Forset is a village in

Gausdal Municipality Gausdal is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Gudbrandsdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Segalstad bru. Other villages in Gausdal include Follebu, Forset, a ...

Innlandet Innlandet is a county in Norway. It was created on 1 January 2020 with the merger of the old counties of Oppland and Hedmark (the municipalities of Jevnaker and Lunner were transferred to the neighboring county of Viken on the same date). The ...

county,

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. The village is located along the river Jøra, about west of the villages of

Follebu Follebu is a village in Gausdal Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located along the river Gausa, about to the southeast of the village of Segalstad bru. The town of Lillehammer lies about to the southeast of Follebu. F ...

and

Segalstad bru Segalstad bru () is the administrative centre of Gausdal Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located at the crossroad between Østre Gausdal and Vestre Gausdal. The village sits along the north side of the river Jøra, about ...

. Forset was the administrative centre of the former municipality of

Vestre Gausdal Vestre Gausdal is a former municipality in the old Oppland county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1879 until its dissolution in 1962. The area is now part of Gausdal Municipality. The administrative centre was the village of Forset. His ...

, which existed until 1962 when it became a part of Gausdal Municipality. Vestre Gausdal Church is located in the village. The village has a population (2021) of 584 and a

population density Population density (in agriculture: standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans, but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geographical term.Matt RosenberPopul ...

of .

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Gausdal Villages in Innlandet {{Innlandet-geo-stub