Brandsøy Explained

Official Name:Brandsøy
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Vestland#Norway
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the village
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Norway
Subdivision Name1:Western Norway
Subdivision Name2:Vestland
Subdivision Name3:Sunnfjord
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Kinn
Area Total Km2:0.49
Population As Of:2019
Population Total:674
Population Density Km2:1376
Utc Offset1:+01:00
Utc Offset1 Dst:+02:00
Postal Code Type:Post Code
Postal Code:6900 Florø
Coordinates:61.6102°N 5.1317°W
Elevation M:10
Elevation Footnotes:[1]

Brandsøy is a village in Kinn Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located on both sides of small strait that separates the east end of the island of Brandsøya and the mainland. The village sits along the Norwegian National Road 5 highway, about east of the town of Florø and about west of the village of Grov.

The 0.49km2 village has a population (2019) of 674 and a population density of .[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Brandsøy, Flora (Sogn og Fjordane). yr.no. 2019-11-08.
  2. Web site: Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality. Statistics Norway. Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1 January 2019.