Bruflat is the
administrative centre
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In countries with French as the administrative language, such as Belgi ...
of
Etnedal Municipality
Etnedal is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Valdres. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Bruflat.
The municipality is the 216th largest by area out of the 356 ...
in
Innlandet
Innlandet is a Counties of Norway, county in Norway. It was created on 1 January 2020 with the merger of the old counties of Oppland and Hedmark (Jevnaker Municipality and Lunner Municipality were transferred to the neighboring county of Viken ( ...
county,
Norway
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. The village is located along the river
Etna, about to the northeast of the village of
Bagn
Bagn is the administrative centre of Sør-Aurdal Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located in the Begnadalen valley, about to the southeast of the town of Fagernes. The river Begna runs through the village on its way thr ...
and about to the northwest of the village of
Dokka.
The village has a population (2021) of 235 and a
population density
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of .
The village originally belonged to
Sør-Aurdal
Sør-Aurdal is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the Traditional districts of Norway, traditional district of Valdres. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Ba ...
municipality, but on 1 January 1894 the whole parish was split away, together with Nord-Etnedal parish, to create the new Etnedal municipality.
References
Etnedal
Villages in Innlandet
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