Brusand | |
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Village | |
 View of the village beach | |
  Brusand Location in Rogaland county  Brusand Brusand (Norway) | |
| Coordinates: 58°32′26″N 05°44′40″E / 58.54056°N 5.74444°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| Region | Western Norway |
| County | Rogaland |
| District | Jæren |
| Municipality | Hå |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.19 km2 (0.07 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3 m (10 ft) |
| Population (2019)[1] | |
| • Total | 430 |
| • Density | 2,263/km2 (5,860/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Post Code | 4363 Brusand |
Brusand is a village in Hå municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The small village is located on a small isthmus of land between the lake Bjåvatnet and the North Sea. The village sits along the Sørlandet Line (traditionally called the Jæren Line) and it is served by the Jæren Commuter Rail which stops at the Brusand Station. The village is about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) southeast of the village of Vigrestad and about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) northwest of the villages of Ogna and Sirevåg.[3]
Brusand is located next to the large Brusandstranda beach which has a nice sandy beach, plus a good-sized area of sand dunes. There is also a camping site near the shore. The 0.19-square-kilometre (47-acre) village has a population (2019) of 430 and a population density of 2,263 inhabitants per square kilometre (5,860/sq mi).[1]
- ^ a b c Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2019). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
- ^ "Brusand, Hå (Rogaland)" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2016-06-21.
- ^ Store norske leksikon. "Brusand" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2016-06-21.