Gaupne

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title: "Gaupne" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["villages-in-vestland", "luster,-norway"] description: "Village in Luster Municipality, Norway" topic_path: "geography/norway" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaupne" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Village in Luster Municipality, Norway ::

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

Field	Value
official_name	Gaupne
settlement_type	Village
image_skyline	Gaupne gamle kirke.jpg
image_caption	Old Gaupne Church
mapframe	yes
mapframe-zoom	11
mapframe-marker	village
pushpin_map	Vestland#Norway
pushpin_label_position	bottom
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Norway
subdivision_type1	Region
subdivision_name1	Western Norway
subdivision_type2	County
subdivision_name2	Vestland
subdivision_type3	District
subdivision_name3	Sogn
subdivision_type4	Municipality
subdivision_name4	Luster Municipality
area_footnotes
area_total_km2	1.5
population_as_of	2025
population_footnotes
population_total	1294
population_density_km2	863
timezone1	CET
utc_offset1	+01:00
timezone1_DST	CEST
utc_offset1_DST	+02:00
postal_code_type	Post Code
postal_code	6868 Gaupne
coordinates
elevation_m	2
elevation_footnotes
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Gaupne is the administrative center of Luster Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located along the Gaupnefjorden, an arm of the Lustrafjorden, about 10 km north of the village of Hafslo. The village of Veitastrond is located across the mountains 20 km to the northwest. The Sognefjellsvegen road passes through here on its way to the village of Skjolden and beyond.

The 1.5 km2 village has a population (2025) of and a population density of 863 PD/km2.

Gaupne sits at the southern end of the Jostedalen valley, with the river Jostedøla's mouth located in Gaupne. It sits southwest of the Jostedalsbreen glacier, between Jostedalsbreen National Park and Breheimen National Park. The village is about 40 km south of the famous Nigardsbreen glacier, and the Breheimsenteret museum is located about 25 km to the north of Gaupne in the village of Jostedal.

There are two churches in Gaupne: the historic Old Gaupne Church and the newer Gaupne Church.

Economy

The village is home to several industries including tourism, printing, cement manufacturing, and apparel manufacturing. The nearby Leirdøla power plant is located just north of the village. Also, Statkraft's administration for Central Norway is based here. The village is known as "Etikettbygda"

Notable residents

• Kåre Øvregard, a former member of the Parliament of Norway (Storting)

References

References

1. "Gaupne, Luster". [[yr.no]].
2. "Informasjon om stadnamn". [[Norwegian Mapping Authority.
3. Statistisk sentralbyrå. (2025-10-27). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
4. {{Cite SNL. Gaupne. Gaupne. 2025-11-15. Askheim. Svein. 2025-08-01
5. "Etikettbygda".

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