Larsnes is the

administrative centre An administrative centre is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune, is located. In countries with French as the administrative language, such as Belgi ...

of Sande Municipality in

Møre og Romsdal Møre og Romsdal (; ) is a Counties of Norway, county in the northernmost part of Western Norway, Western Norway. It borders the counties of Trøndelag, Innlandet, and Vestland. The county administration is located in the Molde (town), town of M ...

county,

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. It is located on the southwest side of the island of

Gurskøya Gurskøya is an island in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. Settlements The island is shared by Sande Municipality and Herøy Municipality. The villages of Haugsbygda, Gjerdsvika, Larsnes, Leikong and Moldtustranda are located on the is ...

, about east of the island of Kvamsøya, southwest of the village of

Haugsbygda Haugsbygd (formerly known as ''Vangsbygd'' and ''Vangsfjerdingen'') is a village in Ringerike municipality, northeast of the center of Hønefoss, in Buskerud, Norway. Location The village is known for its billowing landscape and is located at ...

, and about southwest of the town of

Ulsteinvik is a town in Ulstein Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The town is the commercial and administrative centre of the municipality and as such, Ulsteinvik contains 74% of the municipal population. The town has a population (2024) ...

. The village is home to manufacturing industry,

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, and

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production.

Larsnes Chapel Larsnes Church (; formerly named: ''Larsnes Chapel'') is a chapel of the Church of Norway in Sande Municipality (Møre og Romsdal), Sande Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the village of Larsnes on the island of Gu ...

is located in this village. The village has a population (2024) of 644 and a

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of .

History

From 1905 to 1964, the village of Larsnes was part of the short-lived

Rovde Municipality Rovde is a former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1905 until its dissolution in 1964. The area is now divided between Sande Municipality and Vanylven Municipality in the traditional district of S ...

Notable people

Bjartmar Gjerde Bjartmar Alv Gjerde (6 November 1931 – 28 November 2009) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He held several posts as a government minister between 1971 and 1980, and was Norway's first Minister of Petroleum and Energy. He was lat ...

(1931–2009), a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party

References

Sunnmøre Villages in Møre og Romsdal Sande, Møre og Romsdal {{MøreRomsdal-geo-stub