Bjugn (or historically BotngÃÂ¥rd) is the administrative centre of ÃÂrland Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is located at the end of the Bjugnfjorden. It is about north of the village of Høybakken, about east of the village of Nes, and about south of village of Oksvoll.
The village has a population (2024) of 1,379 and a population density of . There is a videregÃÂ¥ende school in BotngÃÂ¥rd. Fosenhallen is one of only four indoor speed skating ovals in Norway. Bjugn Church is located about west of the village, on the southern shore of the Bjugnfjorden.
The village was the administrative centre of the old Bjugn Municipality from 1853 when the municipality was established until 2020 when the municipality was merged into ÃÂrland Municipality. On 1 January 2020 (upon the merger of Bjugn and ÃÂrland municipalities), the village became the new administrative centre of ÃÂrland Municipality. Prior to 2020, Brekstad was the administrative centre of ÃÂrland Municipality.
The settlement was historically called BotngÃÂ¥rd. The village changed its name from BotngÃÂ¥rd to Bjugn at a meeting in March 2019 and this name change went into effect in September 2019. The former name, BotngÃÂ¥rd, was the name of a farm in the area, while the new name comes from the fjord and the old Bjugn Municipality. The reasoning behind the change was that on 1 January 2020, Bjugn Municipality was to be merged with ÃÂrland Municipality and it was a local wish that the old municipal name should live on after the municipal merger, so the name was changed. After the merger this village became the administrative centre of the newly enlarged ÃÂrland Municipality.