Farsund Municipality
Farsund Municipality
Farsund kommune | |
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| Coordinates: 58°04′58″N 06°45′10″E / 58.08278°N 6.75278°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 | 251.76 km2 (97.21 sq mi) |
| • Water | 10.82 km2 (4.18 sq mi) 4.1% |
| • Rank | #276 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 487.23 m (1,598.5 ft) |
| Population (2026) | |
• Total | 9,949 |
| • Rank | #113 in Norway |
| • Density | 39.5/km2 (102/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) |  +2.5% |
| Demonym(s) | 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 |
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Farsund (Norwegian: ['fɑːʂʉn] ⓘ) 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.
The 262.58-square-kilometre (101.38 sq mi) municipality is the 276th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Farsund Municipality is the 113th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 9,949. The municipality's population density is 39.5 inhabitants per square kilometre (102/sq mi) and its population has increased by 2.5% over the previous 10-year period.
The inhabitants of Farsund are concentrated in three centres of population: the town of Farsund (population: 3,531), Vanse (population: 2,075), and Vestbygda (population: 1,136). Loshavn with its wooden buildings is located outside the town of Farsund. Other villages in Farsund include Ore, Rødland, and Sande.