Tangen

{{Infobox settlement

|official_name = Tangen

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|settlement_type = Village

|image_skyline = Tangen fra Gjellberget.jpg

|image_caption = View of the village seen from the nearby Gjellberget

|pushpin_map = Innlandet#Norway

|pushpin_label_position = top

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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 = Hedmarken

|subdivision_type4 = Municipality

|subdivision_name4 = Stange Municipality

|timezone1 = CET

|utc_offset1 = +01:00

|timezone1_DST = CEST

|utc_offset1_DST = +02:00

|area_footnotes =

|area_total_km2 = 0.6

|population_as_of = 2021

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|population_total = 535

|population_density_km2 = 897

|postal_code_type = Post Code

|postal_code = 2337 Tangen

|coordinates = {{coord|60.61792|11.26674|region:NO_type:city|display=inline,title}}

|elevation_m = 166

|elevation_footnotes = {{Cite web |title=Tangen, Stange |url=https://www.yr.no/nb/v%C3%A6rvarsel/daglig-tabell/1-117763/Norge/Innlandet/Stange/Tangen |publisher=yr.no |accessdate=2022-03-25}}}}

Tangen is a village in Stange Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located near the shores of the large lake Mjøsa, about {{convert|12|km}} south of the village of Stangebyen. The small village of Espa lies about {{convert|5|km}} to the south of Tangen.{{Cite encyclopedia |title=Tangen |encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon |publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget |url=https://snl.no/Tangen |date=2021-11-01 |editor-last=Thorsnæs |editor-first=Geir |language=Norwegian |accessdate=2022-03-25}}

The {{convert|0.6|km2|acre|adj=on}} village has a population (2021) of 535 and a population density of {{convert|897|PD/km2}}.{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |date=2021-01-01 |title=Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/befolkning/statistikker/beftett/aar |authorlink=Statistics Norway}}

The Dovrebanen railway line runs through the village, stopping at Tangen Station. The European route E6 highway runs along the east side of Tangen.

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Category:Stange

Category:Villages in Innlandet

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