0 0 5 . ▁V ear ▁lies ▁near ▁the ▁border ▁between ▁Sto k ke ▁( San def j ord ) ▁and ▁T ø ns berg . ▁It ▁lies ▁along ▁Norwegian ▁County ▁Road ▁ 3 0 3 ▁between ▁San def j ord ▁and ▁T ø ns berg . ▁It ▁has ▁a ▁total ▁area , ▁including ▁land - ▁and ▁water , ▁of ▁ 3 . 5 5   km 2 . ▁It ▁is ▁located ▁ 6   km ▁south ▁of ▁T ø ns berg , ▁and ▁ 2 0   km ▁north ▁of ▁San def j ord ▁city ▁centre . ▁The ▁combined ▁populations ▁of ▁V ear , ▁H ogn es , ▁B j ell and , ▁and ▁Sm ør berg ▁is ▁ 3 , 8 0 0 ▁people ▁as ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁ ▁Although ▁Sto k ke ▁municipality ▁decided ▁to ▁merge ▁into ▁San def j ord ▁on ▁January ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁V ear ▁residents ▁decided ▁to ▁leave ▁Sto k ke ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁merge ▁into ▁neighbor ing ▁T ø ns berg . ▁Turn out ▁for ▁the ▁ball ot ▁was ▁big ▁with ▁ 7 2 . 9 ▁percent ▁of ▁el ig ible ▁vot ers . ▁ 6 3 . 8 ▁percent ▁of ▁V ear ▁residents ▁decided ▁to ▁transfer ▁to ▁T ø ns berg , ▁while ▁ 3 4 . 1 ▁percent ▁preferred ▁to ▁follow ▁Sto k ke ▁into ▁San def j ord ▁municipality . ▁V ear ▁is ▁home ▁to ▁ 2 , 5 0 0 ▁residents