Editing Gran, Norway

{{short description|Municipality in Innlandet, Norway}}
{{About|the municipality in Norway|the village in Gran Municipality, Norway|Gran (village)}}
{{Infobox kommune
|name                   = Gran
|native_name            = 
|native_name_lang       = 
|other_name             = 
|former_name            = 
|image_skyline          = Gran town hall, Jaren, Gran, Norway, 2008-06-06.jpg
|image_caption          = Municipal building in Jaren
|idnumber               = 3446
|county                 = Innlandet
|district               = Hadeland
|capital                = [[Jaren]]
|established            = 1 Jan 1838
|preceded               = none
|demonyms               = Gransokning<br />Granasokning
|language               = Bokmål
|coatofarms             = 
|flag                   = 
|webpage                = www.gran.kommune.no
|mayor                  = Gunn Elisabeth Alm Thoresen
|mayor_party            = [[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]]
|mayor_as_of            = 2023
|area_rank              = 148
|area_total_km2         = 756.64
|area_land_km2          = 656.68
|area_water_km2         = 99.97
|area_water_percent     = 13.2
|population_as_of       = 2023
|population_rank        = 89
|population_total       = 13568
|population_density_km2 = 20.7
|population_increase    = 0.1
|coordinates            = {{coord|60|26|28|N|10|29|44|E|region:NO|display=inline,title}}
|utm_zone = 32V | utm_northing = 6701485 | utm_easting = 0582301 | geo_cat = adm2nd
}}

{{Audio|De-Gran.ogg|'''Gran'''}} is a [[List of municipalities of Norway|municipality]] in [[Innlandet]] county, [[Norway]]. It is located in the [[Traditional districts of Norway|traditional district]] of [[Hadeland]]. The [[administrative centre]] of the municipality is the village of [[Jaren]]. Other villages in Gran include [[Bjoneroa]], [[Brandbu]], [[Egge, Innlandet|Egge]], [[Gran (village)|Gran]], and [[Ringstad, Innlandet|Ringstad]].

The {{convert|757|km2|adj=on}} municipality is the 148th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Gran is the 89th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 13,568. The municipality's [[population density]] is {{convert|20.7|PD/km2}} and its population has increased by 0.1% over the previous 10-year period.<ref name="ssb pop">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |title=Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/06913/ |language=Norwegian}}</ref><ref name="ssb area">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |title=09280: Area of land and fresh water (km²) (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/09280/ |language=Norwegian}}</ref>

==General information==
[[File:Dynna stone left side, Hadeland Folkemuseum, 2008-06-01.jpg|left|thumb|Replica of [[dynna_stone|Dynna Runestone]] at Hadeland Folkemuseum]]
[[File:Sisterchurches.jpg|thumb|left|The Sister Churches]]
[[File:Tingelstad old church, Gran.jpg|left|thumb|[[Old Tingelstad Church|Tingelstad Old Church]]]]
The [[prestegjeld]] of Gran was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see [[formannskapsdistrikt]] law). On 1 January 1874, an unpopulated area of Gran Municipality was transferred to the neighboring [[Jevnaker Municipality]]. On 1 January 1897, the municipality was divided into two. The northern part of the municipality (population: 4,719) became the new municipality of [[Brandbu]] and the southern part of the municipality (population: 3,897) remained as Gran municipality. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the [[Schei Committee]]. On 1 January 1962, the Furulund area of Gran on the west side of the lake [[Randsfjorden]] (population: 180) was transferred to the neighboring [[Jevnaker Municipality]]. Also on that date, the remaining part of Gran (population: 5,249) was merged with [[Brandbu (municipality)|Brandbu Municipality]] (population: 6,477) to form a new, larger Gran Municipality. On 1 January 1964, the part of Gran located at the south end of the lake [[Einavatnet]] (population: 12) was transferred to the neighboring [[Vestre Toten Municipality]].<ref name="Dag">{{Cite book |last=Jukvam |first=Dag |url=http://www.ssb.no/emner/00/90/rapp_9913/rapp_9913.pdf |title=Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen |publisher=[[Statistics Norway|Statistisk sentralbyrå]] |year=1999 |isbn=9788253746845 |language=no}}</ref>

