Voll, Rauma

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Voll
Village
Voll
Location in Møre og Romsdal
Coordinates: 62°32′05″N 07°26′33″E / 62.53472°N 7.44250°E / 62.53472; 7.44250Coordinates: 62°32′05″N 07°26′33″E / 62.53472°N 7.44250°E / 62.53472; 7.44250
Country Norway
Region Western Norway
County Møre og Romsdal
District Romsdal
Municipality Rauma Municipality
Area[1]
  Total 1.1 km2 (0.4 sq mi)
Elevation[2] 3 m (10 ft)
Population (2012)[1]
  Total 483
  Density 439/km2 (1,140/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+01:00)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+02:00)
Post Code 6386 Måndalen

Voll is a village in Rauma Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The village is located along the Romsdalsfjorden about 20 kilometres (12 mi) west of the town of Åndalsnes. The European route E136 highway goes through Voll, connecting it to the village of Vågstranda [10 kilometres (6.2 mi) to the north] and the village of Innfjorden [10 kilometres (6.2 mi) to the southeast].

The 1.1-square-kilometre (270-acre) village has a population (2012) of 483, which gives the village a population density of 439 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,140 /sq mi).[1]

Voll was the administrative centre of the former municipality of Voll from 1874 until 1964. Voll Church is located in this village, and it serves the people of western Rauma.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2012). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality.". 
  2. "Voll" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2010-10-28. 


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