Furesø municipality

	Furesø municipality
Basic data
State :	Denmark
Region :	Hovedstaden
Region :	North Sealand
Educated:	2007
former municipalities : ; (until the end of 2006)	Farum Kommune ; Værløse Kommune
Offices (until the end of 2006) :	Frederiksborg Office ; København's Office
Harden : ; (until March 1970)	Smørum Herred ; Ølstykke Herred
Offices (until 1970) :	Frederiksborg Office ; København's Office
Residents :	40,965 (2020)
Area :	56.80 km² (2014)
Population density :	721 inhabitants per km²
Municipality number :	190
Administration headquarters:	Farum
Address:	Rådhustorvet 2 ; 3520 Farum
Mayor:	Ole Bondo Christensen ; ( Social Democrats )
Website:	www.furesoe.dk

Furesø Kommune [ ˈfuːʀəsøːʔ ] is a municipality in the Danish region of Hovedstaden . It has 40,965 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2020) and an area of 56.80 km². The administrative headquarters are in Farum .

Furesø Kommune is located 20 km northwest of Copenhagen . In the municipal area there are large forest areas and several lakes, after the largest of these lakes, Furesø (German Furesee), the municipality is named.

The municipality lies on both sides of the former border between Frederiksborg Amt ( Ølstykke Herred ) and Københavns Amt ( Smørum Herred ). The municipality was created during the municipal reform on January 1, 2007 from the merger of the previously independent municipalities Farum in Frederiksborg Amt and Værløse in Københavns Amt.

Daughters and sons of the commune

Frederik Madsen (* 1998), racing cyclist

Parish communities and localities in the municipality

The following parish communities ( Danish : Sogn ) and localities with over 200 inhabitants ( byer according to the definition of the Danish statistical office ) are located in the municipality , with a registered population of zero the place had more than 200 inhabitants in the past:

Parish	Residents	Locality	Residents
Farum Sogn	20,947	Birkerød Farum	4 20,345
Hareskov Sogn	3,754	Hareskovby	3,754
Værløse Sogn	16,156	Kirke Værløse Smørumnedre Værløse	953 1,279 12,926

↑ The town of Birkerød is mostly located in the area of Birkerød Sogn and Bistrup Sogn in Rudersdal Municipality , but also a small part in each case in the area of Blovstrød Sogn in Allerød Municipality and Farum Sogn.
↑ A part of the area of the municipality, which corresponds to the city of Hareskovby, belongs to the settlement area Hovedstadsområdet . In this area (within which no further places are differentiated) currently live 3754 inhabitants.
↑ The town of Smørumnedre is mainly located in the area of Måløv Sogn in Ballerup Municipality and Smørum Sogn in Egedal Municipality , but also to a small extent in the area of Værløse Sogn.