Raufoss

Raufoss is the administrative centre of Vestre Toten Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) south of the larger town of Gjøvik. The village area is located along the municipal border with the neighboring Gjøvik Municipality and the actual urban area of Raufoss does cross the border slightly, including a small part of Gjøvik as well (as defined by Statistics Norway).

Raufoss
Village
View of the village church
Raufoss
Location of the village
Raufoss
Raufoss (Norway)
Coordinates: 60.72604°N 10.6133°E / 60.72604; 10.6133
CountryNorway
RegionEastern Norway
CountyInnlandet
DistrictToten
MunicipalityVestre Toten (and Gjøvik)
Area
  Total7.11 km2 (2.75 sq mi)
Elevation
320 m (1,050 ft)
Population
 (2021)
  Total7,839
  Density1,102/km2 (2,850/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
2830 Raufoss

The 7.11-square-kilometre (1,760-acre) village has a population (2021) of 7,839 and a population density of 1,102 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,850/sq mi). Of these numbers, 6.71 square kilometres (1,660 acres) of the village and 7,565 people live in the Vestre Toten part of the village and 0.4 square kilometres (99 acres) of the village and 274 people live in the part of Raufoss that is in Gjøvik.

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