Official Name: | Selje |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Vestland#Norway |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Vestland |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Norway |
Subdivision Name1: | Western Norway |
Subdivision Name2: | Vestland |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Nordfjord |
Subdivision Type4: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name4: | Stad Municipality |
Utc Offset1: | +01:00 |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +02:00 |
Area Total Km2: | 0.77 |
Population As Of: | 2018 |
Population Total: | 724 |
Population Density Km2: | 940 |
Postal Code Type: | Post Code |
Postal Code: | 6740 Selje |
Coordinates: | 62.0444°N 5.3474°W |
Elevation M: | 10 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Selje is a village in Stad Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located at the southwestern base of the Stadlandet peninsula at the entrance to the Moldefjorden. The village lies about northeast of the town of Måløy and about southwest of the town of Ålesund. The small island of Selja lies just off the coast of the village. Selje Church is located in the village.[2]
The 0.77km2 village has a population (2018) of 724 and a population density of .[3]
The village was the administrative centre of the old Selje Municipality until 2020 when it was merged into Stad Municipality.