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Flesland

Field	Value
official_name	Flesland
settlement_type	Neighborhood in Bergen
image_skyline	Flesland_kai.jpg
image_caption	View of the neighborhood
image_alt	Photo of a dock in the area
mapframe	yes
mapframe-zoom	11
mapframe-marker	village
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Norway
subdivision_type1	Region
subdivision_name1	Western Norway
subdivision_type2	County
subdivision_name2	Vestland
subdivision_type3	Municipality
subdivision_name3	Bergen
subdivision_type4	Borough
subdivision_name4	Ytrebygda
timezone1	CET
utc_offset1	+01:00
timezone1_DST	CEST
utc_offset1_DST	+02:00
area_total_km2	0.44
population_as_of	2025
population_total	344
population_density_km2	782
coordinates
elevation_m	23
elevation_footnotes

Note

the village

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Flesland is a village in the borough of Ytrebygda in Bergen Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It sits on the western coast of the Bergen Peninsula along the Raunefjorden, about 13 km southwest of the city centre of Bergen. It is the site of Bergen Airport, Flesland and Flesland Air Station.

The 0.44 km2 village has a population (2025) of 344 and a population density of 782 PD/km2.

Name

The village is named after the old Flesland farm, and the Old Norse form of the name was probably Flesjaland. The first element is the genitive plural of which means "skerry" or "sunken rock" and the last element is which means "land" or "farm".

References

"Flesland, Bergen (Vestland)". [[yr.no]].
Statistisk sentralbyrå. (2025-10-27). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
Rygh, Oluf. (1910). "Norske gaardnavne: Søndre Bergenhus amt". W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri.

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