Editing Lindesnes

{{short description|Municipality in Agder, Norway}}
{{Infobox kommune
|name                   = Lindesnes
|native_name            = 
|native_name_lang       = 
|other_name             = 
|former_name            = 
|image_skyline          = 20100509-Vigeland.jpg
|image_caption          = View of Vigeland, the [[administrative centre]] of Lindesnes Municipality
|idnumber               = 4205
|county                 = Agder
|district               = [[Sørlandet]]
|capital                = [[Mandal, Norway|Mandal]]
|established            = 1 Jan 1964
|preceded               = [[Spangereid]], [[Sør-Audnedal]], and [[Vigmostad (municipality)|Vigmostad]] municipalities
|demonyms               = Lindesnes-folk<br />Lindesnesmann (male)<br />Lindesneskvinne (female)
|language               = Bokmål
|flag                   = none
|coatofarms             = Lindesnes komm (2020).svg
|webpage                = www.lindesnes.kommune.no
|mayor                  = Alf Erik Andersen
|mayor_party            = [[Progress Party (Norway)|FrP]]
|mayor_as_of            = 2023
|area_rank              = 126
|area_total_km2         = 933.53
|area_land_km2          = 883.22
|area_water_km2         = 50.34
|area_water_percent     = 5.4
|population_as_of       = 2023
|population_rank        = 55
|population_total       = 23479
|population_density_km2 = 26.6
|population_increase    = 5.2
|coordinates            = {{coord|58|06|15|N|07|17|20|E|region:NO|display=inline,title}}
|utm_zone = 32V |utm_northing = 6441609 |utm_easting = 0399165 |geo_cat = adm2nd
}}

'''Lindesnes''' ({{langx|en|the Naze}}) is a [[List of municipalities of Norway|municipality]] in [[Agder]] county, [[Norway]]. It is located in the [[Traditional districts of Norway|traditional district]] of [[Sørlandet]]. The [[administrative centre]] of the municipality is the town of [[Mandal, Norway|Mandal]]. Other villages in Lindesnes include [[Åvik]], [[Høllen, Lindesnes|Høllen]], [[Skofteland]], [[Svenevig]], [[Vigmostad]], [[Heddeland]], [[Bjelland]], [[Breland, Norway|Breland]], [[Koland]], [[Laudal]], [[Øyslebø]], Bykjernen, Skjebstad, [[Sånum]]-Lundevik, Skogsfjord-Hesland, [[Krossen]], [[Harkmark]], Skinsnes-[[Ime]], and Tregde-[[Skjernøy]].<ref name="snl" />

The {{convert|934|km2|adj=on}} 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 23,479. The municipality's [[population density]] is {{convert|26.6|PD/km2}} and its population has increased by 5.2% over the previous 10-year period.<ref name="ssb pop">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |title=Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/06913/ |language=Norwegian}}</ref><ref name="ssb area">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |title=09280: Area of land and fresh water (km²) (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/09280/ |language=Norwegian}}</ref>

==General information==
[[File:Lindesnes left Millenium-FjellIhallen in the Rocks 2004 and Lighthouse museum shop right Norway Foto 2010 Wolfgang Pehlemann IMG 1171.jpg|thumb|left|Lindesnes Fjellhallen (Millenium-Fjellhallen built in the rocks 2000–2004)]]
[[File:Lighthouse Lindesnes.jpg|thumb|left|Lindesnes fyr. The [[lighthouse]] is close to the southernmost point of mainland Norway.]]
[[File:Lindesnes sett fra fly.jpg|thumb|left|Aerial view of the southern coastline of Lindesnes]]
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 (municipality)|Vigmostad]] (population: 589).<ref name="Dag">{{Cite book |last=Jukvam |first=Dag |year=1999 |title=Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen |url=http://www.ssb.no/emner/00/90/rapp_9913/rapp_9913.pdf |publisher=[[Statistics Norway|Statistisk sentralbyrå]] |language=no |isbn=9788253746845}}</ref>

