Høvåg
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Høvåg is a village and former municipality in Aust-Agder county, Norway.
The municipality was created by a split from Vestre Moland in 1865. At that time Høvåg had a population of 2,069. On 1 January 1962 Høvåg, then with 1,330 inhabitants, was together with Vestre Moland incorporated into Lillesand municipality.[1]
Old coastal settlements in the Høvåg district include Ulvøysund, Gamle Hellesund, Skottevig, Kjøbmannsvig and Ågerøy. The village Høvåg is located midway between Lillesand and Kristiansand and has a population of 200.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Dag Jukvam / Statistics Norway (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen".
- ^ Statistics Norway (2007). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality. 1 January 2007".