Forsand is a village in Sandnes Municipality in

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county,

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. The village is located along the

Høgsfjorden Høgsfjorden is a fjord in Rogaland county, Norway. It lies in the municipalities of Stavanger, Sandnes, Strand, and Gjesdal. The innermost part of the fjord is located at the village of Frafjord in the municipality of Gjesdal. It flows west t ...

, at the mouth of the long

Lysefjorden Lysefjord or Lysefjorden is a fjord located in the Ryfylke area in Rogaland county in southwestern Norway. The long fjord lies in the municipalities of Strand, Norway, Strand and Sandnes, about east of the Stavanger (city), city of Stavanger. T ...

, on the southern side of the fjord. The

Lysefjord Bridge Lysefjord Bridge no, Lysefjordbrua is a suspension bridge over the Lysefjorden in Rogaland county, Norway. The bridge connects the municipalities of Strand (on the north end of the bridge) and Sandnes (on the south end of the bridge). Constructio ...

is located just northeast of Forsand village and it crosses the Lysefjorden, connecting it to the small village of Oanes which sits on the north side of the fjord. The village of

Høle Høle is a previous borough and a village in the eastern part of Sandnes municipality in Rogaland county, Norway, located along the Høgsfjorden. The area was historically a part of the municipality of Høle. Høle Church and Høle School a ...

is located across the Høgsfjorden to the west. Høle is connected to Forsand-Oanes by a regular ferry connection. Prior to the merger in 2020, the village of Forsand was the

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of Forsand Municipality which is now part of Sandnes Municipality. Forsand kyrkje

The village has a population (2015) of 497, giving the village a

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of . The

crosses the fjord to the north of the village. The village of Forsand has two grocery stores, the local government offices, Forsand Church, and Forsand School.

References

Villages in Rogaland Sandnes {{Rogaland-geo-stub