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Jæren is a traditional district in Rogaland county, Norway. The other districts in Rogaland are Dalane, Ryfylke, and Haugalandet. Jæren is one of the 15 districts that comprise Western Norway. At about , Jæren is the largest flat lowland area in Norway, stretching from the municipality of Randaberg in the north to Hå in the south. It includes the whole Stavanger Peninsula and the mainland area at its base. The coast is flat compared to the rest of the mountainous Norwegian coast, and it has sandy beaches along most of the coastline. The largest urban area in Jæren is the adjoining cities of Stavanger/Sandnes (pop. 210,874 in 2015). The petroleum industry around Stavanger is an important part of the economy of Jæren, with the headquarters of the country's largest oil company Equinor being located in Jæren, as well regional offices of international companies like ExxonMobil, Eni, Shell, ConocoPhillips, BP, Schlumberger, Halliburton, Baker Hughes, and several others. Jæren is also one of the most important agricultural areas of Norway, with a long crop period and varied and well-developed livestock production. Industry here is also strongly connected to the farming industry, with one of the largest producers of agricultural machines in the world, Kverneland Group, located in Time and Klepp. The Old Norse form of the name was Jaðarr ˈjɑðɑrː. The name is identical with the word jaðarr which means "edge" or "brim". Several farms in Norway (around 30) have the same name. The name refers to the 60 km long coastline stretching from Brusand in the south to Tungenes in the north. Jæren is the largest flat lowland area in Norway. It comprises the coastline from the Stavanger Peninsula near the mouth of the great Boknafjorden all the way, south nearly to Egersund. Unlike most of the Norwegian coastline, there are very few offshore islands and few fjords cutting into the shoreline. Jærens rev (Jæren's reef) is a partly stony sandbar which extends almost 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) to the west in front of the Revtangen headland in Klepp municipality, the westernmost point of Jæren.

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Sandnes

Sandnes est une ville, et une commune du comté norvégien du Rogaland. La ville est la septième plus grande de Norvège. Sandnes a été séparée de Høyland et est devenue commune à part entière en 1861. Les communes de Høyland et Høle (et une partie de Hetland) ont été réintégrées à Sandnes en 1957 et 1965. De par son importante industrie céramique, liée à la forte présence d’argile dans les environs, Sandnes fut surnommée en Norvège « la ville de la poterie ». La ville de Sandnes se situe 15 kilomètres au sud de Stavanger.

Klepp

Klepp est une commune du comté norvégien de Rogaland. Klepp obtint le statut de commune le janvier 1838. La commune se situe à au sud de Stavanger. Elle est entourée des communes de Hå au sud, Time au sud-est, Sola et Sandnes au nord. Klepp fait partie du district de Jæren. Le relief est plat et constitué en grande partie de plaine agricole. Le point culminant est le Tinghaug qui atteint 102 m d’altitude. La côte nord est composée de longues plages de sable. Kleppe (ou Kleppekrossen), situé au centre de la commune, en est le chef-lieu.

Gjesdal

Gjesdal is a municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Jæren. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Ålgård. Other villages in Gjesdal include Dirdal, Frafjord, Gilja, Gjesdal, and Oltedal. The municipality lies about to the southwest of the city of Stavanger in southwestern Norway. The European route E39 highway runs through the western side of the municipality. On the east side of the municipality, the Frafjord Tunnel connects the Frafjord valley with the rest of the municipality.