Bygstad is a village in Sunnfjord Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located on the northern shore of the Dalsfjorden, about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) northwest of the innermost part of the fjord. The municipal center, Sande, is about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) to the southeast of Bygstad and Førde Airport, Bringeland sits about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) east of the village.

Bygstad
Village
View of the village in the foreground, along the fjord
Bygstad Location of the village Show map of Vestland Bygstad Bygstad (Norway) Show map of Norway
Coordinates: 61°22′25″N 05°38′26″E
Country	Norway
Region	Western Norway
County	Vestland
District	Sunnfjord
Municipality	Sunnfjord
Elevation [1]	3 m (10 ft)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code	6977 Bygstad

The village is an old church site where there once was a stave church here dating back to the 13th century. The present Bygstad Church was built in 1845 and it serves the western part of the municipality of Gaular.[2]

Notable residents

• Jenny Ellaug Følling, a Norwegian politician
• Kristian Lien, a Norwegian politician

References

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