Naustdal (village)


Naustdal is a village in Sunnfjord Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located on the northern shore of the Førdefjorden at the mouth of the river Nausta, which flows through the Naustdalen valley. The village sits about northwest of the town of Førde and about northeast of the village of Helle. Kletten Hill rises southeast of the village.
The village has a population of 1,222 and a population density of. The Naustdal Church is located in this village, and it serves as the main church for the municipality. The village has been the site of a church since the middle ages.
Norwegian National Road 5 runs through the village on its way from the town of Førde to the town of Florø, which is about to the northeast. The Naustdal Tunnel has its southern entrance at this village.
The village was the administrative centre of the old Naustdal Municipality prior to its dissolution in 2020.