Municipality Flatanger Area 48 ha Population 406 (2013) | Elevation 12 m (39 ft) Local time Monday 6:44 PM | |
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Weather 4°C, Wind SE at 11 km/h, 89% Humidity | ||
Lauvsnes is a village and the administrative centre of the municipality of Flatanger in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. The 0.48-square-kilometre (120-acre) village has a population (2013) of 406. The population density is 846 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,190/sq mi). The village has some small industry as well as fish farming.
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Map of 7770 Lauvsnes, Norway
2006 flood
In January 2006, parts of Lauvnes were hit by a flood on the river Lauvsneselva, which passes through a dam on its way to the village. The water flowed over the dam from the Lauvsnes lake and rushed down river. A house was carried by the flood and swept into the sea. Two bridges in the village were destroyed. The water and sewer system was damaged, as was the community center. Some people were evacuated from their homes and television footage from the crisis was seen all over Norway.