Hægebostad
Hægebostad is a municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Lister. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Tingvatn. Other villages in Hægebostad include Eiken, Haddeland, and Snartemo. The municipality encompasses the northern end of the Lyngdalen valley which follows the river Lygna.
Hægebostad Municipality
Hægebostad kommune | |
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Municipality | |
| Hegebostad herred (historic name) | |
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Flag | |
Agder within Norway | |
Hægebostad within Agder | |
| Coordinates: 58°27′24″N 07°13′11″E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Agder |
| District | Lister |
| Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
| • Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt |
| Administrative centre | Tingvatn |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023) | Jan Petter Gysland (H) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 461.34 km2 (178.12 sq mi) |
| • Land | 424.27 km2 (163.81 sq mi) |
| • Water | 37.07 km2 (14.31 sq mi) 8% |
| • Rank | #215 in Norway |
| Population (2023) | |
| • Total | 1,750 |
| • Rank | #296 in Norway |
| • Density | 4.1/km2 (11/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | +4.9% |
| Demonym | Hægdøl |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Nynorsk |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-4226 |
| Website | Official website |
The Sørlandet Line railroad runs through the municipality from east to west, stopping at Snartemo Station in Snartemo. To get into and out of the valley in which Hægebostad is located, the trains must go through two of the longest railway tunnels in Norway: Hægebostad Tunnel and Kvineshei Tunnel.
The 461-square-kilometre (178 sq mi) municipality is the 215th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Hægebostad is the 296th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 1,750. The municipality's population density is 4.1 inhabitants per square kilometre (11/sq mi) and its population has increased by 4.9% over the previous 10-year period.
Nine units of Sheltered housing are under construction (in 2022) after the previous ones were demolished.