Fagernes

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title: "Fagernes" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["cities-and-towns-in-norway", "populated-places-in-innlandet", "valdres", "nord-aurdal-municipality", "2007-establishments-in-norway", "populated-places-established-in-2007"] description: "Town in Innlandet, Norway" topic_path: "geography" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fagernes" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Town in Innlandet, Norway ::

::data[format=table title="Infobox settlement"]

Field	Value
official_name	Fagernes
settlement_type	Town/City
image_skyline	Fagernes, Nord-Aurdal.JPG
image_caption	View of the town
mapframe	yes
mapframe-zoom	10
mapframe-marker	town
pushpin_map	Innlandet#Norway
pushpin_label_position	top
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Norway
subdivision_type1	Region
subdivision_name1	Eastern Norway
subdivision_type2	County
subdivision_name2	Innlandet
subdivision_type3	District
subdivision_name3	Valdres
subdivision_type4	Municipality
subdivision_name4	Nord-Aurdal Municipality
timezone1	CET
utc_offset1	+01:00
timezone1_DST	CEST
utc_offset1_DST	+02:00
established_title	Established as
established_date
established_title1	Town (By)
established_date1	8 Sept 2007
area_footnotes
area_total_km2	2
population_as_of	2024
population_footnotes
population_total	1983
population_density_km2	992
postal_code_type	Post Code
postal_code	2900 Fagernes
coordinates
elevation_m	360
elevation_footnotes
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::callout[type=note] Fagernes in Innlandet county ::

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is a town in Nord-Aurdal Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The town is the administrative centre of the municipality as well as the largest urban/commercial centre for the Valdres region. It is located just northwest of the village of Leira and about 5 km south of the village of Skrautvål. The 2 km2 town has a population (2024) of 1,983 and a population density of 992 PD/km2.

Fagernes lies approximately 3 hours northwest of the capital city of Oslo, and is an important destination for tourism in Norway, due to good transportation connections and the nature in the surrounding Valdres valley, including the mountain areas such as Jotunheimen and Spåtind. The European route E16 highway runs through the town. The Strondafjorden lake lies on the south side of the town. Tingnes Church is located in the town. About 51 metres south of the Fagernes coastline facing the Strondafjorden, lays the Vesleøya, a small uninhabitated island connected by a small white wooden bridge.

History

On 14 June 2007 the municipal council of Nord-Aurdal Municipality decided to bestow town status on the large village of Fagernes. The decision came into force on 8 September 2007, when Fagernes celebrated the 150th anniversary of its establishment as a village.

Name

Fagernes is a compound word made up of which means "fair" or "beautiful" and which means "headland".

Climate

Fagernes has a boreal climate (subarctic), close to a humid continental climate. February–April is the driest season, while summer is the wettest. The all-time low -36.4 °C was recorded January 1987, and the all-time high 32.3 °C was recorded in both July 2014 and August 1982. The average date for first overnight freeze (below 0 °C) in autumn is 25 September (1981-2010 average). |metric first= yes |single line = yes |width = auto |location = Fagernes in Nord-Aurdal, Valdres 1991-2020 (358 m, extremes 1982-2020) |Jan record high C = 11.6 | Jan record low C = -36.4 |Feb record high C = 12.2 | Feb record low C = -34.4 |Mar record high C = 15.2 | Mar record low C = -29.5 |Apr record high C = 21.5 | Apr record low C =-18.2 |May record high C = 27.5 | May record low C = -4.9 |Jun record high C = 31.3 | Jun record low C = -1.3 |Jul record high C = 32.3 | Jul record low C = 1.5 |Aug record high C = 32.3 | Aug record low C = 0 |Sep record high C = 26.3 | Sep record low C = -4.4 |Oct record high C = 21.7 | Oct record low C = -13.4 |Nov record high C = 14.9 | Nov record low C = -23 |Dec record high C = 11.3 | Dec record low C = -27.7 |Jan high C = -3.9 |Feb high C = -1.9 |Mar high C = 3.3 |Apr high C = 8.8 |May high C = 14.3 |Jun high C = 18.6 |Jul high C = 21.2 |Aug high C = 19.4 |Sep high C = 14.4 |Oct high C = 7 |Nov high C = 0.9 |Dec high C = -3.3 |Jan mean C=-7.6 |Feb mean C=-6.7 |Mar mean C=-2.4 |Apr mean C=2.8 |May mean C=8.1 |Jun mean C=12.8 |Jul mean C=15.4 |Aug mean C=13.8 |Sep mean C=9.4 |Oct mean C=3.4 |Nov mean C=-1.8 |Dec mean C=-6.6 |year mean C= |Jan low C = -11.1 |Feb low C = -10.4 |Mar low C = -6.4 |Apr low C = -1.3 |May low C = 3 |Jun low C = 7.8 |Jul low C = 10.7 |Aug low C = 9.7 |Sep low C = 6 |Oct low C = 1 |Nov low C = -4.1 |Dec low C = -9.6 |year low C = |precipitation colour=green |Jan precipitation mm=44.6 |Feb precipitation mm=26.9 |Mar precipitation mm=25.1 |Apr precipitation mm=27.2 |May precipitation mm=55.7 |Jun precipitation mm=67.2 |Jul precipitation mm=87.1 |Aug precipitation mm=88.6 |Sep precipitation mm=54.6 |Oct precipitation mm=52.1 |Nov precipitation mm=53.8 |Dec precipitation mm=39.9 |year precipitation mm= |source 1= Norwegian Meteorological Institute |source 2= NOAA-WMO averages 91-2020 Norway

Notable people

• Erika Lundmoen, Norwegian-born Russian singer

References

References

1. In the Norwegian language, the word ''by'' can be translated as "town" or "city".
2. "Fagernes, Nord-Aurdal". [[yr.no]].
3. "Informasjon om stadnamn". [[Norwegian Mapping Authority.
4. Statistisk sentralbyrå. (2024-10-01). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
5. {{Cite SNL. Fagernes. Fagernes. 2025-09-01. Thorsnæs. Geir. 2025-08-01
6. "Vesleøya - Fagernes Handelsstands Forening".
7. Kessel, Dag. (2007-06-15). "Fagernes blir by". NRK.
8. (25 September 2013). "Første frostnatt – Yr".
9. "Eklima/met.no".
10. "NOAA-WMO normals Norway 1991-2020".

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