Jaren
Village in Gran Municipality, Norway
title: "Jaren" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["gran-municipality", "villages-in-innlandet"] description: "Village in Gran Municipality, Norway" topic_path: "general/gran-municipality" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaren" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Village in Gran Municipality, Norway ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox settlement"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| official_name | Jaren |
| settlement_type | Village |
| image_skyline | Gran rådhus.JPG |
| image_caption | View of the municipal building in Jaren |
| mapframe | yes |
| mapframe-zoom | 11 |
| mapframe-marker | village |
| 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 | Hadeland |
| subdivision_type4 | Municipality |
| subdivision_name4 | Gran Municipality |
| timezone1 | CET |
| utc_offset1 | +01:00 |
| timezone1_DST | CEST |
| utc_offset1_DST | +02:00 |
| area_footnotes | |
| area_total_km2 | 5.7 |
| population_as_of | 2024 |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_total | 5148 |
| population_density_km2 | 903 |
| postal_code_type | Post Code |
| postal_code | 2770 Jaren |
| coordinates | |
| elevation_m | 225 |
| elevation_footnotes | |
| :: |
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Jaren is the administrative centre of Gran Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located about 55 km northwest of Oslo, the capital city. The lake Randsfjorden (Norway's fourth largest lake) lies about 7 km west of Jaren. The village of Brandbu lies about 3 km to the northwest, while the villages of Ringstad and Gran lie about 4 km to the southeast.
Jaren and its neighboring village of Brandbu have grown together through conurbation, and Statistics Norway has considered them as one, single urban settlement for many years. The 5.7 km2 village of Brandbu/Jaren has a population (2024) of and a population density of 903 PD/km2.
The Norwegian National Road 4 and the Gjøvikbanen railway line both run through the village, with trains stopping at Jaren Station. Moen Church lies in the northern part of Jaren.
Jaren is the municipality's industrial center. The cornerstone company, Hapro, produces industrial electronics. Jaren also has an aluminum goods factory, a quarry, and a grain silo. The Hadeland energy plant is located at Jaren. The Hadeland Folkemuseum is located just west of Jaren and includes the Old Tingelstad Church, built in Romanesque style during the Middle Ages, which still retains a well-preserved Renaissance interior.
References
References
- "Jaren, Gran". [[yr.no]].
- "Informasjon om stadnamn". [[Norwegian Mapping Authority.
- {{Cite SNL. Jaren. Jaren. 2025-09-16. Mæhlum. Lars. 2024-11-25
- Statistisk sentralbyrå. (2024-10-01). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
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