Larsnes
# Larsnes

Larsnes is the administrative centre of the municipality of Sande in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located on the southwest side of the island of Gurskøya, about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) east of the island of Kvamsøya, 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) southwest of the village of Gursken, and about 25 kilometres (16 mi) southwest of the town of Ulsteinvik.

The village is home to manufacturing industry, fish processing, fish farming, and cement production. Larsnes Chapel is located in this village.

The 0.51-square-kilometre (130-acre) village has a population (2018) of 626 and a population density of 1,227 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,180/sq mi).

From 1905 to 1964, the village of Larsnes was part of the short-lived municipality of Rovde.

## Notable residents

* Bjartmar Gjerde (1931–2009), a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party
