Lovund is an island and village in Lurøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The island is located west of the Solvær islands and southeast of Træna Municipality, a neighboring island municipality. Lovund is notable for the large puffin breeding colony located on the rocky north slope of the island. The village of Lovund (also known as Strand ) is located in the northeastern part of the island. The 0.53 km2 village has a population (2023) of 512 and a population density of 966 PD/km2. Lovund Church, located in the village, serves the people of the island.

Name

The island is named after the old Lovund farm. The first element is which means "leaf" or "broad-leaved trees", referring to the fact that the western part of the island is covered with a forest. The last element is the suffix -und meaning "land".

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