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{{About|Fagernes in Innlandet county|Fagernes in Nordland county|Fagernes (Narvik)}}
{{short description|Town in Innlandet, Norway}}
{{Infobox settlement
|official_name          = Fagernes
|other_name             = 
|native_name            = 
|nickname               = 
|settlement_type        = [[List of towns and cities in Norway|Town/City]]<ref name="town">In the Norwegian language, the word ''by'' can be translated as "town" or "city".</ref>
|image_skyline          = Fagernes, Nord-Aurdal.JPG
|image_caption          = View of the town
|image_map              = {{Infobox mapframe|zoom=10|marker=town}}
|pushpin_map            = Innlandet#Norway
|pushpin_label          = 
|pushpin_label_position = top
|subdivision_type       = Country
|subdivision_name       = [[Norway]]
|subdivision_type1      = [[List of regions of Norway|Region]] 
|subdivision_name1      = [[Eastern Norway]]
|subdivision_type2      = [[Counties of Norway|County]] 
|subdivision_name2      = [[Innlandet]]
|subdivision_type3      = [[Districts of Norway|District]]
|subdivision_name3      = [[Valdres]]
|subdivision_type4      = [[List of municipalities of Norway|Municipality]]
|subdivision_name4      = [[Nord-Aurdal Municipality]]
|timezone1              = [[Central European Time|CET]] 
|utc_offset1            = +01:00
|timezone1_DST          = [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]] 
|utc_offset1_DST        = +02:00
|established_title      = Established as
|established_date       = &nbsp;
|established_title1     = [[List of towns and cities in Norway|Town]] ({{lang|no|By}})
|established_date1      = 8 Sept 2007
|area_footnotes         = <ref name="ssb" />
|area_total_km2         = 2
|population_as_of       = 2024
|population_footnotes   = <ref name="ssb" />
|population_total       = 1983
|population_density_km2 = 992
|population_demonym     = 
|postal_code_type       = Post Code
|postal_code            = 2900 Fagernes
|coordinates            = {{coord|60.98586|9.23227|region:NO_type:city|display=inline,title}}
|elevation_m            = 360
|elevation_footnotes    = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Fagernes, Nord-Aurdal |url=https://www.yr.no/nb/v%C3%A6rvarsel/daglig-tabell/1-126911/Norge/Innlandet/Nord-Aurdal/Fagernes |access-date=2022-09-15 |publisher=[[yr.no]]}}</ref>}}

{{Audio|Fagernes.ogg|'''Fagernes'''}}<ref name="name">{{Cite web |title=Informasjon om stadnamn |url=https://stadnamn.kartverket.no/fakta/494290 |access-date=2025-08-31 |website=Norgeskart |publisher=[[Norwegian Mapping Authority|Kartverket]] |language=no}}</ref> is a [[List of towns and cities in Norway|town]]<ref name="town" /> in [[Nord-Aurdal Municipality]] in [[Innlandet]] county, [[Norway]]. The town is the [[administrative centre]] of the municipality as well as the largest urban/commercial centre for the [[Valdres]] region. It is located just northwest of the village of [[Leira, Norway|Leira]] and about {{convert|5|km}} south of the village of [[Skrautvål]]. The {{convert|2|km2|acre|adj=on}} town has a population (2024) of 1,983 and a [[population density]] of {{convert|992|PD/km2}}.<ref name="ssb">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |date=2024-10-01 |title=Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/befolkning/folketall/statistikk/tettsteders-befolkning-og-areal}}</ref><ref name="snl">{{Cite SNL|Fagernes|Fagernes|2025-09-01|Thorsnæs|Geir|2025-08-01}}</ref>

Fagernes lies approximately 3 hours northwest of the capital city of [[Oslo]], and is an important destination for [[tourism in Norway]], due to good transportation connections and the nature in the surrounding Valdres valley, including the mountain areas such as [[Jotunheimen]] and [[Spåtind]]. The [[European route E16]] highway runs through the town. The [[Strondafjorden]] lake lies on the south side of the town. [[Tingnes Church]] is located in the town.<ref name="snl" /> 

==History==
On 14 June 2007 the [[municipal council (Norway)|municipal council]] of [[Nord-Aurdal Municipality]] decided to bestow [[list of cities in Norway|town status]] on the large village of Fagernes. The decision came into force on 8 September 2007, when Fagernes celebrated the 150th anniversary of its establishment as a village.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kessel |first=Dag |date=2007-06-15 |title=Fagernes blir by |language=no |work=NRK |url=http://www.nrk.no/nyheter/distrikt/hedmark_og_oppland/valdres/1.2707608 |access-date=2007-07-04}}</ref><ref name="snl" />

===Name===
''Fagernes'' is a compound word made up of {{wikt-lang|no|fager}} which means "fair" or "beautiful" and {{wikt-lang|no|nes}} which means "[[headland]]".

