Tornes

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Tornes
Village
Tornes
Location in Møre og Romsdal
Coordinates: 62°50′28″N 07°01′45″E / 62.84111°N 7.02917°E / 62.84111; 7.02917Coordinates: 62°50′28″N 07°01′45″E / 62.84111°N 7.02917°E / 62.84111; 7.02917
Country Norway
Region Western Norway
County Møre og Romsdal
District Romsdal
Municipality Fræna Municipality
Area[1]
  Total 0.51 km2 (0.20 sq mi)
Elevation[2] 3 m (10 ft)
Population (2012)[1]
  Total 509
  Density 998/km2 (2,580/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+01:00)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+02:00)
Post Code 6443 Tornes i Romsdal

Tornes is a village in Fræna Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The village is located along the Julsundet strait at the mouth of the Frænfjorden. It is about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) west of the municipal center of Elnesvågen and about 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) south of the village of Bud. The 0.51-square-kilometre (130-acre) village has a population (2012) of 509, which gives the village a population density of 998 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,580 /sq mi).[1][3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2012). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality.". 
  2. "Tornes" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2010-11-15. 
  3. Store norske leksikon. "Tornes" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2010-11-15. 


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