On 1 January 2020, the neighboring municipalities of [[Mandal (municipality)|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, Norway|Mandal]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nye Lindesnes |url=https://www.lindesnes.kommune.no/lokaldemokratipolitikk-rad-og-utvalg/kommunereformen/1548-nye-lindesnes |access-date=2017-11-05 |publisher=Lindesnes kommune |language=no}}</ref>

===Name===
The oldest [[Old Norse]] form of the name was {{lang|non|Líðandi}}. That name is derived from the verb {{wikt-lang|non|líða}} which means "lead to an end" or "go to the end" and the meaning of this name is probably just "the end", referring to its location at the southern tip of Norway. A later form was {{lang|non|Líðandisnes}} where the word {{wikt-lang|non|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.<ref name="snl">{{Cite web |last=Store norske leksikon |author-link=Store norske leksikon |title=Lindesnes |url=https://snl.no/Lindesnes |access-date=2016-12-17 |language=no}}</ref>

===Coat of arms===
The original [[coat of arms]] was granted on 25 April 1986 and it was in use until 1 January 2020 when the municipality was enlarged and a new coat of arms was adopted. The official [[blazon]] was "[[Azure (heraldry)|Azure]] a lighthouse issuant [[argent]]" ({{langx|no|I blått et oppvoksende sølv fyrtårn}}). This means the arms have a blue [[field (heraldry)|field]] (background) and the [[charge (heraldry)|charge]] is the top of a [[lighthouse]]. The lighthouse has a [[tincture (heraldry)|tincture]] of [[argent]] which means it is commonly colored white, but if it is made out of metal, then silver is used. The lighthouse represents the local [[Lindesnes Lighthouse]], the oldest lighthouse in Norway. It was built in 1655 on the Lindesnes peninsula. The arms were designed by Truls Nygaard who based it after a design by Rolf Dybvig. The municipal flag had the same design as the coat of arms.<ref name="NK">{{Cite web |title=Civic heraldry of Norway - Norske Kommunevåpen |url=https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/heraldrywiki/index.php?title=Lindesnes |access-date=2023-01-17 |publisher=Heraldry of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Lindesnes, Vest-Agder (Norway) |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/no-10-29.html |access-date=2023-01-17 |website=Flags of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1986-04-25 |title=Godkjenning av våpen og flagg |url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/LF/forskrift/1986-04-25-1033?q=flagg |access-date=2023-01-17 |website=Lovdata.no |publisher=Norges kommunal- og arbeidsdepartementet |language=no}}</ref>

The new [[coat of arms]] was granted on 1 January 2020 and it was a slightly more modern take on the old arms. The [[blazon]] is ''"[[Azure (heraldry)|Azure]], a lighthouse issuant and a crest a [[mural crown]] [[argent]]"'' ({{langx|no|På blågrønn bakgrunn, et hvitt fyrtårn med murkrone}}). This means the arms have a blue [[field (heraldry)|field]] (background) and the [[charge (heraldry)|charge]] is a lighthouse with a crown above the shield. The charge has a [[tincture (heraldry)|tincture]] of [[argent]] which means it is commonly colored white, but if it is made out of metal, then silver is used. The new arms have a slightly different design and the addition of a [[Crown (heraldry)|mural crown]] above the [[escutcheon (heraldry)|escutcheon]] to represent the fact that the municipality now includes the town of [[Mandal, Norway|Mandal]]. The color was also changed to a more teal blue.<ref name="NK" /><ref>{{Cite news |date=2019-11-21 |title=Har vedtatt nytt kommunevåpen |url=https://www.nrk.no/sorlandet/har-vedtatt-nytt-kommunevapen-1.14790898 |access-date=2023-01-17 |work=NRK Sørlandet |language=no}}</ref>
<gallery>
Lindesnes komm.svg|Former arms in use from 24 April 1986 until 31 December 2019
Lindesnes komm (2020).svg|Current arms in use since 1 January 2020
</gallery>

===Churches===
The [[Church of Norway]] has eight parishes ({{lang|no|sokn}}) within the municipality of Lindesnes. It is part of the [[Lister og Mandal prosti]] ([[deanery]]) in the [[Diocese of Agder og Telemark]].

