Valen Chapel
| Valen Chapel | |
|---|---|
| Valen kapell | |
View of the church | |
| 59°41′42″N 5°28′34″E / 59.695056182310°N 5.476012676954°E | |
| Location | Sveio, Vestland |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Previous denomination | Catholic Church |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Founded | 13th century |
| Consecrated | 31 July 1949 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architectural type | Long church |
| Completed | 1707 |
| Closed | 1873-1949 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 50 |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Bjørgvin bispedømme |
| Deanery | Sunnhordland prosti |
| Parish | Valestrand og Førde |
| Type | Church |
| Status | Automatically protected |
| ID | 85745 |
Valen Chapel (Norwegian: Valen kapell) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Sveio Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Valevåg. It one of the churches for the Valestrand og Førde parish which is part of the Sunnhordland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The small, brown, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1707 using plans drawn up by an unknown architect. The church seats about 50 people. The small church is now only used for special situations, although it sits on a church site that has been in use for centuries.