Gran, Norway

Gran Municipality
Gran kommune
Municipal building in Jaren
Municipal building in Jaren
Flag of Gran Municipality
Coat of arms of Gran Municipality
Innlandet within Norway
Innlandet within Norway
Gran within Innlandet
Gran within Innlandet
Coordinates: 60°26′28″N 10°29′44″E / 60.44111°N 10.49556°E / 60.44111; 10.49556
CountryNorway
CountyInnlandet
DistrictHadeland
Established1 Jan 1838
 • Created asFormannskapsdistrikt
Administrative centreJaren
Government
 • Mayor (2023)Gunn Elisabeth Alm Thoresen (Ap)
Area
 • Total756.64 km2 (292.14 sq mi)
 • Land656.68 km2 (253.55 sq mi)
 • Water99.97 km2 (38.60 sq mi)  13.2%
 • Rank#148 in Norway
Population
 (2023)
 • Total13,568
 • Rank#89 in Norway
 • Density20.7/km2 (54/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years)
Increase +0.1%
DemonymsGransokning
Granasokning[1]
Official language
 • Norwegian formBokmål
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-3446[3]
WebsiteOfficial website

Gran is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Hadeland. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Jaren. Other villages in Gran include Bjoneroa, Brandbu, Egge, Gran, and Ringstad.

The 757-square-kilometre (292 sq mi) municipality is the 148th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Gran is the 89th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 13,568. The municipality's population density is 20.7 inhabitants per square kilometre (54/sq mi) and its population has increased by 0.1% over the previous 10-year period.[4][5]

  1. ^ "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
  2. ^ "Forskrift om målvedtak i kommunar og fylkeskommunar" (in Norwegian). Lovdata.no.
  3. ^ Bolstad, Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (26 January 2023). "Kommunenummer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget.
  4. ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå. "Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M)" (in Norwegian).
  5. ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå. "09280: Area of land and fresh water (km²) (M)" (in Norwegian).