Vågsøy
Vågsøy Municipality
Vågsøy kommune | |
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View of the town of Måløy | |
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Sogn og Fjordane within Norway | |
Vågsøy within Sogn og Fjordane | |
| Coordinates: 61°55′16″N 05°11′37″E / 61.92111°N 5.19361°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Sogn og Fjordane |
| District | Nordfjord |
| Established | 1 Jan 1964 |
| • Preceded by | Nord-Vågsøy and Sør-Vågsøy municipalities |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 2020 |
| • Succeeded by | Kinn and Stad municipalities |
| Administrative centre | Måløy |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2015-2019) | Kristin Maurstad (Ap) |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 176.70 km2 (68.22 sq mi) |
| • Land | 171.33 km2 (66.15 sq mi) |
| • Water | 5.37 km2 (2.07 sq mi) 3% |
| • Rank | #345 in Norway |
| Population (2018) | |
• Total | 6,001 |
| • Rank | #175 in Norway |
| • Density | 35/km2 (90/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | +0.1% |
| Demonym | Vågsøyværing |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Nynorsk |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1439 |
Vågsøy is a former municipality in the old Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It was located in the traditional district of Nordfjord. The municipality's administrative center was the town Måløy. Other population centers in Vågsøy included the villages of Bryggja, Deknepollen, Holvika, Kvalheim, Langeneset, Raudeberg, Refvika, Silda, Tennebø, Totland, Vedvika, and Vågsvåg. The municipality included the island of Vågsøy, several small surrounding islands, and part of the mainland. On 1 January 2020, the municipality was dissolved and divided between Kinn Municipality and Stad Municipality in Vestland county.
At the time of its dissolution in 2020, the 177-square-kilometre (68 sq mi) municipality is the 345th largest by area out of the 422 municipalities in Norway. Vågsøy is the 175th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 6,001. The municipality's population density is 35 inhabitants per square kilometre (91/sq mi) and its population has increased by 0.1% over the last decade.
The municipality of Vågsøy was the second largest fishing municipality in Norway, and it was home to one of Norway's most modern fish-processing plants.