Valderøya or Valderøy is an

island An island (or isle) is an isolated piece of habitat that is surrounded by a dramatically different habitat, such as water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, skerries, cays or keys. An island ...

off the west coast of

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 ...

. It is part of

Giske Municipality Giske is an island municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The municipality lies north-northwest of the town of Ålesund in the traditional district of Sunnmøre. The municipal centre is Valderhaugstrand. Other population centres i ...

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. The island is connected to the city of

Ålesund Ålesund () sometimes spelled Aalesund in English, is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal County, Norway. It is part of the traditional district of Sunnmøre and the centre of the Ålesund Region. The town of Ålesund is the administrative ...

to the south via the

Valderøy Tunnel The Valderøy Tunnel ( no, Valderøytunnelen) is a subsea road tunnel which runs between the islands of Ellingsøya (in Ålesund Municipality) and Valderøya (in Giske Municipality) in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The long tunnel is part o ...

to the island of Ellingsøy and then by the

Ellingsøy Tunnel The Ellingsøy Tunnel ( no, Ellingsøytunnelen) is a subsea road tunnel in Ålesund Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The tunnel runs between the center of the city of Ålesund on the island of Nørvøya and the village of Hoff ...

to Ålesund. Valderøya is also connected to the island

Vigra Vigra is a former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county on the west coast of Norway. The municipality existed from 1890 until its dissolution in 1964 when it was merged into the present-day Giske Municipality. The former municipality was m ...

to the north by a short bridge. It is also connected to the island of

Giske Giske is an island municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The municipality lies north-northwest of the town of Ålesund in the traditional district of Sunnmøre. The municipal centre is Valderhaugstrand. Other population centres i ...

to the west by the

Giske Bridge The Giske Bridge ( no, Giskebrua) is a concrete beam bridge between the islands of Valderøya and Giske in Giske Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The bridge is long, the longest span is , and the maximum clearance to the sea is ...

. The island had 4,153 residents in 2017. The municipal administration, a dentist, and a healthcare service centre for children are found in the municipal hall at Valderhaugstrand, a village on the south side of the island.

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and Oksnes are two other small villages on the north-east side of the island. On the south-west side are Skjong and Ytterland. There is also one

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, one lower

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, and

Valderøy Church Valderøy Church ( no, Valderøy kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Giske Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located on the south side of the village of Nordstrand on the island of Valderøya. It is the chu ...

on Valderhaugstrand. The island is home to the

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industry and is home to many people who work in

. The local sports team is

IL Valder Idrettslaget Valder is a Norwegian sports club from Valderøy, Giske, Møre og Romsdal. It has sections for association football, team handball and track and field Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on ru ...

. The newspaper ''

Øy-Blikk ''Øy-Blikk'' (the Island Glance) is a local Norwegian newspaper published in the municipality of Giske in Møre og Romsdal county. ''Øy-Blikk'' was established in 1985 by Odd Egil Valderhaug. It is a weekly newspaper and it appears on Thursdays ...

'' has been published on Valderøya since 1985.

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