Vestbygd, Agder Explained

Official Name:Vestbygd
Other Name:Borhaug
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Agder#Norway
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the village
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Norway
Subdivision Name1:Southern Norway
Subdivision Name2:Agder
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Lister
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Farsund
Utc Offset1:+01:00
Utc Offset1 Dst:+02:00
Area Total Km2:0.9
Population As Of:2015
Population Total:1,123
Population Density Km2:1248
Postal Code Type:Post Code
Postal Code:4563 Borhaug
Elevation M:11
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Coordinates:58.0997°N 6.5869°W

Vestbygd or Borhaug is a village in Farsund municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located on the southwestern shore of the Lista peninsula, about straight west of the village of Vanse. The Farsund Airport, Lista is located on the east side of Vestbygd. The Lista Lighthouse lies just west of the village. The village has a small harbour, surrounded by a breakwater which protects it from the open North Sea. Vestbygda Chapel is located in the village. The fishing village once had a thriving boatbuilding business, but that is now closed.[2]

The 0.9km2 village has a population (2015) of 1,123 which gives the village a population density of .[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Vestbygd. yr.no. 2016-09-29.
  2. Web site: Vestbygd. Store norske leksikon. Store norske leksikon. no. 2016-09-29.
  3. Web site: Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality.. 1 January 2015. Statistics Norway. Statistisk sentralbyrå.