Kirkenær is the administrative centre of Grue Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway.

The Norwegian National Road 2 and the Solørbanen railway line both run through the village.

[1] The place is named after the Kirkenær farm and is located in the middle of Solør.

It was a major fire catastrophe where at least 113 people perished in addition to destroying the church.

Afterwards, the church was rebuilt about 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) to the south, closer to the village.