Official Name: | Valle |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Agder#Norway |
Pushpin Label Position: | top |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the village |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Norway |
Subdivision Name1: | Southern Norway |
Subdivision Name2: | Agder |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Setesdal |
Subdivision Type4: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name4: | Valle |
Utc Offset1: | +01:00 |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +02:00 |
Area Total Km2: | 0.38 |
Population As Of: | 2016 |
Population Total: | 289 |
Population Density Km2: | 761 |
Postal Code Type: | Post Code |
Postal Code: | 4747 Valle |
Coordinates: | 59.2126°N 7.5356°W |
Elevation M: | 310 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Valle (pronounced as /no-NO-03/)[2] is the administrative centre of Valle municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located in the Setesdal valley, along the river Otra. The village lies along the Norwegian National Road 9, about north of the city of Kristiansand. The 0.38km2 village has a population (2016) of 289 which gives the village a population density of .[3]
The village has municipal offices, schools, Valle Church, stores, a bank, hotels, and camping facilities. The local high school specializes in silversmith and goldsmith training as part of the Setesdal Upper Secondary School. This leads students from all over Norway and internationally to come to Valle to train to become jewelers.