Roald is a village in
Giske Municipality in
Møre og Romsdal
Møre og Romsdal (; en, Møre and Romsdal) is a county in the northernmost part of Western Norway. It borders the counties of Trøndelag, Innlandet, and Vestland. The county administration is located in the town of Molde, while Ålesund is the ...
county,
Norway. The village is located on the northern part of the island
Vigra. Roald is located about north of the city centre of
Ã…lesund. It is connected to the mainland via two
undersea tunnels which opened in 1987 (and was extensively upgraded in 2008).
Ã…lesund Airport, Vigra is located south of the village of Roald.
Vigra Church is also located a short distance south of Roald.
The village has a population (2018) of 943 and a
population density of .
The village of Roald was 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 old
Roald Municipality that existed from 1890 until its dissolution in 1964. The
former municipality was later renamed
Vigra Municipality. Since 1964, it has been a part of
Giske Municipality.
References
Giske
Villages in Møre og Romsdal
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