Valestrandfossen

Valestrandfossen [According to Statistics Norway.] or Valestrandsfossen [According to Statens kartverk. [http://www.statkart.no/?template=stedsnavn] ] is a settlement in Osterøy municipality, Hordaland, Norway. The largest settlement in the municipality, it is located by the Sørfjorden fjord, and is connected by ferry to Åsane in Bergen on the other side of the fjord.Cite web|url=http://www.osteroy-ferjeselskap.no/|title=Osterøy Ferjeselskap AS - Me reiser saman|accessdate=2008-09-11|publisher=Osterøy Ferjeselskap|year=2006|language=Norwegian] The Valestrandfossen urban settlement, as defined by Statistics Norway, had a population of 1,012 on January 1, 2008.cite web|title=Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality.|url=http://www.ssb.no/english/subjects/02/01/10/beftett_en/tab-2008-06-20-01-en.html|date=1 January 2008|accessdaymonth=10 September|accessyear=2008|publisher=Statistics Norway]

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