Lindesnes (English: the Naze) is a municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Sørlandet. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Mandal. Other villages in Lindesnes include Åvik, Høllen, Skofteland, Svenevig, Vigmostad, Heddeland, Bjelland, Breland, Koland, Laudal, Øyslebø, Bykjernen, Skjebstad, Sånum-Lundevik, Skogsfjord-Hesland, Krossen, Harkmark, Skinsnes-Ime, and Tregde-Skjernøy.[3]
Lindesnes kommune | |
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Municipality | |
![]() View of Vigeland, the administrative centre of Lindesnes Municipality | |
![]() Flag ![]() Coat of arms ![]() Agder within Norway | |
![]() Lindesnes within Agder | |
Coordinates: 58°06′15″N 07°17′20″E | |
Country | Norway |
County | Agder |
District | Sørlandet |
Established | 1 Jan 1964 |
• Preceded by | Spangereid, Sør-Audnedal, and Vigmostad municipalities |
Administrative centre | Mandal |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020) | Even Sagebakken (Ap) |
Area | |
• Total | 933.53 km2 (360.44 sq mi) |
• Land | 883.17 km2 (340.99 sq mi) |
• Water | 50.36 km2 (19.44 sq mi) 5.4% |
• Rank | #126 in Norway |
Population (2022) | |
• Total | 23,147 |
• Rank | #55 in Norway |
• Density | 26.2/km2 (68/sq mi) |
• Change (10 years) | ![]() |
Demonyms | Lindesnes-folk Lindesnesmann (male) Lindesneskvinne (female)[1] |
Official language | |
• Norwegian form | Bokmål |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | NO-4205 |
Website | Official website |
The 934-square-kilometre (361 sq mi) municipality is the 126th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Lindesnes is the 55th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 23,147. The municipality's population density is 26.2 inhabitants per square kilometre (68/sq mi) and its population has increased by 4.3% over the previous 10-year period.[4][5]
The municipality of Lindesnes was created as a new municipality on 1 January 1964 after the merger of the older municipalities of Spangereid (population: 899), Sør-Audnedal (population: 2,323), and Vigmostad (population: 589).[6]
On 1 January 2020, the neighboring municipalities of Mandal and Marnardal were merged into Lindesnes, creating a much larger municipality of Lindesnes. At the same time, the administrative centre of the new, larger municipality was moved to the town of Mandal.[7]
The oldest Old Norse form of the name was Líðandi. That name is derived from the verb líða which means "lead/go to an end" and the meaning is probably just "the end". A later form was Líðandisnes where the word nes which means "headland" was added (a word that is related to the English forms ness and naze). The traditional English language version of the name is just the Naze, derived from ness meaning headland.[3]
The coat of arms was granted on 25 April 1986. The arms are blue with a white or silver lighthouse on the center. The lighthouse represents the local Lindesnes Lighthouse, the oldest lighthouse in Norway. It was built in 1655 on the Lindesnes peninsula.[8]
The Church of Norway has eight parishes (sokn) within the municipality of Lindesnes. It is part of the Lister og Mandal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark.
Parish (sokn) | Church name | Location of the church | Year built |
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Bjelland | Bjelland Church | Bjelland | 1793 |
Holum | Holum Church | Krossen | 1825 |
Laudal | Laudal Church | Laudal | 1826 |
Mandal | Harkmark Church | Harkmark | 1613 |
Mandal Church | Mandal | 1821 | |
Spangereid | Spangereid Church | Høllen | c. 1140 |
Valle | Valle Church | Vigeland | 1793 |
Vigmostad | Vigmostad Church | Vigmostad | 1848 |
Øyslebø | Øyslebø Church | Øyslebø | 1797 |
All municipalities in Norway, including Lindesnes, are responsible for primary education (through 10th grade), outpatient health services, senior citizen services, unemployment and other social services, zoning, economic development, and municipal roads. The municipality is governed by a municipal council of elected representatives, which in turn elect a mayor.[9] The municipality falls under the Agder District Court and the Agder Court of Appeal.
The municipal council (Kommunestyre) of Lindesnes is made up of 21 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The tables below show the current and historical composition of the council by political party.
