Brattvåg is a village in Ålesund Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The village is located on the Norwegian mainland, along the west side of the Samfjorden. It is located about 12.5 kilometres (7.8 mi) northwest of the villages of Vatne/Eidsvik.

Brattvåg
Village
View of Brattvåg on the right side of the fjord
Brattvåg Location in Møre og Romsdal Show map of Møre og Romsdal Brattvåg Brattvåg (Norway) Show map of Norway
Coordinates: 62.5999°N 6.4442°E / 62.5999; 6.4442
Country	Norway
Region	Western Norway
County	Møre og Romsdal
District	Sunnmøre
Municipality	Ålesund Municipality
Area [1]
• Total	1.74 km2 (0.67 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	26 m (85 ft)
Population  (2018)[1]
• Total	2,870
• Density	1,394/km2 (3,610/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code	6270 Brattvåg

The 1.74-square-kilometre (430-acre) village has a population (2018) of 2,426 and a population density of 1,394 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,610/sq mi).[1]

Brattvåg has three schools: one primary school (barneskule), a lower secondary school (ungdomsskule), and an upper secondary school (vidaregåande). Brattvåg Church is the main church for this area of the municipality. Brattvåg houses factories for both Kongsberg and Vard. Kongsberg Deck Machinery Brattvåg is the world's largest manufacturer of winches. The sports club Brattvåg IL is located in the village.

The newspaper Nordre is published in Brattvåg.[3]

Prior to 2020, it was the administrative centre of the old Haram Municipality.

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