Valderøya
Island in Møre og Romsdal, Norway
title: "Valderøya" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["giske-municipality", "islands-of-møre-og-romsdal"] description: "Island in Møre og Romsdal, Norway" topic_path: "general/giske-municipality" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valderøya" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Island in Møre og Romsdal, Norway ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox islands"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Valderøya |
| image_name | Giske kommune - Valderoya 4.jpg |
| image_caption | View of Valderøy island |
| location | Møre og Romsdal, Norway |
| mapframe-zoom | 9 |
| coordinates | |
| area_km2 | 6.5 |
| length_km | 4 |
| width_km | 2 |
| elevation_m | 231 |
| highest_mount | Signalen |
| country | Norway |
| country_admin_divisions_title | County |
| country_admin_divisions | Møre og Romsdal |
| country_admin_divisions_title_1 | Municipality |
| country_admin_divisions_1 | Giske Municipality |
| population | 4153 |
| population_as_of | 2017 |
| density_km2 | 639 |
| :: |
|name = Valderøya |native_name = |native_name_link = |sobriquet = |image_name = Giske kommune - Valderoya 4.jpg |image_size = |image_caption = View of Valderøy island |location = Møre og Romsdal, Norway |mapframe-zoom = 9 |coordinates = |archipelago = |area_km2 = 6.5 |rank = |length_km = 4 |width_km = 2 |coastline_km = |elevation_m = 231 |highest_mount = Signalen |country = Norway |country_admin_divisions_title = County |country_admin_divisions = Møre og Romsdal |country_admin_divisions_title_1 = Municipality |country_admin_divisions_1 = Giske Municipality |population = 4153 |population_as_of = 2017 |density_km2 = 639 |density_footnotes =
Valderøya is an island off the west coast of Norway. It is part of Giske Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county. The 6.5 km2 island had 4,153 residents in 2017.
The island is connected to the city of Ålesund to the south via the Valderøy Tunnel to the island of Ellingsøya and then by the Ellingsøy Tunnel to the city of Ålesund. Valderøya is also connected to the island Vigra to the north by a short bridge. It is also connected to the island of Giske to the west by the Giske Bridge.
The municipal administration, a dentist, and a healthcare service centre for children are found in the municipal hall at Valderhaugstrand, a village on the south side of the island. Nordstrand and Oksnes are two other small villages on the north-east side of the island. On the south-west side are Skjong and Ytterland. There is also one primary school, one lower secondary school, and Valderøy Church on Valderhaugstrand. The island is home to the fish processing industry and is home to many people who work in Ålesund. The local sports team is IL Valder. The newspaper Øy-Blikk has been published on Valderøya since 1985.
References
References
- "Informasjon om stadnamn". [[Norwegian Mapping Authority.
- {{Cite SNL. Valderøya. Valderøya. 2025-04-27. Thorsnæs. Geir. 2024-11-26
- {{Cite SNL. ØyBlikk_-_avis. ØyBlikk (avis). 2025-04-27. Sande. Øystein. 2025-01-29
::callout[type=info title="Wikipedia Source"] This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page. ::