Ålfoten
Village in Bremanger Municipality, Norway
title: "Ålfoten" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["villages-in-vestland", "bremanger-municipality"] description: "Village in Bremanger Municipality, Norway" topic_path: "general/villages-in-vestland" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ålfoten" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Village in Bremanger Municipality, Norway ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox settlement"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| official_name | Ålfoten |
| settlement_type | Village |
| image_caption | View of the village |
| mapframe | yes |
| mapframe-zoom | 11 |
| mapframe-marker | village |
| pushpin_map | Vestland#Norway |
| pushpin_label_position | right |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Norway |
| subdivision_type1 | Region |
| subdivision_name1 | Western Norway |
| subdivision_type2 | County |
| subdivision_name2 | Vestland |
| subdivision_type3 | District |
| subdivision_name3 | Nordfjord |
| subdivision_type4 | Municipality |
| subdivision_name4 | Bremanger Municipality |
| timezone1 | CET |
| utc_offset1 | +01:00 |
| timezone1_DST | CEST |
| utc_offset1_DST | +02:00 |
| postal_code_type | Post Code |
| postal_code | 6737 |
| coordinates | |
| :: |
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Ålfoten is a village in Bremanger Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located along the Ålfotfjorden, a branch of the main Nordfjorden. The village has a population of about 200.
The village has an elementary school, a grocery store, and the Ålfoten Church (built in 1678). Ålfoten has two hydroelectric power stations nearby: Åskåra and Yksneelvane.
Ålfoten is surrounded by mountains. To the south: Høgefjellet, Bukkenibba and Blånibba. To the north: Nakken, Kårnyken, Kvasshornet and Klakegga. The Ålfotbreen glacier lies about 10 km to the southwest of the village.
Gallery
File:ålfoten.jpg|Ålfoten File:Ålfoten kirke Bremanger.jpg|Ålfoten church File:Høgefjellet.jpg|Mountain Høgefjellet File:Høgefjellet_2.jpg|Mountain Høgefjellet File:Nakken.jpg|Mountain Nakken File:Kårnykjen.jpg|Mountain Kårnykjen File:Føre.jpg|Føre File:Føre_2.jpg|Føre File:Føre_3.jpg|Føre
References
References
- "Informasjon om stadnamn". [[Norwegian Mapping Authority.
- {{Cite SNL. Ålfoten. Ålfoten. 2025-10-12. Askheim. Svein. 2024-11-26
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