Jaren
Sign in to saveJaren is the administrative centre of Gran Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located about northwest of Oslo, the capital city. The lake Randsfjorden (Norway's fourth largest lake) lies about west of Jaren. The village of Brandbu lies about to the northwest, while the villages of Ringstad and Gran lie about to the southeast.
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Key facts
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- Jaren
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- Village
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- View of the municipal building in Jaren
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- Norway
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Wikidata facts
- Country
- Norway
- Located in
- Gran Municipality
- Capital of
- Gran Municipality
- Image
- Gran town hall, Jaren, Gran, Norway, 2008-06-06.jpg
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- Brandbu/Jaren
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- Yaren District
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Jaren is the administrative centre of Gran Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located about northwest of Oslo, the capital city. The lake Randsfjorden (Norway's fourth largest lake) lies about west of Jaren. The village of Brandbu lies about to the northwest, while the villages of Ringstad and Gran lie about 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 village of Brandbu/Jaren has a population (2024) of and a population density of .