Sandane
Village in Gloppen Municipality, Norway
title: "Sandane" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["villages-in-vestland", "gloppen"] description: "Village in Gloppen Municipality, Norway" topic_path: "general/villages-in-vestland" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandane" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Village in Gloppen Municipality, Norway ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox settlement"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| official_name | Sandane |
| settlement_type | Village |
| image_skyline | Sandane 08-07-20.jpg |
| image_caption | View of Sandane |
| mapframe | yes |
| mapframe-zoom | 11 |
| mapframe-marker | village |
| pushpin_map | Vestland#Norway |
| pushpin_label_position | bottom |
| 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 | Gloppen Municipality |
| area_footnotes | |
| area_total_km2 | 2.44 |
| population_as_of | 2024 |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_total | 2584 |
| population_density_km2 | 1059 |
| timezone1 | CET |
| utc_offset1 | +01:00 |
| timezone1_DST | CEST |
| utc_offset1_DST | +02:00 |
| postal_code_type | Post Code |
| postal_code | 6823 Sandane |
| coordinates | |
| elevation_m | 10 |
| elevation_footnotes | |
| :: |
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Sandane is the administrative centre of Gloppen Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located at the end of the Gloppefjorden, along the European route E39 highway. Sandane is 20 km south of the village of Nordfjordeid and about 16 km west of the village of Byrkjelo. Sandane Airport, Anda is located 10 km northwest of Sandane along highway E39. Sandane has several suburban areas that surround the nearby fjord such as Sørstranda to the west and Vereide to the northwest.
The 2.44 km2 village has a population (2024) of and a population density of 1059 PD/km2. The Firda Upper Secondary School and Sandane Church are both located in Sandane. Sandane is located close to the lake Breimsvatn, the Myklebustbreen glacier, and Jostedalsbreen National Park.
Climate
|collapsed=collapsed |metric first= yes |single line = yes |location = Sandane 1991–2020 (51 m) |Jan high C = 3.4 |Feb high C = 3.5 |Mar high C = 5.8 |Apr high C = 10 |May high C = 14.2 |Jun high C = 17.3 |Jul high C = 19.5 |Aug high C = 18.6 |Sep high C = 14.9 |Oct high C = 9.7 |Nov high C = 5.9 |Dec high C = 3.5 |Jan mean C=1.1 |Feb mean C=0.7 |Mar mean C=2.5 |Apr mean C=6 |May mean C=9.7 |Jun mean C=13 |Jul mean C=15.4 |Aug mean C=14.8 |Sep mean C=11.4 |Oct mean C=6.6 |Nov mean C=3.3 |Dec mean C=1.2 |year mean C= |Jan low C = -1.7 |Feb low C = -2.1 |Mar low C = -0.4 |Apr low C = 2.4 |May low C = 5.4 |Jun low C = 9.1 |Jul low C = 11.6 |Aug low C = 11.2 |Sep low C = 8.2 |Oct low C = 3.8 |Nov low C = 0.8 |Dec low C = -1.5 |precipitation colour=green |Jan precipitation mm=155 |Feb precipitation mm=122 |Mar precipitation mm=110 |Apr precipitation mm=66 |May precipitation mm=62 |Jun precipitation mm=69 |Jul precipitation mm=71 |Aug precipitation mm=96 |Sep precipitation mm=129 |Oct precipitation mm=153 |Nov precipitation mm=150 |Dec precipitation mm=174 |year precipitation mm= |unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm |Jan precipitation days= 16 |Feb precipitation days= 15 |Mar precipitation days= 15 |Apr precipitation days= 12 |May precipitation days= 10 |Jun precipitation days= 11 |Jul precipitation days= 12 |Aug precipitation days= 15 |Sep precipitation days= 14 |Oct precipitation days= 15 |Nov precipitation days= 15 |Dec precipitation days= 17 |source = yr.no/Met.no |source 2= Noaa WMO averages 91-2020 Norway
References
References
- "Sandane, Gloppen". [[yr.no]].
- "Informasjon om stadnamn". [[Norwegian Mapping Authority.
- Statistisk sentralbyrå. (2024-10-01). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
- "yr.no statistics Sandane". yr.no.
- "NOAA WMO normals Norway 1991-2020".
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