Farsund

Farsund Municipality
Farsund kommune
View of the Farsund town harbour
View of the Farsund town harbour
Agder within Norway
Agder within Norway
Farsund within Agder
Farsund within Agder
Coordinates: 58°04′58″N 06°45′10″E / 58.08278°N 6.75278°E / 58.08278; 6.75278
CountryNorway
CountyAgder
DistrictLister
Established1 Jan 1838
 • Created asFormannskapsdistrikt
Administrative centreFarsund
Government
 • Mayor (2023)Ingrid Williamsen (FrP)
Area
 • Total262.58 km2 (101.38 sq mi)
 • Land251.86 km2 (97.24 sq mi)
 • Water10.72 km2 (4.14 sq mi)  4.1%
 • Rank#276 in Norway
Population
 (2023)
 • Total9,860
 • Rank#114 in Norway
 • Density39.2/km2 (102/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years)
Increase +4.4%
DemonymsFarsunder or Farsundar
(also Listelending or Listring)[1]
Official language
 • Norwegian formBokmål
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-4206[3]
WebsiteOfficial website

Farsund is a municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Lister. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Farsund. Farsund is a coastal municipality in the far southwestern part of Norway, bordering Kvinesdal municipality in the north and Lyngdal in the north and east.

The 263-square-kilometre (102 sq mi) municipality is the 276th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Farsund is the 114th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 9,860. The municipality's population density is 39.2 inhabitants per square kilometre (102/sq mi) and its population has increased by 4.4% over the previous 10-year period.[4][5] The inhabitants of Farsund are concentrated in three centres of population: the town of Farsund (population: 3,265), Vanse (population: 2,016), and Vestbygda (population: 1,123).[6] Loshavn with its wooden buildings is located outside the town of Farsund. Other villages in Farsund include Ore, Rødland, and Sande.

  1. ^ "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
  2. ^ "Forskrift om målvedtak i kommunar og fylkeskommunar" (in Norwegian). Lovdata.no.
  3. ^ Bolstad, Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (26 January 2023). "Kommunenummer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget.
  4. ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå. "Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M)" (in Norwegian).
  5. ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå. "09280: Area of land and fresh water (km²) (M)" (in Norwegian).
  6. ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2015). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".