Foldereid

{{Short description|Village in Nærøysund Municipality, Norway}}

{{about|the village in Nærøysund, Norway|the former municipality|Foldereid Municipality}}

{{Infobox settlement

|official_name = Foldereid

|other_name =

|native_name =

|nickname =

|settlement_type = Village

|image_skyline = Foldereid (FA-0036-217 01 1) (crop).jpg

|image_caption = View of the village. The church was built in 1863.

|image_map = {{Infobox mapframe|zoom=14|marker=village}}

|pushpin_map = Trøndelag#Norway

|pushpin_label =

|pushpin_label_position = bottom

|subdivision_type = Country

|subdivision_name = Norway

|subdivision_type1 = Region

|subdivision_name1 = Central Norway

|subdivision_type2 = County

|subdivision_name2 = Trøndelag

|subdivision_type3 = District

|subdivision_name3 = Namdalen

|subdivision_type4 = Municipality

|subdivision_name4 = Nærøysund Municipality

|timezone1 = CET

|utc_offset1 = +01:00

|timezone1_DST = CEST

|utc_offset1_DST = +02:00

|postal_code_type = Post Code

|postal_code = 7985 Foldereid

|coordinates = {{coord|64.9628|12.1777|region:NO_type:city|display=inline,title}}

|elevation_m = 55

|elevation_footnotes = {{cite web|title=Foldereid, Nærøy (Trøndelag)|url=https://www.yr.no/place/Norway/Tr%C3%B8ndelag/N%C3%A6r%C3%B8y/Foldereid/|publisher=yr.no|accessdate=2018-04-28|archive-date=2018-04-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180429094919/https://www.yr.no/place/Norway/Tr%C3%B8ndelag/N%C3%A6r%C3%B8y/Foldereid/|url-status=dead}}}}

Foldereid{{cite web|url=https://stadnamn.kartverket.no/fakta/317564|title=Informasjon om stadnamn|website=Norgeskart|publisher=Kartverket|language=no|accessdate=2024-11-08}} is a village in Nærøysund Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is located near the inner part of the Folda fjord, the Innerfolda, just {{convert|1.5|km}} south of the border with Nordland county. The Norwegian County Road 770 and the Norwegian County Road 17 both run through the village and the Folda Bridge (over the Foldafjord) lies just east of the village. Foldereid Church is located in the village.{{cite encyclopedia|url=https://snl.no/Foldereid_-_tettsted_i_N%C3%A6r%C3%B8y|title=Foldereid – tettsted i Nærøy|editor-first=Knut A.|editor-last=Rosvold|accessdate=2018-04-27|date=2013-05-24|encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon|publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget|language=Norwegian}}

The village was the administrative centre of the old Foldereid Municipality that existed from 1886 until 1964.