Norway 1991-2020 |url=https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/Region-6-WMO-Normals-9120/Norway/CSV/?C=D;O=A}}</ref>
}}

==Government==
Osen 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 encyclopedia |title=kommunestyre |encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]] |publisher=[[Kunnskapsforlaget]] |url=https://snl.no/kommunestyre |date=2022-09-20 |editor-last=Hansen |editor-first=Tore |language=Norwegian |editor2-last=Vabo |editor2-first=Signy Irene |accessdate=2022-10-14}}</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 Osen is made up of 15 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                      = Osen
|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/osen#seats |access-date=2024-01-06 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = 
|Total                     = 15
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 3
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Venstre                   = 1
|otherparty                = Local list for Osen municipality<br />
|otherparty_no             = Bygdeliste for hele Osen kommune
|otherparty_number         = 5
|otherparty1               = Seter Community List
|otherparty_no1            = Seter kretsliste
|otherparty_number1        = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Osen
|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/osen#seats |access-date=2019-10-20 |publisher=Valg Direktoratet}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 15
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 8
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|otherparty                = Seter Community List
|otherparty_no             = Seter kretsliste
|otherparty_number         = 1
|KrF/V                     = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Osen
|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                     = 15
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 1
|Høyre                     = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|otherparty                = Seter Community List
|otherparty_no             = Seter kretsliste
|otherparty_number         = 1
|KrF/V                     = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Osen
|start                     = 2011
|end                       = 2015
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Tall for Norge: Kommunestyrevalg 2011 - Sør-Trøndelag |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2011/ko/s%C3%B8r-tr%C3%B8ndelag/osen#seats |access-date=2019-10-20 |publisher=Valg Direktoratet}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 15
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 2
|otherparty                = Seter Community List
|otherparty_no             = Seter kretsliste
|otherparty_number         = 2
|KrF/V                     = 5
|Local_Lists               = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Osen
|start                     = 2007
|end                       = 2011
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 15
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 3
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 2
|Høyre                     = 1
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 2
|otherparty                = Non-party local list
|otherparty_no             = Upolitisk bygdaliste 
|otherparty_number         = 3
|otherparty1               = Election list for the Seter and Angen area<br />
|otherparty_no1            = Valgliste for Seter og Angen krets
|otherparty_number1        = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Osen
|start                     = 2003
|end                       = 2007
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Høyre                     = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|otherparty                = Election list for the Seter and Angen area<br />
|otherparty_no             = Valgliste for Seter og Angen krets
|otherparty_number         = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Osen
|start                     = 1999
|end                       = 2003
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|Høyre                     = 1
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|otherparty                = Seter Community list
|otherparty_no             = Seter kretsliste
|otherparty_number         = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Osen
|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                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Høyre                     = 1
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 1
|otherparty                = Election list for Seter
|otherparty_no             = Valgliste for Sæter
|otherparty_number         = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Osen
|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                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 3
|Høyre                     = 1
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|Venstre                   = 3
|otherparty                = Election list for the Sæter and Angen area<br />
|otherparty_no             = Valgliste for Sæter og Angen krets
|otherparty_number         = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Osen
|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                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|Høyre                     = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|otherparty                = Election list for the Seter area<br />
|otherparty_no             = Valgliste for Seter krets 
|otherparty_number         = 2
|otherparty1               = Village list for the Vingsand area<br />
|otherparty_no1            = Kretsliste for Vingsand og omegn  
|otherparty_number1        = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Osen
|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                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Høyre                     = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 2
|Venstre                   = 2
|otherparty                = Election list for the Seter area<br />
|otherparty_no             = Valgliste for Seter krets 
|otherparty_number         = 2
|otherparty1               = Village list for the Vingsand area<br />
|otherparty_no1            = Kretsliste for Vingsand og omegn  
|otherparty_number1        = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Osen
|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                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|Høyre                     = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Venstre                   = 1
|otherparty                = Local list for Sæter and Svefjorden<br />
|otherparty_no             = Kretsliste for Sæter og Svefjorden
|otherparty_number         = 1
|otherparty1               = Local list for the Vingsand area<br />
|otherparty_no1            = Kretsliste for Vingsand og omegn 
|otherparty_number1        = 1
|otherparty2               = Non-party list for the Strand area<br />
|otherparty_no2            = Upolitisk liste for Strand og omegn
|otherparty_number2        = 1
|otherparty3               = Local list for Skjærvøya
|otherparty_no3            = Kretsliste for Skjærvøya 
|otherparty_number3        = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Osen
|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                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Venstre                   = 1
|otherparty                = Local list for Sæter and Svefjorden<br />
|otherparty_no             = Kretsliste for Sæter og Svefjorden
|otherparty_number         = 3
|otherparty1               = Local list for the Vingsand area<br />
|otherparty_no1            = Kretsliste for Vingsand og omegn 
|otherparty_number1        = 1
|otherparty2               = Non-party list for the Strand area<br />
|otherparty_no2            = Upolitisk liste for Strand og omegn
|otherparty_number2        = 1
|otherparty3               = Local list for Skjærvøy 
|otherparty_no3            = Kretsliste for Skjærvøy 
|otherparty_number3        = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Osen
|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                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 2
|Local_Lists               = 8
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Osen
|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                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Venstre                   = 1
|Local_Lists               = 8
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Osen
|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                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 3
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 4
|Local_Lists               = 10
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Osen
|herad                     = 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                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 3
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 2
|Local_Lists               = 12
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Osen
|herad                     = 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                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 3
|Local_Lists               = 14
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Osen
|herad                     = 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                     = 16
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 3
|Local_Lists               = 13
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Osen
|herad                     = 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                     = 16
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 2
|Venstre                   = 5
|Local_Lists               = 9
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Osen
|herad                     = 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                     = 16
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|NKP                       = 1
|Local_Lists               = 11
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Osen
|herad                     = 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                     = 16
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 3
|Local_Lists               = 13
|}}
{{div col end}}

