Bagn

{{Short description|Village in Sør-Aurdal, Norway}}

{{Infobox settlement

|official_name = Bagn

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|settlement_type = Village

|image_skyline = Bagn, Sør-Aurdal.JPG

|image_caption = View of the village

|pushpin_map = Innlandet#Norway

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|pushpin_map_caption = Location of the village

|subdivision_type = Country

|subdivision_name = Norway

|subdivision_type1 = Region

|subdivision_name1 = Eastern Norway

|subdivision_type2 = County

|subdivision_name2 = Innlandet

|subdivision_type3 = District

|subdivision_name3 = Valdres

|subdivision_type4 = Municipality

|subdivision_name4 = Sør-Aurdal Municipality

|timezone1 = CET

|utc_offset1 = +01:00

|timezone1_DST = CEST

|utc_offset1_DST = +02:00

|area_footnotes =

|area_total_km2 = 0.86

|population_as_of = 2021

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|population_total = 627

|population_density_km2 = 731

|postal_code_type = Post Code

|postal_code = 2930 Bagn

|coordinates = {{coord|60.82249|9.55206|region:NO_type:city|display=inline,title}}

|elevation_m = 230

|elevation_footnotes = {{Cite web |title=Bagn, Sør-Aurdal |url=https://www.yr.no/nb/v%C3%A6rvarsel/daglig-tabell/1-127536/Norge/Innlandet/S%C3%B8r-Aurdal/Bagn |access-date=2022-09-24 |publisher=yr.no}}}}

Bagn is the administrative centre of Sør-Aurdal Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located in the Begnadalen valley, about {{convert|25|km}} to the southeast of the town of Fagernes. The river Begna runs through the village on its way through the Valdres region. The river has a {{convert|16|m|adj=on}} tall waterfall at Bagn. The European route E16 highway passes through the village on its way between Bergen and Oslo.{{Cite encyclopedia |title=Bagn |encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon |publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget |url=https://snl.no/Bagn |date=2022-03-29 |editor-last=Thorsnæs |editor-first=Geir |language=Norwegian |accessdate=2022-09-24}}

The {{convert|0.86|km2|acre|adj=on}} village has a population (2021) of 627 and a population density of {{convert|731|PD/km2}}.{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |date=2021-01-01 |title=Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/befolkning/statistikker/beftett/aar}}

Bagn Church is located in the village. The Valdrestunet mall and the Bagn Bygdesamling museaum are both located in the area as well. The 13th-century Reinli Stave Church lies about {{convert|5|km}} to the west of the village. During World War II, there were some major battles in the Bagn area in April 1940, with a national memorial site at Bagnsbergatn.