Official Name: | Vikeså |
Other Name: | Vigjeså |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Rogaland#Norway |
Pushpin Label Position: | top |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Rogaland county |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Norway |
Subdivision Name1: | Western Norway |
Subdivision Name2: | Rogaland |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Dalane |
Subdivision Type4: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name4: | Bjerkreim |
Utc Offset1: | +01:00 |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +02:00 |
Area Total Km2: | 0.95 |
Population As Of: | 2019 |
Population Total: | 1017 |
Population Density Km2: | 1071 |
Postal Code Type: | Post Code |
Postal Code: | 4389 Vikeså |
Elevation M: | 76 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Coordinates: | 58.6333°N 6.0828°W |
Vikeså or Vigjeså is the administrative centre of Bjerkreim municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The village is located along the European route E39 highway at a crossroads with the village of Ålgård about to the northwest, the village of Dirdal (in Gjesdal) about to the northeast, and the town of Egersund about to the south. The lake Svelavatnet lies along the south side of the village.
The 0.95km2 village has a population (2019) of 1,017 and a population density of .[2] The village is the largest village in the municipality. It is the seat of the municipal council and the main commercial area in the municipality including a Coop Extra store.