Lillesand (town)

Lillesand
View of the town harbour
View of the town harbour
Lillesand is located in Agder
Lillesand
Lillesand
Location of the town
Lillesand is located in Norway
Lillesand
Lillesand
Lillesand (Norway)
Coordinates: 58°14′58″N 8°22′38″E / 58.2495°N 08.3772°E / 58.2495; 08.3772
CountryNorway
RegionSouthern Norway
CountyAgder
MunicipalityLillesand
Established as 
Ladested1821-1961
Town (By)Since 1996
Area
 • Total
5.08 km2 (1.96 sq mi)
Elevation8 m (26 ft)
Population
 (2019)[1]
 • Total
7,966
 • Density1,567/km2 (4,060/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
4790 Lillesand

Lillesand is the administrative centre of Lillesand municipality in Agder county, Norway. The town is located along the Skagerak coast, about 18 kilometres (11 mi) southwest of the town of Grimstad and about 25 kilometres (16 mi) northeast of the city of Kristiansand. The 5.08-square-kilometre (1,260-acre) town has a population (2019) of 7,966 and a population density of 1,567 inhabitants per square kilometre (4,060/sq mi).[1] In Norway, Lillesand is considered a by which can be translated as either a "town" or "city" in English.

Lillesand Church is located in the town and it is the seat of the Vest-Nedenes prosti (deanery). The European route E18 passes by the town, one of the main roads along southeastern Norway. The Blindleia strait is an inland waterway that leads from the Høvåg area northwards to the town of Lillesand.

  1. ^ a b c Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2019). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
  2. ^ "Lillesand (Aust-Agder)". yr.no. Archived from the original on 2017-08-03. Retrieved 2017-09-06.