# Sandeid

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Village in Vindafjord Municipality, Norway

This article is about the village in Vindafjord, Norway. For the former municipality in Rogaland, Norway, see [Sandeid Municipality](/source/Sandeid_Municipality).

Village in Western Norway, Norway

Sandeid Village View of the village Interactive map of Sandeid Coordinates: 59°32′40″N 5°51′44″E / 59.54441°N 5.86229°E / 59.54441; 5.86229 Country Norway Region Western Norway County Rogaland District Haugaland Municipality Vindafjord Municipality Area [1] • Total 0.63 km2 (0.24 sq mi) Elevation [2] 12 m (39 ft) Population (2025)[1] • Total 762 • Density 1,210/km2 (3,100/sq mi) Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST) Post Code 5585 Sandeid

**Sandeid**[3] is a village in [Vindafjord Municipality](/source/Vindafjord_Municipality) in [Rogaland](/source/Rogaland) county, [Norway](/source/Norway). The village is located at the head of the [Sandeidfjorden](/source/Sandeidfjorden), about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) northwest of the village of [Vikedal](/source/Vikedal) and about 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) south of the village of [Ølensjøen](/source/%C3%98lensj%C3%B8en).[4]

The 0.63-square-kilometre (160-acre) village has a population (2025) of 762 and a [population density](/source/Population_density) of 1,210 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,100/sq mi).[1]

Sandeid has a [slaughterhouse](/source/Slaughterhouse), [sand pits](/source/Sand_pit), and a [cement factory](/source/Cement_factory). [Sandeid Church](/source/Sandeid_Church) is also located in the village.[4]

## History

The village was an [administrative centre](/source/Administrative_centre) for many years. It was the administrative centre of the old [Sandeid Municipality](/source/Sandeid_Municipality) from 1923 until 1965 when it was merged into [Vindafjord Municipality](/source/Vindafjord_Municipality). Then, the village was then the administrative centre of Vindafjord Municipality from 1965 until 2006. In 2006, [Ølen Municipality](/source/%C3%98len_Municipality) was merged into Vindafjord Municipality. Since 2006, the administrative centre of Vindafjord Municipality has been the village of [Ølen](/source/%C3%98lensj%C3%B8en) in what was previously Ølen Municipality.[4]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-ssb_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-ssb_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-ssb_1-2) [Statistisk sentralbyrå](/source/Statistics_Norway) (27 October 2025). ["Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality"](https://www.ssb.no/en/befolkning/folketall/statistikk/tettsteders-befolkning-og-areal).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Sandeid, Vindafjord"](https://www.yr.no/nb/v%C3%A6rvarsel/daglig-tabell/1-51113/Norge/Rogaland/Vindafjord/Sandeid). [yr.no](/source/Yr.no). Retrieved 6 February 2026.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-name_3-0)** ["Informasjon om stadnamn"](https://stadnamn.kartverket.no/fakta/185273). *Norgeskart* (in Norwegian). [Kartverket](/source/Norwegian_Mapping_Authority). Retrieved 6 February 2026.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-snl_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-snl_4-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-snl_4-2) Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (1 August 2025). ["Sandeid (tettstad)"](https://snl.no/Sandeid_-_tettstad). *[Store norske leksikon](/source/Store_norske_leksikon)* (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 6 February 2026.

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