Ikast-Brande Municipality
Municipality in Central Denmark, Denmark
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Ikast-Brande Municipality (Danish: Ikast-Brande Kommune) is a municipality (Danish: kommune) in Region Midtjylland in Denmark. It covers an area of 733.69 km2 and has a population of 43,305 (1 January 2026).
Ikast-Brande Municipality
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Town hall | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location in Denmark | |
| Coordinates: 56°08′27″N 9°09′06″E | |
| Country | Denmark |
| Region | Central Denmark |
| Established | 1 January 2007 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ib Boye Lauritsen |
| Area | |
• Total | 736.41 km2 (284.33 sq mi) |
| Population (1 January 2026)[1] | |
• Total | 43,305 |
| • Density | 58.806/km2 (152.31/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 7430 |
| Website | www |
On 1 January 2007 Ikast-Brande municipality was created as the result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007), consisting of the former municipalities of Brande, Ikast, and Nørre-Snede.
List of settlements
| # | Settlement | Population (2010) | Population (2025)[2] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ikast | 14,847 | 16,808 |
| 2 | Brande | 6,872 | 7,394 |
| 3 | Bording | 2,317 | 2,439 |
| 4 | Engesvang | 1,979 | 2,190 |
| 5 | Nørre Snede | 1,867 | 1,912 |
| 6 | Ejstrupholm | 1,689 | 1,710 |
| 7 | Isenvad | 605 | 702 |
| 8 | Tulstrup | 603 | 617 |
| 9 | Klovborg | 528 | 516 |
| 10 | Blåhøj | 365 | 367 |
| 11 | Hampen | 362 | 333 |
| 12 | Gludsted | 316 | 319 |
| 13 | Uhre | 279 | 260 |
| 14 | Pårup | 212 | 239 |
Politics
Municipal council
Ikast-Brande's municipal council consists of 23 members, elected every four years.
Below are the municipal councils elected since the Municipal Reform of 2007.
| Election | Party | Total seats |
Turnout | Elected mayor | ||||||||||
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| A | C | D | F | I | K | L | O | V | Æ | |||||
| 2005 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 27 | 73.9% | Carsten Kissmeyer (V) | |||||
| 2009 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 25 | 71.4% | ||||||
| 2013 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 23 | 75.3% | |||||||
| 2017 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 72.5% | Ib Boye Lauritsen (V) | |||||||
| 2021 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 66.7% | |||||||
| 2025 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 67.2% | ||||||
| Data from Kmdvalg.dk 2005, 2009, 2013, 2017 and 2021. Data from valg.dk 2025 | ||||||||||||||