Party Name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
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Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 8 | |
Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) | 11 | |
Green Party (Miljøpartiet De Grønne) | 2 | |
Conservative Party (Høyre) | 6 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) | 4 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 5 | |
Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) | 1 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 2 | |
Total number of members: | 39 |
Party Name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
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Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 3 | |
Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) | 2 | |
Conservative Party (Høyre) | 7 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) | 5 | |
Pensioners' Party (Pensjonistpartiet) | 1 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 1 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 2 | |
Total number of members: | 21 |
Party Name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
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Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 2 | |
Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) | 2 | |
Conservative Party (Høyre) | 5 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) | 5 | |
Pensioners' Party (Pensjonistpartiet) | 2 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 1 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 4 | |
Total number of members: | 21 |
Party Name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
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Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 2 | |
Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) | 4 | |
Conservative Party (Høyre) | 3 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) | 8 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 2 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 2 | |
Total number of members: | 21 |
Party Name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
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Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 4 | |
Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) | 3 | |
Conservative Party (Høyre) | 3 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) | 6 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 2 | |
Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) | 1 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 2 | |
Total number of members: | 21 |
Party Name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
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Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 4 | |
Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) | 3 | |
Conservative Party (Høyre) | 5 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) | 8 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 2 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 3 | |
Total number of members: | 25 |
Party Name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
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Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 5 | |
Conservative Party (Høyre) | 6 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) | 6 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 4 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 4 | |
Total number of members: | 25 |
Party Name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
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Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 5 | |
Conservative Party (Høyre) | 8 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) | 5 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 4 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 3 | |
Total number of members: | 25 |
Party Name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
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Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 7 | |
Conservative Party (Høyre) | 8 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) | 5 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 3 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 2 | |
Total number of members: | 25 |
Party Name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
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Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 7 | |
Conservative Party (Høyre) | 8 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) | 6 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 2 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 2 | |
Total number of members: | 25 |
Party Name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
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Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 5 | |
Conservative Party (Høyre) | 10 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) | 5 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 3 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 2 | |
Total number of members: | 25 |
Party Name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
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Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 5 | |
Conservative Party (Høyre) | 7 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) | 5 | |
New People's Party (Nye Folkepartiet) | 1 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 4 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 2 | |
Cross-party list (Tverrpolitisk Liste) | 1 | |
Total number of members: | 25 |
Party Name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
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Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 7 | |
Conservative Party (Høyre) | 2 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) | 4 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 5 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 7 | |
Total number of members: | 25 |
Party Name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
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Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 7 | |
Conservative Party (Høyre) | 3 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) | 3 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 5 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 7 | |
Total number of members: | 25 |
Party Name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
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Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 7 | |
Conservative Party (Høyre) | 3 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) | 2 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 5 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 8 | |
Total number of members: | 25 |
Lindesnes is a coastal municipality, with a long stretch of coastline to the south. It borders Lyngdal municipality to the west, Evje og Hornnes to the north, and Kristiansand and Vennesla to the east. The Lindesnes Lighthouse stands on the southernmost point of the mainland of Norway, nearly 1,700 kilometres (1,100 mi) southwest of Knivskjellodden, the northernmost point of mainland Norway. The southern coast of Lindesnes is rugged and includes several fjords such as the Snigsfjorden and Grønsfjorden as well as many islands such as Svinør. The interior of the municipality follows the Audnadalen valley through which the river Audna flows south into the Snigsfjorden.
Lindesnes has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb). The weather station has been recording since January 1863, and is situated near the Lindesnes lighthouse on a peninsula protruding into the sea. It is the southernmost mainland point in Norway. The all-time high temperature is 27.3 °C (81.1 °F) recorded August 1975; the all-time low is −18.1 °C (−0.6 °F) recorded in January 1987. The five months May - September have not seen any overnight freeze, with coldest low 0.6 °C (33.1 °F) in May 1981 (data since 1954).
Climate data for Lindesnes Lighthouse 1991-2020 (extremes 1954-2020) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 10.2 (50.4) |
9.5 (49.1) |
14.9 (58.8) |
18 (64) |
23.2 (73.8) |
26.4 (79.5) |
27 (81) |
27.3 (81.1) |
21.3 (70.3) |
16.6 (61.9) |
13.7 (56.7) |
11.4 (52.5) |
27.3 (81.1) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 2.9 (37.2) |
2 (36) |
3.2 (37.8) |
6.1 (43.0) |
9.9 (49.8) |
13 (55) |
15.6 (60.1) |
16.2 (61.2) |
13.6 (56.5) |
9.8 (49.6) |
6.3 (43.3) |
4 (39) |
8.5 (47.4) |
Record low °C (°F) | −18.1 (−0.6) |
−15.1 (4.8) |
−11 (12) |
−5.5 (22.1) |
0.6 (33.1) |
4.5 (40.1) |
6 (43) |
7.8 (46.0) |
3.6 (38.5) |
−1.6 (29.1) |
−8.3 (17.1) |
−16.5 (2.3) |
−18.1 (−0.6) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 131.2 (5.17) |
99.7 (3.93) |
87.5 (3.44) |
69 (2.7) |
63.5 (2.50) |
71.9 (2.83) |
81.8 (3.22) |
101.3 (3.99) |
119.1 (4.69) |
151.6 (5.97) |
132.4 (5.21) |
135.2 (5.32) |
1,244.2 (48.97) |
Source 1: yr.no/Norwegian Meteorological Institute[22] | |||||||||||||
Source 2: eklima/met.no[23] |
Climate data for Lindesnes Lighthouse 1961-1990 | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °C (°F) | 2.7 (36.9) |
2.3 (36.1) |
3.7 (38.7) |
6.9 (44.4) |
11.3 (52.3) |
14.9 (58.8) |
16.3 (61.3) |
16.8 (62.2) |
14.2 (57.6) |
11.1 (52.0) |
7.4 (45.3) |
4.7 (40.5) |
9.4 (48.9) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 1.1 (34.0) |
0.5 (32.9) |
2.0 (35.6) |
4.7 (40.5) |
9.0 (48.2) |
12.5 (54.5) |
14.2 (57.6) |
14.8 (58.6) |
12.4 (54.3) |
9.6 (49.3) |
5.6 (42.1) |
2.9 (37.2) |
7.4 (45.3) |
Average low °C (°F) | −0.7 (30.7) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
0.3 (32.5) |
2.8 (37.0) |
7.3 (45.1) |
10.7 (51.3) |
12.4 (54.3) |
13.0 (55.4) |
10.7 (51.3) |
7.9 (46.2) |
3.8 (38.8) |
0.9 (33.6) |
5.7 (42.3) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 109 (4.3) |
72 (2.8) |
83 (3.3) |
60 (2.4) |
71 (2.8) |
65 (2.6) |
78 (3.1) |
102 (4.0) |
125 (4.9) |
143 (5.6) |
146 (5.7) |
105 (4.1) |
1,159 (45.6) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 14.7 | 10.2 | 12.9 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 8.9 | 8.8 | 11.4 | 14.3 | 15.5 | 17.4 | 14.4 | 147.5 |
Source: Norwegian Meteorological Institute[24] |
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