===Name===
The municipality (originally the [[prestegjeld|parish]]) is named after the old ''[[Gran (village)|Gran]]'' farm ({{langx|non|Grǫn}}). The name is identical with the word {{wikt-lang|non|grǫn}} which means "[[Norway Spruce|spruce]] tree".<ref>{{Cite book |last=Rygh |first=Oluf |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jJMOAAAAYAAJ |title=Norske gaardnavne: Kristians amt (anden halvdel) |date=1902 |publisher=W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri |edition=4-2 |location=Kristiania, Norge |page=140 |language=no |authorlink=Oluf Rygh}}</ref>

===Coat of arms===
The [[coat of arms]] was granted on 11 December 1987. The official [[blazon]] is ''"[[Gules]], two [[Pile (heraldry)|piles]] reversed from each emerges a [[cross bottony]] [[Or (heraldry)|Or]]"'' ({{langx|no|I rødt to gull spisser som ender i kløverbladkors}}). This means the arms have a red [[field (heraldry)|field]] (background) and the [[charge (heraldry)|charge]] is two triangles stretching upwards with a [[bottony]] cross on the tip of each triangle. The charge has a [[tincture (heraldry)|tincture]] of [[Or (heraldry)|Or]] which means it is commonly colored yellow, but if it is made out of metal, then gold is used. The triangles and crosses were meant to represent the [[spire]]s of the medieval [[Sister churches (Norway)|Sister Churches]] which are located in the municipality. The arms were designed by Kari Ruud Flem from [[Jevnaker]]. The municipal flag has the same design as the coat of arms.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Civic heraldry of Norway - Norske Kommunevåpen |url=https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/heraldrywiki/index.php?title=Gran |access-date=2023-04-22 |publisher=Heraldry of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Gran, Oppland (Norway) |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/no-05-34.html |access-date=2023-04-22 |website=Flags of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1987-12-11 |title=Godkjenning av våpen og flagg |url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/LF/forskrift/1987-12-11-1061 |access-date=2023-04-22 |website=Lovdata.no |publisher=Norges kommunal- og arbeidsdepartementet |language=no}}</ref>

===Churches===
The [[Church of Norway]] has four parishes ({{lang|no|sokn}}) within the municipality of Gran. It is part of the [[Hadeland og Land prosti]] ([[deanery]]) in the [[Diocese of Hamar]].

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ style="font-size:medium"|'''''Churches in Gran'''''
!Parish ({{lang|no|sokn}})!!Church name!!Location of the church!!Year built
|-
|rowspan="1"|Bjoneroa||[[Sørum Church (Hadeland)|Sørum Church]]||[[Bjoneroa]]||1861
|-
|rowspan="1"|Brandbu||[[Nes Church (Gran)|Nes Church]]||[[Røykenvik]]||1730
|-
|rowspan="5"|Gran/Tingelstad||[[Grymyr Church]]||[[Grymyr]]||2003
|-
|[[Sister Churches, Norway|St. Mary's Church]]||[[Granavollen]]||c. 1150
|-
|[[Sister Churches, Norway|St. Nicholas' Church]]||[[Granavollen]]||c. 1150
|-
|[[Tingelstad Church]]||[[Tingelstad]]||1866
|-
|[[Old Tingelstad Church]]||[[Tingelstad]]||c. 1220
|-
|rowspan="2"|Moen/Ål||[[Moen Church]]||[[Jaren]]||1914
|-
|[[Ål Church (Gran)|Ål Church]]||[[Gran (village)|Gran]]||1929
|}

