Gaupne is the administrative center of the municipality of Luster in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located along the Gaupnefjorden, an arm of the Lustrafjorden, about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) north of the village of Hafslo. The village of Veitastrond is located across the mountains 20 kilometres (12 mi) to the northwest. The Sognefjellsvegen road passes through here on its way to the village of Skjolden and beyond.
The 1.5-square-kilometre (370-acre) village has a population (2019) of 1,257 and a population density of 838 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,170/sq mi).[1]
Gaupne sits at the southern end of the Jostedalen valley, with the river Jostedøla's mouth located in Gaupne. It sits southwest of the Jostedalsbreen glacier, between Jostedalsbreen National Park and Breheimen National Park. The village is about 40 kilometres (25 mi) south of the famous Nigardsbreen glacier, and the Breheimsenteret museum is located about 25 kilometres (16 mi) to the north of Gaupne in the village of Jostedal.
There are two churches in Gaupne, the historic Old Gaupne Church and the newer Gaupne Church.
^ abcStatistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2019). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
^"Gaupne" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 12 September 2010.
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