Stanghelle is a village in Vaksdal municipality in

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county,

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. The village lies along the Veafjorden at the mouth of the Hellestraumen (a small branch off the main fjord). The village has a population (2019) of 791 and a

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of .

The European route E16 highway runs through the village and the

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stops at the Stanghelle Station in this village. The village of Helle lies immediately northeast of Stanghelle, and the municipal centre of Dale lies about northeast of Stanghelle.

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Villages in Vestland Vaksdal {{Vestland-geo-stub