Municipality
The municipality of Fredø was established on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). On 1 January 1882, a small part of Fredø (population: 40) was merged into Øre. On 1 September 1893, an area of Frei (population: 231) was merged into the new municipality of Gjemnes. On 1 January 1964, the northern part of the island of Frei was transferred from Bremsnes to Frei, also the part of Frei on the island of Aspøya (population: 147) was transferred to Tingvoll. On 1 January 2008, the municipality of Frei ceased to exist when it was merged into the municipality of Kristiansund to the north.
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