==History==
{| style="float: right;" class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Number of minorities (1st and 2nd generation) in Gran by country of origin in 2015
|-
!Ancestry!!Number<ref>{{Cite web |title=Immigrants and Norwegian-born to immigrant parents |url=https://www.ssb.no/statistikkbanken/selectvarval/Define.asp?subjectcode=&ProductId=&MainTable=FolkInnvkatLand&nvl=&PLanguage=1&nyTmpVar=true&CMSSubjectArea=befolkning&KortNavnWeb=innvbef&StatVariant=&checked=true |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150702101705/https://www.ssb.no/statistikkbanken/selectvarval/Define.asp?subjectcode=&ProductId=&MainTable=FolkInnvkatLand&nvl=&PLanguage=1&nyTmpVar=true&CMSSubjectArea=befolkning&KortNavnWeb=innvbef&StatVariant=&checked=true |archive-date=2 July 2015 |access-date=29 June 2015 |publisher=ssb.no}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Lithuania}}||190
|-
| {{flag|Eritrea}}||142
|-
| {{flag|Poland}}||142
|-
| {{flag|Somalia}}||139
|-
| {{flag|Kosovo}}||64
|-
| {{flag|Iraq}}||47
|-
| {{flag|Philippines}}||45
|-
| {{flag|Sweden}}||45
|-
| {{flag|Thailand}}||44
|-
| {{flag|Denmark}}||36
|}

Granavollen is the site of the [[Sister churches (Norway)|Sister Churches]] ({{langx|no|Søsterkirkene}}). These two stone churches are from the [[Middle Ages]] and were constructed side by side. The smaller and older is the ''Mariakirke'', a single [[nave]] church built in the [[Romanesque architecture|Romanesque]] style, built sometime before 1150.  The neighbouring ''Nikolaikirke'' is a three-aisled [[basilica]], probably inspired by the construction of the ''St. Halvardskirke'' in [[Oslo]]. It was built sometime between 1150 and 1200. According to local [[folklore]], the churches were built by two sisters. These two detested each other so much they could not share the same church. A more likely explanation however, is that the ''Mariakirke'' was built for the local congregation, while the ''Nikolaikirke'' was the main church for Hadeland parish. The [[Granavollen stone]] is located behind the ''Nikolaikirken''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Søsterkirkene |url=https://en.gjovik.com/what-to-do/sosterkirkene-a-landmark-p642143 |access-date=2016-10-01 |publisher=Gjøvikregionen Hadeland Ringerike }}{{Dead link|date=June 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

The [[Old Tingelstad Church]] (''Tingelstad St.Petri Kirke'') is another medieval stone church. It is a Romanesque stone church, dated to the 12th century and dedicated to [[St.Peter]].  This church has survived even though it has not been in regular use for some 140 years.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tingelstad (St.Petri) Kirke |url=http://www.hadelandlag.org/about/tinkirke.htm |access-date=2016-10-01 |publisher=Hadeland Lag of America}}</ref>

This is also the location of [[Hadeland Folkemuseum]] with a collection of buildings from the area, farm implements, a [[grave mound]] from the [[Viking Age]], and a replica of the 11th century [[Dynna stone|Dynna Runestone]] (''Dynnasteinen''). It also holds an archive of photographs and documents.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dynnasteinen |url=https://snl.no/Dynnasteinen |access-date=2016-10-01 |publisher=Store norske leksikon}}</ref>

==Economy==
In 2002, the economy of the municipality was {{NOK|24,098|link=yes}} in free income per inhabitant, and the net debt per inhabitant was {{NOK|41,835}} (also municipal economy, not private). Health care spending represents about one-third of the total municipal budget, which is 7.5% higher than the average for Norway. The [[Norwegian National Road 4]] runs through the most populated parts of Gran, bringing lots of transportation traffic.

