page_title: Lesja
hierarchical_section_title: Lesja
context_page_description: Lesja is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Gudbrandsdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Lesja.
  The parish of Lesje was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838. The area of Dovre was separated from Lesja to become a municipality of its own in 1861.
  Lesja is bordered in the north by the municipalities of Nesset, Sunndal, and Oppdal; in the east by Dovre; in the south by Vågå and Lom; in the southwest by Skjåk; and to the west by Rauma.
context_section_description: Lesja is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway.  It is part of the traditional region of Gudbrandsdal.  The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Lesja.
  The parish of Lesje was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). The area of Dovre was separated from Lesja to become a municipality of its own in 1861.
  Lesja is bordered in the north by the municipalities of Nesset, Sunndal, and Oppdal; in the east by Dovre; in the south by Vågå and Lom; in the southwest by Skjåk; and to the west by Rauma.
caption: Lesja within Innlandet