Føresvik (sometimes called ''Bokn'') is the administrative centre of Bokn municipality in Rogaland county,

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the ...

. The village is located on the northeastern shore of the island of

Vestre Bokn Vestre Bokn is an island in Bokn municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The island is the main island of the municipality. It lies on the northern side of the Boknafjorden at the southern end of the Karmsundet strait. Vestre Bokn lies betwe ...

, along the rather narrow Boknasundet strait which separates Vestre Bokn from the island of Austre Bokn. The European route E39 highway runs through the village and the bridge connecting Vestre Bokn to Austre Bokn (and ultimately to the mainland) is also located in Føresvik. The village is the main urban area for the whole municipality, and it includes the local government offices, school, commercial centre, and Bokn Church. The village has a population (2019) of 276, giving the village a

population density Population density (in agriculture: Stock (disambiguation), standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans, but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geographical ...

of . The village is referred to as the village of ''Bokn'' by Statistics Norway.

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Villages in Rogaland Bokn {{Rogaland-geo-stub