Ålgård

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Ålgård

Total population

12,164

Elevation94 m

Land area4.04 km²

Coordinates58.77°, 5.85°

Demographic figures from Statistics Norway (SSB). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Ålgård is the administrative centre of Gjesdal Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The village is located along the European route E39 highway, about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) southeast of the city of Sandnes in the Jæren district of the county. The village includes the neighborhoods of Ålgård, Bærland, Fiskebekk, Opstad and Solås. The large lake Edlandsvatnet lies on the south side of the village, emptying into the river Figgjoelva which runs northwest to Sandnes.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Erik the Red

explorer and founder of the first viking settlement in Greenland

Finn E. Kydland

Norwegian economist

Peter Hognestad

Norwegian bishop and writer (1866–1931)

S

Sylfest Glimsdal

Norwegian biathlete

Ragnvald Soma

Norwegian footballer

Pøbel

pseudonymous Norwegian artist

K

Karl Aasland

politician (1918-1982)

Bjørn Myhre

Norwegian archaeologist and professor (1938-2015)

G

Gunnar Stensland

Norwegian association footballer and later coach (1922-2011)

J

Jørgen Rangnes

Norwegian association football player

Kasper Idland

Norwegian resistance member (1918–1968)

B

Bjarne Undheim

Norwegian politician

Sem Sæland

Norwegian physicist (1874–1940)

E

Erling Erland

Norwegian politician

G

Gabriel Aalgaard

Norwegian agriculturalist and politician

I

Ivar K. Hognestad

Norwegian politician (1888–1973)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Rogaland

• Leidland
  21.5 mi away
• Haugesund
  49.1 mi away · pop. 47,346
• Kiikoinen
  603.1 mi away · pop. 1,263
• Äetsä
  605 mi away · pop. 2,156
• Keikyä
  605.1 mi away
• Pehula
  605.1 mi away
• Jätinmaa
  605.3 mi away
• Myöntee
  605.4 mi away
• Heinimaankulma
  605.9 mi away
• Munkinmaa
  607.3 mi away
• Pohjakylä
  611 mi away
• Vammala
  612.6 mi away · pop. 9,790

Browse all places in Rogaland →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Shaggy Mane

Coprinus comatus

Seen 2026-09-20

Painted Lady

Vanessa cardui

Seen 2026-09-14

Woodland Dor Beetle

Anoplotrupes stercorosus

Seen 2026-09-09

Swedish Cornel

Cornus suecica

Seen 2026-09-09

common alder

Alnus glutinosa

Seen 2026-09-03

Leather Beetle

Carabus coriaceus

Seen 2026-09-02

Marmalade Hover Fly

Episyrphus balteatus

Seen 2026-09-02

European Toad

Bufo bufo

Seen 2026-08-31

Brown Hawker

Aeshna grandis

Seen 2026-08-31

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).