==Geography==
[[File:Brandbukampen.jpg|thumb|400px|right|View of Brandbukampen in Gran municipality]]
Gran is part of the [[Hadeland]] region. It is bordered to the north by the municipalities of [[Søndre Land]] and [[Vestre Toten]] (in [[Innlandet]] county), to the east by [[Hurdal]] and [[Nannestad]], to the south by [[Lunner]] and [[Jevnaker]], and to the west by [[Ringerike (municipality)|Ringerike]]. There are several lakes in Gran including [[Øyangen (Gran)|Øyangen]], [[Randsfjorden]], and [[Vestre Bjonevatnet]].
{{Further|topic=the mountain|Lushaugen}}

==Government==
Gran Municipality is responsible for [[primary education]] (through 10th grade), outpatient [[Health care|health services]], [[old age|senior citizen]] services, [[welfare spending|welfare]] and other [[Social work|social services]], [[zoning]], [[economic development]], and municipal [[road]]s and utilities. The municipality is governed by a [[Municipal council (Norway)|municipal council]] of [[Direct election|directly elected]] representatives. The [[mayor]] is [[Indirect election|indirectly elected]] by a vote of the municipal council.<ref name="ks">{{Cite encyclopedia |title=kommunestyre |encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]] |publisher=[[Kunnskapsforlaget]] |url=https://snl.no/kommunestyre |date=2022-09-20 |editor-last=Hansen |editor-first=Tore |language=Norwegian |editor2-last=Vabo |editor2-first=Signy Irene |accessdate=2022-10-14}}</ref> The municipality is under the jurisdiction of the [[Vestre Innlandet District Court]] and the [[Eidsivating Court of Appeal]].

