Official Name: | Øyslebø |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Agder#Norway |
Pushpin Label Position: | top |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the village |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Norway |
Subdivision Name1: | Southern Norway |
Subdivision Name2: | Agder |
Subdivision Type4: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name4: | Lindesnes |
Utc Offset1: | +01:00 |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +02:00 |
Area Total Km2: | 0.37 |
Population As Of: | 2015 |
Population Total: | 376 |
Population Density Km2: | 1016 |
Postal Code Type: | Post Code |
Postal Code: | 4532 Øyslebø |
Elevation M: | 29 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Coordinates: | 58.1672°N 7.5514°W |
Øyslebø is a village in Lindesnes municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located in the Mandalen valley along the Mandalselva river, about north of the town of Mandal. The Sørlandet Line passes the village to the north, stopping at the Marnardal Station, about north of Øyslebø on the north side of the village of Heddeland. Øyslebø was the administrative centre of the old municipality of Øyslebø which existed from 1899 until 1964.[2]
The 0.37km2 village has a population (2015) of 376, giving the village a population density of .[3]
The village of Øyslebø (Old Norse: Øyðslubœr) is named after the old Øyslebø farm, where Øyslebø Church is located. The name is derived from the old river name, Øyðsla.[4] The name was previously spelled Øslebø or Øislebø.