Official Name: | Straumsnes |
Other Name: | Strømsnes / Valnesfjord |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Nordland#Norway |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Nordland |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Norway |
Subdivision Name1: | Northern Norway |
Subdivision Name2: | Nordland |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Salten |
Subdivision Type4: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name4: | Fauske |
Utc Offset1: | +01:00 |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +02:00 |
Area Total Km2: | 0.61 |
Population As Of: | 2018 |
Population Total: | 486 |
Population Density Km2: | 797 |
Postal Code Type: | Post Code |
Postal Code: | 8215 Valnesfjord |
Coordinates: | 67.2995°N 15.1856°W |
Elevation M: | 7 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Straumsnes or Strømsnes is a village in the municipality of Fauske in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the Valnesfjord area of Fauske. The town of Fauske lies to the east and the town of Bodø to the west. The village sits just inland of Skjerstad Fjord, along the southern shore of the lake Valnesfjordvatnet.[2]
The 0.61km2 village has a population (2018) of 486 and a population density of .[3] Valnesfjord Church is located on the southern side of the village area. The white, wooden structure from 1905 is the church for the Valnesfjord parish.