Vikebukt

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

{{Infobox settlement

|official_name = Vikebukt

|other_name =

|native_name =

|nickname =

|settlement_type = Village

|image_skyline = Tresfjordbrua anlegg2014 Vikebukt.JPG

|image_caption = View of the village in 2014 when the Tresfjord Bridge was under construction

|image_map = {{Infobox mapframe|zoom=11|marker=village}}

|pushpin_map = Møre og Romsdal#Norway

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|pushpin_label_position = top

|subdivision_type = Country

|subdivision_name = Norway

|subdivision_type1 = Region

|subdivision_name1 = Western Norway

|subdivision_type2 = County

|subdivision_name2 = Møre og Romsdal

|subdivision_type3 = District

|subdivision_name3 = Romsdal

|subdivision_type4 = Municipality

|subdivision_name4 = Vestnes Municipality

|timezone1 = CET

|utc_offset1 = +01:00

|timezone1_DST = CEST

|utc_offset1_DST = +02:00

|area_footnotes =

|area_total_km2 = 0.53

|population_as_of = 2024

|population_footnotes =

|population_total = 280

|population_density_km2 = 528

|postal_code_type = Post Code

|postal_code = 6392 Vikebukt

|coordinates = {{coord|62.6161|7.1488|region:NO_type:city|display=inline,title}}

|elevation_m = 7

|elevation_footnotes = {{Cite web |title=Vikebukt, Vestnes (Møre og Romsdal) |url=https://www.yr.no/place/Norway/M%C3%B8re_og_Romsdal/Vestnes/Vikebukt/ |access-date=2019-07-11 |publisher=yr.no}}}}

Vikebukt{{Cite web |title=Informasjon om stadnamn |url=https://stadnamn.kartverket.no/fakta/861945 |access-date=2025-04-11 |website=Norgeskart |publisher=Kartverket |language=no}} is a village in Vestnes Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway.{{Cite web |title=Vikebukt, Vestnes, Møre og Romsdal, Norway |url=https://www.mindat.org/loc-399657.html |access-date=2020-12-23 |website=www.mindat.org}} Along the eastern side of the mouth of the Tresfjorden, it is located just south of where the fjord meets the Romsdalsfjorden.{{Cite web |last=Bjerkeland |first=Øystein |date=2015-05-05 |title=Om hurtigbåten og tilbudet over Romsdalsfjorden |url=https://www.rbnett.no/meninger/leserinnlegg/article10925358.ece |access-date=2020-12-23 |website=rbnett.no |language=nb}}{{Cite SNL|Vikebukt_-_tettstad_i_Vestnes|Vikebukt (tettstad i Vestnes)|2025-04-11|Tennøy|Per-Morten|2023-12-20}}

The {{convert|0.53|km2|acre|adj=on}} village has a population (2024) of 280 and a population density of {{convert|528|PD/km2}}.{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |date=2024-10-01 |title=Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/befolkning/folketall/statistikk/tettsteders-befolkning-og-areal}}

In 2015, the Tresfjord Bridge opened, crossing the fjord from Vestnes village to Vikebukt. The bridge carries the European route E136 highway over the fjord and through Vikebukt. Vike Church is located in the village and Gjermundnes Farm lies just north of the village.

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