===Municipal council===
The [[Municipal council (Norway)|municipal council]] {{lang|no|(Kommunestyre)}} of Gran is made up of 27 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The tables below show the current and historical composition of the council by political [[Political party|party]].
{{div col}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Gran
|start                     = 2023
|end                       = 2027
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2023 - Innlandet |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2023/ko/innlandet/gran#seats |access-date=2024-01-14 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = 
|Total                     = 27
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 9
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 3
|Høyre                     = 5
|Rødt                      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 2
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|otherparty                = Gran local list
|otherparty_no             = Gran Bygdeliste
|otherparty_number         = 6
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Gran
|start                     = 2019
|end                       = 2023
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2019 - Innlandet |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2019/ko/innlandet/gran#seats |access-date=2022-10-09 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 27
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 8
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 1
|Høyre                     = 3
|SV/R                      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 6
|otherparty                = Gran local list
|otherparty_no             = Gran Bygdeliste
|otherparty_number         = 8
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Gran
|start                     = 2015
|end                       = 2019
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2015 - Oppland |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2015/ko/oppland/gran#seats |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref><ref name="ssb valg">{{Cite web |title=Table: 04813: Members of the local councils, by party/electoral list at the Municipal Council election (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/04813/ |publisher=Statistics Norway |language=Norwegian}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 27
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 9
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 2
|Grønne                    = 1
|Høyre                     = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|otherparty                = Gran local list
|otherparty_no             = Gran bygdeliste
|otherparty_number         = 9
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Gran
|start                     = 2011
|end                       = 2015
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2011 - Oppland |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2011/ko/oppland/gran#seats |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 27
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 10
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 2
|Høyre                     = 5
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 1
|otherparty                = Gran local list
|otherparty_no             = Gran Bygdeliste
|otherparty_number         = 5
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Gran
|start                     = 2007
|end                       = 2011
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 27
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Høyre                     = 2
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 3
|otherparty                = Gran local list
|otherparty_no             = Gran bygdeliste
|otherparty_number         = 10
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Gran
|start                     = 2003
|end                       = 2007
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 27
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 13
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 4
|Høyre                     = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Gran
|start                     = 1999
|end                       = 2003
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" /><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/publikasjoner/pdf/nos_c621/nos_c621.pdf |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1999 |date=2000 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |isbn=8253748531 |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger, Norge |language=Norwegian |issn=0332-8023}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 39
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 17
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 4
|Høyre                     = 5
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 6
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 3
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Gran
|start                     = 1995
|end                       = 1999
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_c342.pdf |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1995 |date=1996 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |isbn=8253743351 |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger, Norge |language=Norwegian |issn=0332-8023}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 39
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 16
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 5
|Høyre                     = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 9
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Gran
|start                     = 1991
|end                       = 1995
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_c057.pdf |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1991 |date=1993 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |isbn=8253737939 |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger, Norge |language=Norwegian |issn=0332-8023}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 39
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 18
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 2
|Høyre                     = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 9
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Gran
|start                     = 1987
|end                       = 1991
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b765.pdf |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1987 |date=1988 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |isbn=8253726325 |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger, Norge |language=Norwegian |issn=0332-8023}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 39
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 20
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 4
|Høyre                     = 5
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 6
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Gran
|start                     = 1983
|end                       = 1987
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b450.pdf |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1983 |date=1984 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |isbn=8253720378 |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger, Norge |language=Norwegian |issn=0332-8023}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 39
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 21
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 2
|Høyre                     = 6
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 6
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Gran
|start                     = 1979
|end                       = 1983
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b093.pdf |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1979 |date=1979 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |isbn=8253710836 |location=Oslo, Norge |language=Norwegian |issn=0332-8023}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 39
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 20
|Høyre                     = 6
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 8
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Gran
|start                     = 1975
|end                       = 1979
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a769.pdf |title=Kommunevalgene 1975 |date=1977 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |isbn=8253705646 |location=Oslo, Norge |language=Norwegian}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 39
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 19
|Høyre                     = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 10
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 3
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Gran
|start                     = 1971
|end                       = 1975
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a457.pdf |title=Kommunevalgene 1972 |date=1973 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |isbn=8253701144 |volume=I |location=Oslo, Norge |language=Norwegian}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 39
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 20
|Høyre                     = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|NKP                       = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 11
|Sosialistisk_Folkeparti   = 2
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Gran
|start                     = 1967
|end                       = 1971
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1967 |title=Kommunevalgene 1967 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a214.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo, Norge |volume=I}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 39
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 22
|Høyre                     = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 10
|Sosialistisk_Folkeparti   = 1
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Gran
|start                     = 1963
|end                       = 1967
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1964 |title=Kommunevalgene 1963 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xii_138.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo, Norge}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 39
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 22
|Høyre                     = 3
|NKP                       = 1
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 10
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Gran
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1959
|end                       = 1963
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1960 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xii_022.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo, Norge}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 23
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 12
|NKP                       = 1
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 10
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Gran
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1955
|end                       = 1959
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1957 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xi_252.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo, Norge}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 23
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 9
|NKP                       = 2
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 12
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Gran
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1951
|end                       = 1955
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1952 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xi_120.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 16
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 8
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 8
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Gran
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1947
|end                       = 1951
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1948 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_x_165.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 16
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|NKP                       = 1
|AFS                       = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 7
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Gran
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1945
|end                       = 1947
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1947 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_x_133.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 16
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|NKP                       = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 6
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Gran
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1937
|end                       = 1940* 
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1938 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_ix_133.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 16
|Senterpartiet             = 8
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 1
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|}}
{{div col end}}

===Mayors===
{{incomplete list|date=April 2023}}
The [[Mayor#Scandinavia|mayors]] ({{langx|no|ordfører}}) of Gran (incomplete list):
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*1838-1839: Carl Jacob Bergh
*1856-1861: Amund Larsen Gulden
*1864-1867: Amund Larsen Gulden
*1945-1946: Olaf Prestsæter ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Bp]])
*1946-1948: Paul A. Grini ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Bp]])
*1948-1951: Axel Moger ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1952-1954: Lars Skovly ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1955-1956: Axel Bråten ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1956-1959: Torgrim Dynna ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Bp]])
*1960-1961: Kristian Torgalsen ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1962-1965: Jens Røisli ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1966-1970: Alf Skovly ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1970-1979: Gunnar Sagbakken ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1980-1995: Lars Arne Høydal ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1996–2005: [[Rigmor Aasrud]] ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*2005-2007: Roald Braathen ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*2007-2011: Inger Staxrud ([[Bygdeliste|LL]])
*2011-2015: Knut Magnar Lehre ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*2015–2019: Willy Westhagen ([[Bygdeliste|LL]])
*2019–2023: Randi Eek Thorsen ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]]) 
*2023-present: Gunn Elisabeth Alm Thoresen ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-09-20 |title=Fortsatt Ap-styre i Gran |url=https://www.nrk.no/innlandet/fortsatt-ap-styre-i-gran-1.16564219 |access-date=2024-01-14 |work=[[NRK]] |language=no}}</ref>
{{div col end}}

