Vatne, Møre og Romsdal

This article is about the village in Haram, Norway. For other uses, see Vatne.

Vatne
Village
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Coordinates: 62.5583°N 6.6171°E / 62.5583; 6.6171
Country	Norway
Region	Western Norway
County	Møre og Romsdal
District	Sunnmøre
Municipality	Ålesund Municipality
Area [1]
• Total	1.79 km^2 (0.69 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	12 m (39 ft)
Population  (2018)[1]
• Total	2,308
• Density	1,289/km^2 (3,340/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code	6265 Vatne

Vatne is a village in Ålesund Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The village of Vatne is located at the southern end of the Vatnefjorden in the eastern part of Haram Municipality. Other neighboring villages in the Vatne area include Eidsvik and Tennfjord to the south and Helle to the north of it.^[3]

The 1.79-square-kilometre (440-acre) village has a population (2018) of 2,308 and a population density of 1,289 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,340/sq mi).^[1]

The village of Vatne is the location of Vatne Church. The village was the administrative centre of the old Vatne Municipality which existed from 1902 until 1965.^[4]

References

1. Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2018). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
2. "Vatne, Haram (Møre og Romsdal)". yr.no. Retrieved 2019-06-08.
3. Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (2017-02-24). "Vatne - tettsted". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2019-06-08.
4. Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (2015-10-02). "Vatne - tidligere kommune". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2019-06-08.