 The village of Å and the neighboring villages of Laupstad and Ånstad altogether have a total population (2001) of 205 residents.The village is about north of the village of Sørvika where the undersea Ibestad Tunnel connects Andørja island to the neighboring island of Rolla, where Hamnvik, the municipal center is located.The village is named after the river "Å-elva", which flows past it from the nearby mountains of "Snøtinden", "Ristindend", and "Åtinden"–all of which are more than above sea level.