Sande, Sogn og Fjordane
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Sande is the administrative centre of the municipality of Gaular
in Sogn og Fjordane
county, Norway
. It is located along the Gaula River, about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from where the river meets the Dalsfjorden
. The 0.67 square kilometres (165.6 acre) village of Sande has a population (2009) of 637.
The Førde Airport, Bringeland
is located about 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) north of Sande along the highway . The town of Førde
is 19 kilometres (11.8 mi) north of Sande, and the village of Vadheim
in Høyanger
is 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) to the south.
Gaular
Gaular is a municipality in the county of Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Sunnfjord. The administrative centre is the village of Sande...
in Sogn og Fjordane
Sogn og Fjordane
is a county in Norway, bordering Møre og Romsdal, Oppland, Buskerud, and Hordaland. The county administration is in the town of Hermansverk in Leikanger municipality while the largest town is Førde....
county, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. It is located along the Gaula River, about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from where the river meets the Dalsfjorden
Dalsfjorden (Sunnfjord)
Dalsfjorden is a fjord in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It is located between the municipalities of Askvoll, Fjaler, and Gaular. The fjord is about long and it is generally about wide....
. The 0.67 square kilometres (165.6 acre) village of Sande has a population (2009) of 637.
The Førde Airport, Bringeland
Førde Airport, Bringeland
Førde Airport, Bringeland is located in the municipality of Gaular in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. The airport is at Bringelandsåsen, about east of the end of the Dalsfjorden at an elevation of above sea level....
is located about 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) north of Sande along the highway . The town of Førde
Førde
Førde is a municipality in the county of Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Sunnfjord. The administrative center is the town of Førde which in 2010 had 12,035 inhabitants. The historic village of Bruland is located just east of the town of Førde...
is 19 kilometres (11.8 mi) north of Sande, and the village of Vadheim
Vadheim
Vadheim is a village in the municipality of Høyanger in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It is located on the north shore of the Sognefjord, along the highway . It is about northeast of the village of Lavik, northwest of Kyrkjebø, and northwest of Austreim...
in Høyanger
Høyanger
is a municipality in the county of Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Sogn. The administrative center is the village of Høyanger, which has 2177 inhabitants . Other villages in Høyanger include Lavik, Kyrkjebø, Austreim, and Vadheim...
is 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) to the south.