Øvre Byrte is a small village in Tokke Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. The village is located at the end of the Byrtedalen valley where the river Byrteåi flows into the lake Byrtevatn. The village lies about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) south of Vinjesvingen (in Vinje) and about 20 kilometres (12 mi) to the northwest of the municipal centre of Dalen.