Ålesund
- 🏞️ County / district: Møre og Romsdal — Sunnmøre
- 📏 Area (municipality): 371.34 km²
- 🏛️ Town status: 1848 (market town rights)
- 🕓 Time zone: CET / CEST (UTC +1 / +2)
- 💰 Currency: Norwegian krone (NOK)
- 💼 Main industries: Maritime & shipbuilding, offshore/marine tech, fisheries & aquaculture, furniture, tourism
- 👥 Population: ≈ 59,198 (1 Jan 2025 est., municipality)
- 🌊 Islands & setting: City built across islands incl. Nørvøya, Aspøya, Hessa, Oksnøya; on the Norwegian Sea coast
- 🗣️ Official language form: Neutral (Bokmål & Nynorsk used)
- ✈️ Airport: Ålesund Airport, Vigra (AES)
- 🎨 Style & heritage: Art Nouveau town centre rebuilt after the 1904 fire