==Sister cities==
Gran has [[Twin towns and sister cities|sister city]] agreements with the following places:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Vennskapskommuner |url=http://www.gran.kommune.no/eway/default.aspx?pid=228&trg=MainPage_4668&MainPage_4668=4671:0:19,2301:1:0:0:::0:0 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081228122422/http://gran.kommune.no/eway/default.aspx?pid=228&trg=MainPage_4668&MainPage_4668=4671%3A0%3A19%2C2301%3A1%3A0%3A0%3A%3A%3A0%3A0 |archive-date=2008-12-28 |access-date=2009-01-01 |publisher=Gran kommune |language=no}}</ref>
* {{flagicon|DEN}} - [[Favrskov Municipality|Favrskov]], [[Region Midtjylland]], [[Denmark]]
* {{flagicon|SWE}} - [[Kungsbacka Municipality|Kungsbacka]], [[Halland County]], [[Sweden]]
* {{flagicon|Uganda}} - [[Lugazi]], [[Kampala District]], [[Uganda]]
* {{flagicon|Uganda}} - [[Mukono Town|Mukono]], [[Mukono District]], [[Uganda]]
* {{flagicon|EST}} - [[Pärnu]], [[Pärnu County]], [[Estonia]]
* {{flagicon|FIN}} - [[Saarijärvi]], [[Western Finland|Länsi-Suomi]], [[Finland]]

== Notable people ==
[[File:61959 Kirsten Langbo.jpg|160px|thumb|[[Kirsten Langbo]], 1964]]
* [[Cally Monrad]] (1879 in Gran – 1950), a Norwegian singer, actress, and poet<ref>{{IMDb name|0598429|name=Cally Monrad}}. Retrieved 25 December 2020.</ref>
* [[Hans Stenseth]] (1896 in Gran – 1994), a leading Norwegian flautist
* [[Kristian Horn]] (1903 in Brandbu – 1981), a Norwegian botanist, academic, and humanist
* [[Kirsten Langbo]] (1909 in Gran – 1996), a children's writer, singer-songwriter, and entertainer
* [[Ulla-Mari Brantenberg]] (born 1947), a Norwegian glass artist who lives in Brandbu
* [[Espen Reinertsen]] (born 1979 in Gran), a saxophonist, flutist, composer, and music producer

=== Sport ===
* [[Sverre Fredheim]] (1907 in Gan – 1981), an American Olympic skier
* [[Torstein Seiersten]] (born 1931 in Brandbu), a retired speed skater who competed at the [[1956 Winter Olympics|1956]] & [[1960 Winter Olympics]]
* [[Trond-Arne Bredesen]] (born 1967 in Gran), a [[Nordic combined]] skier who competed at the [[1988 Winter Olympics]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Gran, Norway}}
{{wiktionary|Gran}}
*[http://ssb.no/kommunefakta/gran Municipal fact sheet] from [[Statistics Norway]] {{in lang|no}}
*{{Wikivoyage inline|Oppland}}
*[http://www.gran.kommune.no Official website of Gran] {{in lang|no}}
*[http://www.randsfjordmuseene.no/ Hadeland Folkemuseum] {{in lang|no}}
*[http://www.olavsrosa.no/en/objektinfo.aspx?id=27332 Raukr Viking Centre]

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