Official Name: | Sandane |
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: | Nordfjord |
Subdivision Type4: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name4: | Gloppen |
Area Total Km2: | 2.38 |
Population As Of: | 2019 |
Population Total: | 2,447 |
Population Density Km2: | 1028 |
Utc Offset1: | +01:00 |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +02:00 |
Postal Code Type: | Post Code |
Postal Code: | 6823 Sandane |
Coordinates: | 61.7769°N 6.2164°W |
Elevation M: | 10 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Sandane is the administrative centre of the municipality of Gloppen in Vestland county, Norway. It is located at the end of the Gloppefjorden, along the European route E39 highway. Sandane is south of the village of Nordfjordeid and about west of the village of Byrkjelo. Sandane Airport, Anda is located northwest of Sandane along highway E39. Sandane has several suburban areas that surround the nearby fjord such as Sørstranda to the west and Vereide to the northwest.
The 2.38km2 village has a population (2019) of 2,447 and a population density of .[2] The Firda Upper Secondary School and Sandane Church are both located in Sandane. Sandane is located close to the lake Breimsvatn, the Myklebustbreen glacier, and Jostedalsbreen National Park.