Vats or Vatne is a village in Vindafjord municipality in

Rogaland Rogaland () is a Counties of Norway, county in Western Norway, bordering the North Sea to the west and the counties of Vestland to the north, Vestfold og Telemark to the east and Agder to the east and southeast. In 2020, it had a population of 47 ...

county, Norway. The village is located in the traditional district of Haugalandet between the southern end of the lake

Vatsvatnet Vatsvatnet is a lake in the municipality of Vindafjord in Rogaland county, Norway. The lake lies south of the European route E134 highway and north of the village of Vats. The long, narrow lake is long, and has a maximum width of . The pr ...

and the northern end of the Vatsfjorden. It sits about southwest of the village of

Sandeid Sandeid is a village in Vindafjord municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The village is located at the head of the Sandeidfjorden, about northwest of the village of Vikedal and about south of the village of Ølensjøen. The village has a p ...

and about southeast of the village of Skjold.

Vats Church Vats Church ( no, Vats kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Vindafjord Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Vats at the southern end of the lake Vatsvatnet. It is the church for the Vats parish ...

is located in this village. The village was the administrative center of the old municipality of Vats from 1891 until the municipality's dissolution in 1965. The village area is an important industrial location. The

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s Statfjord,

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and Troll were all built here. The Norwegian computer and software company Hatteland Group responsible for the AutoStore system is also headquartered in the village.

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Villages in Rogaland Vindafjord {{Rogaland-geo-stub