Alnes
Village in Giske Municipality, Norway
title: "Alnes" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["villages-in-møre-og-romsdal", "giske-municipality"] description: "Village in Giske Municipality, Norway" topic_path: "general/villages-in-more-og-romsdal" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alnes" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Village in Giske Municipality, Norway ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox settlement"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| official_name | Alnes |
| settlement_type | Village |
| image_skyline | Alnes på Giske.jpg |
| image_caption | Alnes on Godøya Island |
| mapframe | yes |
| mapframe-zoom | 11 |
| mapframe-marker | village |
| pushpin_map | Møre og Romsdal#Norway |
| pushpin_label_position | top |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Norway |
| subdivision_type1 | Region |
| subdivision_name1 | Western Norway |
| subdivision_type2 | County |
| subdivision_name2 | Møre og Romsdal |
| subdivision_type3 | District |
| subdivision_name3 | Sunnmøre |
| subdivision_type4 | Municipality |
| subdivision_name4 | Giske Municipality |
| timezone1 | CET |
| utc_offset1 | +01:00 |
| timezone1_DST | CEST |
| utc_offset1_DST | +02:00 |
| area_footnotes | |
| area_total_km2 | 0.14 |
| population_as_of | 2006 |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_total | 205 |
| population_density_km2 | 1464 |
| postal_code_type | Post Code |
| postal_code | 6055 Godøya |
| coordinates | |
| elevation_m | 3 |
| elevation_footnotes | |
| :: |
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Alnes is a small village in Giske Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located on the (isolated) north side of the island of Godøya, about 4 km northwest of the village of Leitebakk. The rest of the island's population is located on the southern half of the island, separated from Alnes by a large mountain. Alnes is accessible through a tunnel through the mountainous center part of the island. It is possible to reach from Ålesund by city bus.
The predominant feature of the village is the Alnes Lighthouse which was built in 1876. The lighthouse is still in operation and it is accessible for tourists. It also houses an art gallery and a small historical museum. There is also the old road along the north coast of the island. The road is closed for car traffic (cyclists and walkers only). It has two tunnels of its own.
The 0.14 km2 village had a population (2006) of 205 and a population density of 1464 PD/km2. Since 2006, the population of the village dropped below 200, so it is no longer considered an urban settlement, so the population and area data for this village area is no longer separately tracked by Statistics Norway.
2010 09 12 Godøy 051.jpg|Alnes, Giske municipality, Møre og Romsdal county, Norway Alnes old road.jpg|The old Alnes road
References
References
- "Alnes, Giske (Møre og Romsdal)". [[yr.no]].
- "Informasjon om stadnamn". [[Norwegian Mapping Authority.
- {{Cite SNL. Giske. Giske. 2025-04-27. Stokkan. John. 2025-02-24
- "Gamle Alnesveien".
- Statistisk sentralbyrå. (2022-04-03). "04859: Area and population of urban settlements (US) 2000 - 2021".
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