Grane, Nordland

:"Grane is also a commune of the Drôme "département" in France."

Infobox_Kommune
name=Grane
idnumber=1825
county=Nordland
landscape=Helgeland
capital=Trofors
governor=Bjørn Ivar Lamo (Ap)
governor_as_of=2003
arearank=30
area=2009
arealand=1888
areapercent=0.62
population_as_of=2004
populationrank=366
population=1,536
populationpercent=0.03
populationdensity=1
populationincrease=-8.8
demonym=Graneværing
language=Neutral
lat_deg=65| lat_min=24| lat_sec=2| lon_deg=13| lon_min=30| lon_sec=38
utm_zone=33W| utm_northing=7253934 |utm_easting=0430825| geo_cat=adm2nd

munwebpage=www.grane.kommune.no
Audio|Grane.ogg|Grane is a municipality in the county of Nordland, Norway.

Grane was separated from Vefsn July 1, 1927.

The name

The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the farm Grane ("Grane" 1661), since the first church was built there (in 1860). The name is derived from the word "gran" f 'spruce'.

Coat-of-arms

The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1980). It shows a salmon.