Øvre Årdal
Øvre Årdal is a village in Årdal Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is the larger of the two primary villages in Årdal Municipality. The village is situated at the northern end of the 9 km long lake Årdalsvatnet, with the village of Årdalstangen at the southern end.
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Øvre Årdal is a village in Årdal Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is the larger of the two primary villages in Årdal Municipality. The village is situated at the northern end of the 9 km long lake Årdalsvatnet, with the village of Årdalstangen at the southern end.
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The 1.89 km2 village has a population (2024) of 3,094 and a population density of 1637 PD/km2. • Illustration — View of Blåberg from Øvre Årdal Farnes Church is located in this village. The road Tindevegen goes from Øvre Årdal, through the Fardalen valley to the village of Turtagrø in Luster Municipality. It's one of the highest elevation roads in Norway. There is also a road which goes south past the lake Tyin to the European route E16 highway which goes through Valdres to Oslo. Øvre Årdal is the starting point for tours into the nearby Utladalen Landscape Protection Area and Jotunheimen National Park. There are trips to the Utladalen and Avdalen valleys, to the mountain Falketind, to the Vettisfossen waterfall, and to the historic farms of Vetti, Vettismorki, and Avdalen. Norsk Hydro has an aluminium smelting plant which is a major employer in the area. Årdal FK is an association football club which plays in Jotun stadium in Øvre Årdal.
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• Official Name — Øvre Årdal • Settlement Type — Village • 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 — Årdal Municipality • Area Total Km2 — 1.89 • Population As Of — 2025 • Population Total — 3094 • Population Density Km2 — 1637 • Timezone1 — CET • Utc Offset1 — +01:00 • Timezone1 Dst — CEST • Utc Offset1 Dst — +02:00 • Postal Code Type — Post Code • Postal Code — 6884 Øvre Årdal • Elevation M — 11
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- 1.yr.no. Øvre Årdal, Årdal (Vestland).
- 2.Kartverket. Informasjon om stadnamn. Norgeskart.
- 3.Statistisk sentralbyrå. Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality. 2025-10-27.
- 4.Cite SNL Øvre_Årdal Øvre Årdal 2025-11-16 Askheim Svein 2025-08-01
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