Official Name: | Våler |
Other Name: | Vålbyen / Vaaler |
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: | Solør |
Subdivision Type4: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name4: | Våler Municipality |
Utc Offset1: | +01:00 |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +02:00 |
Area Total Km2: | 1.28 |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Population Total: | 1145 |
Population Density Km2: | 893 |
Postal Code Type: | Post Code |
Postal Code: | 2436 Våler i Solør |
Coordinates: | 60.6712°N 11.8346°W |
Elevation M: | 168 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Våler or Vålbyen is the administrative center of Våler Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village lies along the river Glomma, about northwest of the village of Flisa and about southeast of the town of Elverum. The Norwegian National Road 2 and the Solørbanen railway line both run through the village. The village of Braskereidfoss lies about to the north of this village.[2]
The 1.28km2 village has a population (2021) of 1,145 and a population density of .[3]
Between 1910 and 1994, the village was served by Våler Station which sat along on the Solørbanen railway line. Våler Church is also located in the village. The Haslemoen Airstrip lies just outside the village and it is used for small recreational aircraft. It is located on the site of the former Haslemoen military base before its closure in 2003.