Gran (village) explained

Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Innlandet#Norway
Pushpin Label Position:top
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the village
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Norway
Subdivision Name1:Eastern Norway
Subdivision Name2:Innlandet
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Hadeland
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Gran Municipality
Utc Offset1:+01:00
Utc Offset1 Dst:+02:00
Area Total Km2:1.45
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:1657
Population Density Km2:1142
Postal Code Type:Post Code
Postal Code:2750 Gran
Coordinates:60.3592°N 10.5728°W
Elevation M:213
Elevation Footnotes:[1]

Gran is a village in Gran Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located about to the north of the capital city of Oslo. The small village of Ringstad lies about to the northeast and the villages of Jaren and Brandbu lie about to the northwest.

Gran and its neighboring village of Ringstad have grown together through conurbation and Statistics Norway has considered them as one, single urban settlement for many years. The 1.45km2 village of Gran/Ringstad has a population (2021) of 1,657 and a population density of .[2]

The Norwegian National Road 4 and the Gjøvikbanen railway line both run through the village. Ål Church is located in the village.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gran, Gran. yr.no. 2022-10-16.
  2. Web site: Statistisk sentralbyrå . Statistics Norway . 2021-01-01 . Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality .