Lårdal should not be confused with Lardal.
| Official Name: | Lårdal |
| Other Name: | Laardal |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | Telemark#Norway |
| Pushpin Label Position: | top |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the village |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Norway |
| Subdivision Name1: | Eastern Norway |
| Subdivision Name2: | Telemark |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Vest-Telemark |
| Subdivision Type4: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name4: | Tokke Municipality |
| Utc Offset1: | +01:00 |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +02:00 |
| Postal Code Type: | Post Code |
| Postal Code: | 3891 Høydalsmo |
| Coordinates: | 59.4241°N 8.1862°W |
| Elevation M: | 75 |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Lårdal is a village in Tokke Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. The village is located on the north shore of the lake Bandak and about south of the village of Høydalsmo and the European route E134 highway. The village is the site of Lårdal Church, a school, and a fast food store. Previously, there was also a grocery store, but it closed because the local population couldn't support it. Lårdal is also home to the former journalist and television presenter Bjørn Honerød. The village was historically the administrative centre of the old Lårdal Municipality from 1838 until its dissolution in 1964.[2]
The village (originally the parish) is named after the old Laardal farm (Norse, Old: Lagardalr) since the first Lårdal Church was built there. The first element is Norse, Old: lǫgr which means "water" or "river". The last element is Norse, Old: dalr which means "dale" or "valley". Historically, the municipality name was spelled "Laurdal" (although the parish name goes back centuries as Laugerdal). From 1884-1920, it was spelled "Laardal". Since 1921, it has been spelled "Lårdal".[3]
. Norske gaardnavne: Bratsbergs amt . 1914 . W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri . 7 . Kristiania, Norge . 418–419 . no . Oluf Rygh.