Country Norway County Vest-Agder Municipality Farsund Elevation 11 m Local time Sunday 5:34 PM | Region Southern Norway District Lister Time zone CET (UTC+01:00) Area 90 ha Population 1,123 (2015) | |
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Weather 8°C, Wind W at 35 km/h, 90% Humidity | ||
Vestbygd or Borhaug is a village in Farsund municipality in Vest-Agder county, Norway. The village is located on the southwestern shore of the Lista peninsula, about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) 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 boat building business, but that is now closed.
Map of 4563 Vestbygd, Norway
The 0.9-square-kilometre (220-acre) village has a population (2015) of 1,123 which gives the village a population density of 1,248 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,230/sq mi).