Ålfoten

Ålfoten
Ålfoten
Village
	File:Norway Vestland adm location map.svg File:Red pog.svg Ålfoten Location of the village File:Norway location map.svg File:Red pog.svg Ålfoten Ålfoten (Norway)
	Coordinates: 61°50′21″N 5°40′34″E / 61.8393°N 5.6762°E
Country	Norway
Region	Western Norway
County	Vestland
District	Nordfjord
Municipality	Bremanger Municipality
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code	6737

Ålfoten is a village in Bremanger Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located along the Ålfotfjorden, a branch of the main Nordfjorden and has a population of about 200. The village has an elementary school, a grocery store and the Ålfoten Church (built in 1678). Ålfoten has two hydroelectric power stations, Åskåra and Yksneelvane. Ålfoten is surrounded by mountains. To the south: Høgefjellet, Bukkenibba and Blånibba. To the north: Nakken, Kårnyken, Kvasshornet and Klakegga. The Ålfotbreen glacier lies about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) to the southwest of the village.