Fåvang

Fåvang is a village in Ringebu Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located in the Gudbrandsdal valley, along the Gudbrandsdalslågen river, about north of the town of Lillehammer. The European route E6 highway runs through the village, right along the river. The village has a population (2024) of 712 and a population density of .

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Settlement.official_name: Fåvang
Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.image_skyline: Fåvang kirke.JPG
Settlement.image_caption: View of the village church
Settlement.mapframe: yes
Settlement.mapframe zoom: 11
Settlement.mapframe marker: village
Settlement.pushpin_map: Innlandet#Norway
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: top
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Norway
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Eastern Norway
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Innlandet
Settlement.subdivision_type3: District
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Gudbrandsdalen
Settlement.subdivision_type4: Municipality

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Population: 723
Area: 0.96
Image: Fåvangflom.jpg

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== History == Fåvang Stave Church (Fåvang stavkirke) was built after the Reformation, for the most part of using materials from earlier stave churches in the valley which had been demolished. The church was probably built between 1627 and 1630. The oldest parts can be dated back to around 1150–1250.