Place:Hægebostad, Vest-Agder, Norway

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NameHægebostad
Alt namesØvre Kvinesdalsource: Family History Library Catalog
TypeMunicipality
Located inVest-Agder, Norway
Contained Places
Former municipality
Eiken ( 1963 - )
Gård
Haddeland
Naglestad
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Hægebostad is a municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Lister. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Tingvatn. Other villages in Hægebostad include Eiken, Haddeland, and Snartemo. The municipality encompasses the northern end of the Lyngdalen valley which follows the river Lygna.

The Sørlandet Line runs through the municipality from east to west, stopping at Snartemo Station in Snartemo. To get into and out of the valley in which Hægebostad is located, the trains must go through two of the longest railway tunnels in Norway: Hægebostad Tunnel and Kvineshei Tunnel.

The municipality is the 216th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Hægebostad is the 297th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 1,680. The municipality's population density is and its population has increased by 3.4% over the previous 10-year period.

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