Stathelle

Stathelle
Town/City
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Coordinates: 59.04511°N 9.69821°E / 59.04511; 9.69821
Country	Norway
Region	Eastern Norway
County	Telemark
District	Grenland
Municipality	Bamble Municipality
Established as
Ladested	1774–1963
Town (By)	1997
Elevation	4 m (13 ft)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code	3960 Stathelle
Former municipality
Stathelle ladested
Telemark within Norway
Stathelle within Telemark
Country	Norway
County	Telemark
District	Grenland
Established	21 Dec 1851
• Preceded by	Bamble Municipality
Disestablished	1 Jan 1964
• Succeeded by	Bamble Municipality
Administrative centre	Stathelle
Government
• Mayor (1962–1963)	Arnodd Aronsen (V)
Area  (upon dissolution)
• Total	0.3 km2 (0.12 sq mi)
• Rank	#687 in Norway
Population  (1963)
• Total	725
• Rank	#651 in Norway
• Density	2,416.7/km2 (6,259/sq mi)
• Change (10 years)	−4.4%
Official language
• Norwegian form	Neutral
ISO 3166 code	NO-0803
Data from Statistics Norway

Stathelle (Norwegian pronunciation: [stat²hɛlːə] ^ⓘ) is a town in Bamble Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. The town is located at the confluence of the Frierfjorden, Eidangerfjord, and Langesundsfjorden. The town of Brevik lies about 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) across the fjord and the town of Langesund lies about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) to the southeast. Stathelle Church is located in the town.

For a long time, Stathelle and the neighboring town of Langesund have been grouped together as part of the Porsgrunn/Skien metropolitan area and because of this, the population and area data for this town has not been separately tracked by Statistics Norway. What is tracked, is the portion of the metropolitan area located in Bamble Municipality. In 2025, the Langesund/Stathelle area in Bamble Municipality measured 6.35 square kilometres (1,570 acres) and together they had a population of 10,563.