Vassenden

Village in Sunnfjord Municipality, Norway


title: "Vassenden" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["sunnfjord-municipality", "villages-in-vestland"] description: "Village in Sunnfjord Municipality, Norway" topic_path: "general/sunnfjord-municipality" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vassenden" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Village in Sunnfjord Municipality, Norway ::

::data[format=table title="Infobox settlement"]

FieldValue
official_nameVassenden
other_nameNedre Vassenden
settlement_typeVillage
image_skylineVassenden.jpg
mapframeyes
mapframe-zoom11
mapframe-markervillage
pushpin_mapVestland#Norway
pushpin_label_positionright
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameNorway
subdivision_type1Region
subdivision_name1Western Norway
subdivision_type2County
subdivision_name2Vestland
subdivision_type3District
subdivision_name3Sunnfjord
subdivision_type4Municipality
subdivision_name4Sunnfjord Municipality
area_footnotes
area_total_km20.39
population_as_of2025
population_footnotes
population_total327
population_density_km2838
timezone1CET
utc_offset1+01:00
timezone1_DSTCEST
utc_offset1_DST+02:00
postal_code_typePost Code
postal_code6847 Vassenden
coordinates
elevation_m210
elevation_footnotes
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Vassenden is a village in Sunnfjord Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located along the river Jølstra on the western shore of the lake Jølstravatnet, and about 10 km north of the lake Holsavatnet.

The 0.39 km2 village has a population (2025) of 327 and a population density of 838 PD/km2.

The village is located along the European route E39 highway, just about 2.5 km east of the village of Langhaugane. The village of Ålhus lies about 9 km to the northeast. The village of Skei is 25 km to the northeast, at the other end of the lake Jølstravatnet. Vassenden Church was built in 2002 to serve the people of Vassenden and the surrounding areas.

References

References

  1. "Vassenden, Sunnfjord". [[yr.no]].
  2. "Informasjon om stadnamn". [[Norwegian Mapping Authority.
  3. Statistisk sentralbyrå. (2025-10-27). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
  4. {{Cite SNL. Vassenden. Vassenden. 2025-10-27. Askheim. Svein. 2025-08-01

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