Haugsbygda, Møre og Romsdal
Haugsbygda 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, Gurskebotn, and Larsnes.
The village has a population of 304 and a population density of.
Economy
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
- Jan Åge Fjørtoft, a former Norwegian football player who hails from Gursken