Silvalen (or ''Herøyholmen'') is the

administrative centre An administrative center is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune is located. In countries with French as administrative language (such as Belgium, Lu ...

of the municipality of Herøy in

Nordland Nordland (; smj, Nordlánnda, sma, Nordlaante, sme, Nordlánda, en, Northland) is a county in Norway in the Northern Norway region, the least populous of all 11 counties, bordering Troms og Finnmark in the north, Trøndelag in the south, N ...

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 t ...

. The village is located on two different islands,

Nord-Herøy Nord-Herøy (North Herøy) is an island in the municipality of Herøy in Nordland county, Norway. With an area of , it is the largest island in the municipality. The island has about 800 residents (in 2017). To the southwest lies the ''Herøys ...

and

Sør-Herøy Sør-Herøy (South Herøy) is an island in the middle of the municipality of Herøy in Nordland county, Norway. Sør-Herøy is surrounded by the following islands: Nord-Herøy (to the northeast), Tenna (to the south), and Indre Øksningan (to ...

, with the Herøysundet strait running between them. The Herøysundet Bridge crosses the strait, connecting both sides of the village.

Herøy Church Herøy Church ( no, Herøy kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in the municipality of Herøy in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the town of Fosnavåg, on the island of Bergsøya. It is the church for the Herø ...

is located in the southern part of the village. The village has a population (2018) of 860 and a

population density Population density (in agriculture: 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 term.Matt RosenberPopul ...

of .

References

Villages in Nordland Herøy, Nordland {{Nordland-geo-stub