Ørnes
Sign in to saveØrnes is the administrative centre of Meløy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located along Norwegian County Road 17, about south of the village of Reipå and about north of the village of Eidbukta. The island of Mesøya lies just west of the village. Ørnes is a port of call along the Hurtigruten ferry route between Nesna and Bodø.
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Place details
- Locality
- Ørnes
- Region
- Nordland
- Country
- Norge
- Population
- 1,624
- Timezone
- Europe/Oslo
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Key facts
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- Ørnes
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Village
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Ørnes winter.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- View of the village in winter
- Settlement.mapframe
- yes
- Settlement.mapframe zoom
- 11
- Settlement.mapframe marker
- village
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Nordland#Norway
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- Ørnes
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- left
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Norway
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Ørnes is the administrative centre of Meløy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located along Norwegian County Road 17, about south of the village of Reipå and about north of the village of Eidbukta. The island of Mesøya lies just west of the village. Ørnes is a port of call along the Hurtigruten ferry route between Nesna and Bodø.
thumb|left|The Hurtigruten ship MS Nordkapp|MS Nordkapp at Ørnes in late September The village has a population (2023) of 1,684 and a population density of .