Official Name: | Lesja |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Innlandet#Norway |
Pushpin Label Position: | top |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the village |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Norway |
Subdivision Name1: | Eastern Norway |
Subdivision Name2: | Innlandet |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Gudbrandsdalen |
Subdivision Type4: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name4: | Lesja Municipality |
Utc Offset1: | +01:00 |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +02:00 |
Area Total Km2: | 0.39 |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Population Total: | 226 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Postal Code Type: | Post Code |
Postal Code: | 2665 Lesja |
Coordinates: | 62.1184°N 8.8642°W |
Elevation M: | 626 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Lesja is the administrative centre of Lesja Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located in the upper Gudbrandsdalen valley, along the river Gudbrandsdalslågen, about northwest of the larger village of Dombås. The European route E136 highway and the Raumabanen railway line both pass through the village, with the railway line stopping at the Lesja Station. Lesja Church is located in the village.[2]
The 0.39km2 village had a population (2019) of 226 and a population density of . Since 2019, the population and area data for this village area has not been separately tracked by Statistics Norway.[3]