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.
Farsund Municipality
Farsund kommune | |
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Municipality | |
View of the Farsund town harbour | |
Agder within Norway | |
Farsund within Agder | |
| Coordinates: 58°04′58″N 06°45′10″E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Agder |
| District | Lister |
| Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
| • Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt |
| Administrative centre | Farsund |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023) | Ingrid Williamsen (FrP) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 262.58 km2 (101.38 sq mi) |
| • Land | 251.86 km2 (97.24 sq mi) |
| • Water | 10.72 km2 (4.14 sq mi) 4.1% |
| • Rank | #276 in Norway |
| Population (2023) | |
| • Total | 9,860 |
| • Rank | #114 in Norway |
| • Density | 39.2/km2 (102/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | +4.4% |
| Demonyms | Farsunder or Farsundar (also Listelending or Listring) |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Bokmål |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-4206 |
| Website | Official website |
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. 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). Loshavn with its wooden buildings is located outside the town of Farsund. Other villages in Farsund include Ore, Rødland, and Sande.