Straumsnes or Valnesfjord
is a village in
Fauske Municipality
or is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality located in Nordland Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Districts of Norway, traditional district of Salten. The administrative centre of the municipality is the Fauske (t ...
in
Nordland
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county,
Norway
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. It is located in the
Valnesfjord
Straumsnes or Valnesfjord is a village in Fauske Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the Valnesfjord area of Fauske. The Fauske (town), town of Fauske lies to the east and the Bodø (town), town of Bodø to the west. The ...
area of Fauske. The
town of Fauske lies to the east and the
town of Bodø to the west. The village sits just inland of
Skjerstad Fjord, along the southern shore of the lake
Valnesfjordvatnet.
The village has a population (2023) of 460 and a
population density
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of .
Valnesfjord Church is located on the southern side of the village area. The white, wooden structure from 1905 is the church for the Valnesfjord
parish
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.
References
Fauske
Villages in Nordland
Populated places of Arctic Norway
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