Vågsvåg

Vågsvåg
Village
View of the Vågsberget handelsstad, along the shore in Vågsvåg
View of the Vågsberget handelsstad, along the shore in Vågsvåg
Interactive map of Vågsvåg
Vågsvåg is located in Vestland
Vågsvåg
Vågsvåg
Vågsvåg is located in Norway
Vågsvåg
Vågsvåg
Coordinates: 61°56′15″N 5°02′52″E / 61.9374°N 5.04783°E / 61.9374; 5.04783
CountryNorway
RegionWestern Norway
CountyVestland
DistrictNordfjord
MunicipalityKinn Municipality
Area
 • Total
0.25 km2 (0.097 sq mi)
Elevation5 m (16 ft)
Population
 (2020)[1]
 • Total
205
 • Density820/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
6700 Måløy

Vågsvåg[3] is a village in Kinn Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located on the southern shore of the island of Vågsøy along the Vågsfjorden, a part of the main Nordfjorden. The village looks across the fjord towards the island of Husevågøy.[4]

Vågsvåg is located about 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) northwest of the village of Holvika, and about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) west of the town of Måløy. The Hendanes Lighthouse lies about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) north of Vågsvåg.

The 0.25-square-kilometre (62-acre) village had a population (2020) of 205 and a population density of 820 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,100/sq mi). Since 2020, the population and area data for this village area has not been separately tracked by Statistics Norway.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Statistisk sentralbyrå (2022-04-03). "04859: Area and population of urban settlements (US) 2000 - 2021".
  2. ^ "Vågsvåg, Kinn" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2025-10-14.
  3. ^ "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2025-10-14.
  4. ^ Eide, Bjørn; Askheim, Svein, eds. (2024-11-25). "Vågsvåg". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 2025-10-14.