Official Name: | Tjøme |
Other Name: | Kirkebygda |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Norway Vestfold#Norway |
Pushpin Label Position: | top |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the village |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Norway |
Subdivision Name1: | Eastern Norway |
Subdivision Name2: | Vestfold |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Type4: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name4: | Færder Municipality |
Utc Offset1: | +01:00 |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +02:00 |
Area Total Km2: | 2.51 |
Population As Of: | 2023 |
Population Total: | 2879 |
Population Density Km2: | 1146 |
Postal Code Type: | Post Code |
Postal Code: | 3145 Tjøme |
Coordinates: | 59.1157°N 10.3928°W |
Elevation M: | 30 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Tjøme or Kirkebygda is a village in Færder Municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. The village is located in the central part of the island of Tjøme, about south of the city of Tønsberg.[2] The village of Bjørnevåg lies about to the south, the village of Ormelet lies about to the southeast, the village of Hulebakk lies about to the east-northeast, the village of Grimestad lies about to the north-northeast, and the village of Svelvik lies about to the north.
The 2.51km2 village has a population (2023) of 2,879 and a population density of .[3]
Tjøme Church is located in the village centre. The village also has a library, grocery stores, gas station, schools, and other businesses. The village was the administrative centre of the old Tjøme Municipality which existed from 1838 until 2018 when it became part of Færder Municipality.