Official Name: | Nygårdsjøen Nygårdsjyen |
Other Name: | Nygård / Saura |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Nordland#Norway |
Pushpin Label: | Nygårdsjyen |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Norway |
Subdivision Name1: | Northern Norway |
Subdivision Name2: | Nordland |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Salten |
Subdivision Type4: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name4: | Gildeskål Municipality |
Utc Offset1: | +01:00 |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +02:00 |
Postal Code Type: | Post Code |
Postal Code: | 8120 Nygårdsjøen |
Coordinates: | 67.113°N 14.3076°W |
Elevation M: | 20 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Nygårdsjøen or Nygårdsjyen[2] is a village area in Gildeskål Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. Nygårdsjøen is located in the northern part of the municipality, close to the border with Bodø Municipality. The village lies along Norwegian County Road 17 on the east side of the Nordfjorden, just north of the entrance to the Beiar Fjord. Saura Church is located along the fjord on the west side of the village.
The village area of Nygårdsjøen includes several farm areas: Innervik, Skålsvik, Røsnes, Saura, Nygård, and Ertenvåg. There are about 270 people that live in Nygårdsjøen.[3]