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Fosnavåg

Møre og Romsdal, Norway · Europe

About Fosnavåg

Fosnavåg is worth a stop: 20 minutes from Ulsteinvik, 51km from Kannesteinen.

Fosnavåg is a town located in Møre og Romsdal, Norway. With a population of 0, it is an important destination in Europe.

On a road trip, Fosnavåg sits in Norway, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Oslo time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Fosnavåg to your route.

About Fosnavåg

is a town in Herøy Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is the administrative center of the municipality. The town is located on the island of Bergsøya, and it includes the Eggesbønes area on the south side of the island. Fosnavåg is connected to the nearby village of Kvalsund on the island of

Read more Nerlandsøya via the Nerlandsøy Bridge to the west. Fosnavåg is connected to the east by a small bridge to the island of Leinøya, which in turn is connected to the islands of Remøya and Runde via the Remøy Bridge and Runde Bridge. The village of Eggesbønes lies south of the town along the shore of the Herøyfjorden, just north of the Flåværet islands and the Flåvær Lighthouse. The large island of Gurskøya lies south of Fosnavåg. On 7 June 2002, the municipal council voted to give Fosnavåg "town status". This is mostly symbolic, but it also means that ships harbored in Fosnavåg can be registered here instead of in other nearest towns like Ålesund and Ulsteinvik. The 3.12-square-kilometre (770-acre) town has a population (2024) of 3,626 and a population density of 1,162 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,010/sq mi).

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Fosnavåg is located in Møre og Romsdal, Norway, Europe. The coordinates are 62.3419 latitude, 5.6340 longitude.

What is the population of Fosnavåg?

Fosnavåg has a population of approximately 0 people, making it a town in Norway.

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Quick Information

Population
0
Continent
Europe
Country
Norway
Region
Møre og Romsdal
Timezone
Europe/Oslo
Coordinates
62.3419, 5.6340

Emergency & Services

Essential numbers in Norway

Police
112
Ambulance
113
Fire
110
Driving side
right

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Worth the detour from Fosnavåg

2 notable places within an hour's drive.

landmark

Ålesund Art Nouveau Town

A coastal town rebuilt entirely in Jugendstil Art Nouveau style after a 1904 fire, with ornate turrets and facades lining the harbour.

30 km · about 35 min drive

photogenic

Kannesteinen

Wave-carved rock shaped like a 3 m stone mushroom standing in the surf at Oppedal on Vågsøy, 10 km from Måløy. A roadside oddity sculpted by millennia of pounding North Sea waves.

51 km · about 60 min drive

Driving roads near Fosnavåg

  • 78 kmEagle Road ViewpointThe summit viewpoint on Ornesvingen (Eagle's Bend), looking straight down into the Geirangerfjord and its famous Seven Sisters waterfall.

When to drive here

May to September

Far northern latitude: short daylight hours outside summer make long drives harder.

Nearby Destinations

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