Jar, Norway

Jar is a district in the municipality of Bærum, Norway. Its annual population change (2020 - 2025), was 1.1%.

Jar, Norway
Village
A view Jar and Ullern
Jar, Norway Location in Akershus
Coordinates: 59°55′N 10°36′E
Country	Norway
Region	Østlandet
County	Akershus
District	Asker og Bærum
Municipality	Bærum
Jar farm	1413 (612 years ago)
Residential areas	1923 (102 years ago)
Jar stasjon	1 June 1924 (101 years ago)
Area
• Total	2.795 km2 (1.079 sq mi)
Elevation	84 m (276 ft)
Population  (2025[1])
• Total	7,271
• Density	2,601/km2 (6,740/sq mi)
	Estimate
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code	1358, 1368[2][3]

View of lower Jar

It is served by the Jar rail station on the Kolsås Line.

Etymology

The name "Jar" comes, like Jæren, from old norse Jaðarr, meaning "edge". It's named this because it's at the edge of the deep valley of Lysakerelven.

Famous people from Jar

• Andreas Prestmo - musician
• Jon Larsen - musician, composer, visual artist, researcher
• Per Frydenlund - musician
• Svein Aarbostad - musician
• Anders Beer Wilse - photographer
• Aleksander Hetland - swimmer
• Aleksander Aamodt Kilde - alpinist

Education

The main school at Jar is Jar skole, opened in 1926. It had 590 students in 2018.^[4]