Ytre-Standal

Ytre-Standal
Village
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Ytre-Standal
Ytre-Standal
Coordinates: 62°17′55″N 6°24′35″E / 62.2985°N 6.4098°E / 62.2985; 6.4098
CountryNorway
RegionWestern Norway
CountyMøre og Romsdal
DistrictSunnmøre
MunicipalityØrsta
Elevation9 m (30 ft)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
6174 Barstadvik

Ytre-Standal[2] is a small village in the Hjørundfjorden area of Ørsta Municipality in Møre og Romsdal, Norway. The village has a population of approximately 3 people and in the weekends above 20. Ytre-Standal is located along the Hjørundfjorden in between the villages of Store-Standal and Festøya. The village is located among the Sunnmørsalpene mountains.

As with many villages rural areas, populations have been gradually decreasing as living off the land is no longer viable in modernized countries.

At Ytre-Standal, Marine Harvest has one of their hatcheries (cold water) employing approximately 7 people.

References

  1. ^ "Ytre-Standal, Ørsta (Møre og Romsdal)". yr.no. Retrieved 2019-09-19.
  2. ^ "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2025-05-12.