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]