Official Name: | Roan |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Trøndelag#Norway |
Pushpin Label Position: | top |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Norway |
Subdivision Name1: | Central Norway |
Subdivision Name2: | Trøndelag |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Fosen |
Subdivision Type4: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name4: | Åfjord Municipality |
Utc Offset1: | +01:00 |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +02:00 |
Postal Code Type: | Post Code |
Postal Code: | 7180 Roan |
Coordinates: | 64.1727°N 10.2291°W |
Elevation M: | 8 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Roan[2] is a village in Åfjord Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is located along the Norwegian Sea on the west coast of the Fosen peninsula, about south of the nearby coastal village of Bessaker. The Berfjorden and the island of Brandsøya lie just offshore of the village of Roan. Roan Church is located in the village.
The village was the administrative centre of the old Roan Municipality prior to 2020 when it was merged into Åfjord Municipality.