==Climate==
Fagernes has a [[boreal climate]] (subarctic), close to a [[humid continental climate]]. February–April is the driest season, while summer is the wettest. The all-time low {{convert|-36.4|°C}} was recorded January 1987, and the all-time high {{convert|32.3|°C}} was recorded in both July 2014 and August 1982. The average date for first overnight freeze (below {{convert|0|°C}}) in autumn is 25 September (1981-2010 average).<ref>{{Cite web |date=25 September 2013 |title=Første frostnatt – Yr |url=https://www.yr.no/artikkel/forste-frostnatt-1.11261900}}</ref> 
{{Weather box 
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|width = auto
|location = Fagernes in [[Nord-Aurdal]], [[Valdres]] 1991-2020 (358 m, extremes 1982-2020)
|Jan record high C = 11.6 | Jan record low C = -36.4
|Feb record high C = 12.2 | Feb record low C = -34.4
|Mar record high C = 15.2 | Mar record low C = -29.5
|Apr record high C = 21.5 | Apr record low C =-18.2
|May record high C = 27.5 | May record low C = -4.9
|Jun record high C = 31.3 | Jun record low C = -1.3
|Jul record high C = 32.3 | Jul record low C = 1.5
|Aug record high C = 32.3 | Aug record low C = 0
|Sep record high C = 26.3 | Sep record low C = -4.4
|Oct record high C = 21.7 | Oct record low C = -13.4
|Nov record high C = 14.9 | Nov record low C = -23
|Dec record high C = 11.3 | Dec record low C = -27.7
|Jan high C = -3.9
|Feb high C = -1.9
|Mar high C = 3.3
|Apr high C = 8.8
|May high C = 14.3
|Jun high C = 18.6
|Jul high C = 21.2
|Aug high C = 19.4
|Sep high C = 14.4
|Oct high C = 7
|Nov high C = 0.9
|Dec high C = -3.3
<!-- Mean daily temperature -->
|Jan mean C=-7.6
|Feb mean C=-6.7
|Mar mean C=-2.4
|Apr mean C=2.8
|May mean C=8.1
|Jun mean C=12.8
|Jul mean C=15.4
|Aug mean C=13.8
|Sep mean C=9.4
|Oct mean C=3.4
|Nov mean C=-1.8
|Dec mean C=-6.6
|year mean C=
|Jan low C = -11.1
|Feb low C = -10.4
|Mar low C = -6.4
|Apr low C = -1.3
|May low C = 3
|Jun low C = 7.8
|Jul low C = 10.7
|Aug low C = 9.7
|Sep low C = 6
|Oct low C = 1
|Nov low C = -4.1
|Dec low C = -9.6
|year low C =
<!-- Total precipitation, this should include rain and snow. -->
|precipitation colour=green <!-- Enter "green" for green precipitation colours, remove this line for blue colouring. -->
|Jan precipitation mm=44.6
|Feb precipitation mm=26.9
|Mar precipitation mm=25.1
|Apr precipitation mm=27.2
|May precipitation mm=55.7
|Jun precipitation mm=67.2
|Jul precipitation mm=87.1
|Aug precipitation mm=88.6
|Sep precipitation mm=54.6
|Oct precipitation mm=52.1
|Nov precipitation mm=53.8
|Dec precipitation mm=39.9
|year precipitation mm=
<!-- Mandatory fields, source -->
|source 1= Norwegian Meteorological Institute<ref>{{Cite web |title=Eklima/met.no |url=http://sharki.oslo.dnmi.no/portal/page?_pageid=73,39035,73_39080&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL}}</ref>
|source 2= NOAA-WMO averages 91-2020 Norway <ref>{{Cite web |title=NOAA-WMO normals Norway 1991-2020 |url=https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/Region-6-WMO-Normals-9120/Norway/CSV/?C=D;O=A |access-date=16 August 2023 |archive-date=2 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230802215026/https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/Region-6-WMO-Normals-9120/Norway/CSV/?C=D;O=A |url-status=dead}}</ref>
}}

==Notable people==
*[[Russia|Russian]]–Norwegian singer [[Erika Lundmoen]] was born in Fagernes.

==See also==
*[[List of towns and cities in Norway]]

==References==
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== External links ==
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZsbA8nhA2w/ Fagernes in pictures]
*[http://www.webcamsinnorway.com/webcams.php?viewcam=17 Fagernes Webcam]
*[http://www.visitvaldres.no Fagernes tourist office]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZsbA8nhA2w/ Fagernes in pictures] at YouTube

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