Nord-Vågsøy
Nord-Vågsøy Municipality
Nord-Vågsøy herad | |
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| Nord-Vaagsøy herred (historic name) Nordre Vaagsø herred (historic name) | |
View of Refvikstranda | |
Sogn og Fjordane within Norway | |
Nord-Vågsøy within Sogn og Fjordane | |
| Coordinates: 61°59′07″N 05°08′24″E / 61.98528°N 5.14000°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Sogn og Fjordane |
| District | Nordfjord |
| Established | 1 Jan 1910 |
| • Preceded by | Selje Municipality |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1964 |
| • Succeeded by | Vågsøy Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Raudeberg |
| Population (1964) | |
• Total | 1,476 |
| Demonym | Vågsøyværing |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1440 |
Nord-Vågsøy is a former municipality in the old Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1910 until 1964, and it encompassed the northern part of the island of Vågsøy. The area of Nord-Vågsøy now makes up the northern part of the present-day Kinn Municipality in Vestland county. The administrative centre was the village of Raudeberg where the Nord-Vågsøy Church is located. Other villages in Nord-Vågsøy include Halsør, Vedvik, Refvik, Kvalheim, and Kråkenes.