===Mayors===
The [[Mayor#Scandinavia|mayor]] ({{langx|no|ordfører}}) of Osen 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=https://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2016092848177 |title=Fosen. Natur, kultur og mennesker |publisher=Adresseavisens Forlag |year=1993 |editor-last=Sæther |editor-first=Stein Arne |location=Trondheim |pages=215–216 |language=no}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Guttelvik |first=Henrik |url=http://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2014073108157 |title=Bjørnør: Osen, Roan, Stoksund. Kommunejubileet 1837–1937 |publisher=Bjørnør historielag |year=1973 |isbn=9788252304008 |page=39 |language=no}}</ref>
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*1892–1893: Johan Moses Møller ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
*1894–1895: Sivert Kolstad ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
*1896–1901: Johan Moses Møller ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
*1902–1913: Sivert Kolstad ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
*1913–1914: Joakim Brusdal ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
*1914–1916: Johan Sundet ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
*1916-1916: Johan J. Vingsand  
*1917–1922: Morten L. Osen  
*1923–1934: Jakob Hopen ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
*1935–1941: Svein Osen ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
*1942–1945: Magnus Sundet 
*1945–1947: Svein Osen ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
*1948–1955: Marius Sæther ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1956–1957: Fredrik Brattgjerd ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1958–1963: Lars Nesmo ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
*1964–1967: Morten Johannessen ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
*1968–1971: Harald Hanssen ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
*1972–1975: Ingar Nilssen ([[Christian Democratic Party (Norway)|KrF]])
*1976–1979: Vidar Sætran ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1980–1983: Tormod Storvoll ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
*1984–1985: [[Einar Hepsø]] ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1985–1991: Asbjørn Teigen ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1992–1995: Bjarne Hestmo ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
*1995–2003: [[Einar Hepsø]] ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*2003–2007: Julla Engan ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*2007–2015: Jørn Nordmeland ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
*2015–2023: John Einar Høvik ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*2023-present: Håvard Strand ([[Bygdeliste|LL]])<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-09-12 |title=Osen: Bygdelista får ordføreren |url=https://www.nrk.no/trondelag/osen_-bygdelista-far-ordforeren-1.16554781 |access-date=2024-01-07 |work=[[NRK]] |language=no}}</ref>
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== Notable people ==
[[File:View from the tower of Buholmråsa lighthouse.tif|right|thumb|View from tower of Buholmråsa lighthouse at the coast]]
* [[Augusta Aasen]] (1878 in Osen – 1920), a Norwegian politician who was buried in the [[Kremlin Wall Necropolis]] (the only Norwegian woman buried there)
* [[Einar Hepsø]] (1926–2005), a Norwegian fishers' leader and politician who was Mayor of Osen 1984-1985 and 1995-2003 
* [[Vivian Sørmeland]] (born 1985 in Osen), a contestant in [[Idol (Norwegian TV series)|Idol (Norway)]] in May 2006

==See also==
*[[Beisfjord massacre#Background|Prison camps in North Norway during World War Two, including at Osen]]

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://ssb.no/kommunefakta/osen Municipal fact sheet] from [[Statistics Norway]] {{in lang|no}}

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