Sparbu is a village in Steinkjer Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is located about 12 km south of the town of Steinkjer. The European route E6 highway runs through the village as does the Nordlandsbanen railway line which stops at the Sparbu Station. The village of Mære lies about 2 km to the north, the village of Røra (in neighboring Inderøy Municipality) lies about 8 km to the south, and the lake Leksdalsvatnet lies about 8 km to the east. The 0.4 km2 village has a population (2024) of 595 and a population density of 1488 PD/km2. The village was the administrative centre of the old Sparbu Municipality from 1838 until the dissolution of the municipality in 1964.

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