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Haugsbygda, Møre og Romsdal

Haugsbygda (or Gursken) is a village in Sande Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county in the western part of Norway. The village is situated on a narrow strip of relatively flat land along the Gursken fjord on the west side of the island of Gurskøya. Gursken Church is located in the eastern part of the village. Neighboring villages are Gjerde (to the north), Gurskebotn (to the east), and Larsnes (to the south).

The village has a population (2024) of 304 and a population density of .

Economy

Myklebust Verft is the largest employer in the village. There is a primary school in the village called Gursken Oppvekstsenter. A grocery store is located nearby at the end of the fjord.

Notable people

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