| Høvåg kommune | |
|---|---|
| — Former Municipality — | |
| Coordinates: | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Aust-Agder |
| District | Sørlandet |
| Municipality ID | NO-0927 |
| Adm. Center | Høvåg |
| Area | |
| • Total | 77 km2 (29.7 sq mi) |
| Created from | Vestre Moland in 1865 |
| Merged with | Lillesand in 1962 |
Høvåg is a village and former municipality in Aust-Agder county, Norway. It is located in the present-day municipality of Lillesand in the Sørlandet region.
Old coastal settlements in the Høvåg district include Ulvøysund, Gamle Hellesund, Skottevig, Kjøbmannsvig and Ågerøy. The village of Høvåg is located midway between Lillesand and Kristiansand and has a population of 200.[1]
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The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Høvaag farm (Old Norse: Høyvágar). The first element is høy which means "hay" and the last element is vágr which means "bay".[2]
The municipality of Høvaag was created in 1865 when the municipality of Vestre Moland was split into Høvåg (population: 2,069) and Vestre Moland (population: 2,167). On 1 January 1962, the municipalities of Høvåg (population: 1,330), Vestre Moland, and Lillesand, along with the Gitmark farm area of Eide were merged together to form an enlarged Lillesand municipality.[3]