Moen is the

administrative centre An administrative centre is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune, is located. In countries with French as the administrative language, such as Belgi ...

Målselv Municipality Målselv () is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Troms Counties of Norway, county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Moen, Troms, Moen. The main commercial centre of the municipality is the ...

Troms Troms (; ; ; ) is a Counties of Norway, county in northern Norway. It borders Finnmark county to the northeast and Nordland county in the southwest. Norrbotten Län in Sweden is located to the south and further southeast is a shorter border with ...

county,

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. The village of Moen is located in the

Målselvdalen Målselvdalen is the largest valley in Troms county, Norway. The river is located in Målselv Municipality. The river Målselva runs through the valley, ending at the Målselvfjorden (an arm off the main Malangen (fjord), Malangen fjord). The lo ...

valley about north of the town of

Bardufoss or is a List of towns and cities in Norway, town and commercial centre in Målselv Municipality in Troms county, Norway. The urban area was formally established as a town under Norwegian law in 2021 when the three villages of Andselv, Andslimo ...

and

Bardufoss Airport Bardufoss Airport (; ) is a primary airport situated at Bardufoss in Målselv Municipality in Troms county, Norway. The airport, which is the civilian sector of the Royal Norwegian Air Force's (RNoAF) Bardufoss Air Station, is operated by the ...

. The village has a population (2023) of 853 and a

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of . The village lies along the

Målselva The Målselva is a river in Målselv Municipality in Troms county, Norway. The long river flows through the Målselvdalen valley and then empties into the Målselvfjorden, an arm of the Malangen fjord. The municipality and the valley through ...

river and the

European route E6 European route E6 (, , or simply E6) is the main north–south thoroughfare through Norway as well as the west coast of Sweden. It is long and runs from the southern tip of Sweden at Trelleborg, into Norway and through almost all of the countr ...

crosses through the village with the Olsborg area in the north and the Moen area in the south. Most of the shops and schools are located in Olsborg, while the municipal offices are located in Moen.

Målselv Church Målselv Church () is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Målselv Municipality in Troms county, Norway. It is located along the river Målselva at Målselv, about north of the village of Bardufoss. It is the main church for the Målselv p ...

is located about north of the village.

References

Villages in Troms Målselv Populated places of Arctic Norway {{troms-geo-stub