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Lillesand (town)

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Lillesand
Town/City[1]
View of the town harbour
View of the town harbour
Map
Interactive map of Lillesand
Coordinates: 58°14′58″N 8°22′38″E / 58.24945°N 8.37719°E / 58.24945; 8.37719
CountryNorway
RegionSouthern Norway
CountyAgder
MunicipalityLillesand Municipality
Established as 
Ladested1821–1961
Town (By)Since 1996
Area
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 • Total
5.48 km2 (2.12 sq mi)
Elevation
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5 m (16 ft)
Population
 (2025)[2]
 • Total
8,538
 • Density1,558/km2 (4,040/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Lillesandar
Lillesander
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
4790 Lillesand

Lillesand[4] (Norwegian pronunciation: [lilːəsan(d)] ⓘ) is the administrative centre of Lillesand Municipality in Agder county, Norway. The town[1] is located along the Skagerrak 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 5.48-square-kilometre (1,350-acre) town has a population (2025) of 8,538 and a population density of 1,558 inhabitants per square kilometre (4,040/sq mi).[2] In Norway, Lillesand is considered a by which can be translated as either a "town" or "city" in English.[5]

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.

History

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The village of Lillesand grew up significantly during the 17th century around its natural harbour. In 1821, the village area was granted the status as a ladested (a sea port with special trading rights). In 1838, the new formannskapsdistrikt law established each parish in Norway as a self-governing local municipality and each ladested was separate from its surrounding parish. This meant that Lillesand became a self-governing civil municipality. Later, in 1952, the town became classified as a bykommune (town-municipality).

During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee.[6][7] On 1 January 1962, the following areas were merged to form an enlarged Lillesand Municipality:[8]

After this merger in 1964, the new Lillesand Municipality lost is status as a bykommune (town) because of this merger. In 1996, the law changed and this enabled the municipal council of Lillesand to declare town status for Lillesand once again.[9][8][10]

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View of the town of Lillesand

See also

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References

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  1. 1 2 In the Norwegian language, the word by can be translated as "town" or "city".
  2. 1 2 3 Statistisk sentralbyrå (27 October 2025). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
  3. ↑ "Lillesand, Lillesand". yr.no. Retrieved 17 July 2026.
  4. ↑ "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 17 July 2026.
  5. ↑ Lauritzen, Per Roger, ed. (2 March 2026). "Lillesand (tettsted)". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 17 July 2026.
  6. ↑ Grepstad, Jon, ed. (25 March 2025). "Nikolai Schei". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
  7. ↑ Hansen, Tore; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (27 May 2024). "kommuneinndelingen i Norge". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
  8. 1 2 Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå. ISBN 9788253746845.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: periodical has ISBN (link)
  9. ↑ Trond, Smith-Meyer; Thorsnæs, Geir; Lauritzen, Per Roger, eds. (30 June 2026). "Lillesand". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 17 July 2026.
  10. ↑ Bakke, Tor Malvin. "Byhistorie" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 6 September 2017.

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