Official Name: | Skarnes |
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: | Odalen |
Subdivision Type4: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name4: | Sør-Odal Municipality |
Utc Offset1: | +01:00 |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +02:00 |
Area Total Km2: | 2.43 |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Population Total: | 2557 |
Population Density Km2: | 1054 |
Postal Code Type: | Post Code |
Postal Code: | 2100 Skarnes |
Coordinates: | 60.2539°N 11.6849°W |
Elevation M: | 134 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Skarnes is the administrative centre of Sør-Odal Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village lies along the river Glomma, about half-way between the villages of Disenå and Sander. The new Sør-Odal municipal hall is located in the village. Construction was finished in 2010.[2]
The Kongsvingerbanen railway line runs through the village, stopping at Skarnes Station which opened in 1862. The European route E16 highway runs through the village. The Oppstad Church is located about north of the village.
The 2.43km2 village has a population (2021) of 2,557 and a population density of .[3]
The village consists of three parts. The "original" Skarnes is on the south side of the river Glomma, near a bridge. The area called Tronbøl is south of the original village area, on the same side of the river. The third part of the village is Korsmo, across the river to the northwest.