Austbygde (also known as Austbygdi or Tinn Austbygd) is a village in Tinn Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. The village is located at the northern end of the lake Tinnsjå in the lower Tessungdal valley which runs to the north from the lake. The village lies about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) to the east of the village of Atrå and about 20 kilometres (12 mi) to the north of the village of Hovin. Austbygde Church is located at the north end of the village.[3]
The 0.5-square-kilometre (120-acre) village has a population (2022) of 393 and a population density of 791 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,050/sq mi).[1]
The approved names for the village are Austbygde (primary) and Austbygdi (secondary). Statistics Norway uses the name Tinn Austbygd, but this is not an approved name, although it is commonly used.[4]