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ style="font-size:medium"|'''''Churches in Lindesnes'''''
!Parish ({{lang|no|sokn}})!!Church name!!Location of the church!!Year built
|-
|rowspan="1"|Bjelland||[[Bjelland Church]]||[[Bjelland]]||1793
|-
|rowspan="1"|Holum||[[Holum Church]]||[[Krossen]]||1825
|-
|rowspan="1"|Laudal||[[Laudal Church]]||[[Laudal]]||1826
|-
|rowspan="2"|Mandal||[[Harkmark Church]]||[[Harkmark]]||1613
|-
|[[Mandal Church]]||[[Mandal, Norway|Mandal]]||1821
|-
|rowspan="1"|Spangereid||[[Spangereid Church]]||[[Høllen, Lindesnes|Høllen]]||c. 1140
|-
|rowspan="1"|Valle||[[Valle Church (Vest-Agder)|Valle Church]]||[[Vigeland, Norway|Vigeland]]||1793
|-
|rowspan="1"|Vigmostad||[[Vigmostad Church]]||[[Vigmostad]]||1848
|-
|rowspan="1"|Øyslebø||[[Øyslebø Church]]||[[Øyslebø]]||1797
|}

==Government==
Lindesnes Municipality is responsible for [[primary education]] (through 10th grade), outpatient [[Health care|health services]], [[old age|senior citizen]] services, [[welfare spending|welfare]] and other [[Social work|social services]], [[zoning]], [[economic development]], and municipal [[road]]s and utilities. The municipality is governed by a [[Municipal council (Norway)|municipal council]] of [[Direct election|directly elected]] representatives. The [[mayor]] is [[Indirect election|indirectly elected]] by a vote of the municipal council.<ref name="ks">{{Cite encyclopedia |title=kommunestyre |encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]] |publisher=[[Kunnskapsforlaget]] |url=https://snl.no/kommunestyre |date=2022-09-20 |editor-last=Hansen |editor-first=Tore |language=Norwegian |editor2-last=Vabo |editor2-first=Signy Irene |accessdate=2022-10-14}}</ref> The municipality is under the jurisdiction of the [[Agder District Court]] and the [[Agder Court of Appeal]].

===Municipal council===
The [[Municipal council (Norway)|municipal council]] ({{lang|no|Kommunestyre}}) of Lindesnes is made up of 39 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The tables below show the current and historical composition of the council by political [[Political party|party]]. 
{{div col}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Lindesnes
|start                     = 2023
|end                       = 2027
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2023 - Agder |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2023/ko/agder/lindesnes#seats |access-date=2024-01-28 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = 
|Total                     = 39
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 9
|Grønne                    = 1
|Høyre                     = 6
|INP                       = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 4
|Konservativt              = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 2
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 3
|Venstre                   = 6
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Lindesnes
|start                     = 2019
|end                       = 2023
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2019 – Agder |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2019/ko/agder/lindesnes#seats |access-date=2020-12-06 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 39
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 8
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 11
|Grønne                    = 2
|Høyre                     = 6
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 4
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Lindesnes
|start                     = 2015
|end                       = 2019
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg">{{Cite web |title=Table: 04813: Members of the local councils, by party/electoral list at the Municipal Council election (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/04813/ |publisher=Statistics Norway |language=no}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 3
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 2
|Høyre                     = 7
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 5
|Senterpartiet             = 1
|Venstre                   = 2
|Pensjonistpartiet         = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Lindesnes
|start                     = 2011
|end                       = 2015
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2011 – Vest-Agder |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2011/ko/vest-agder/lindesnes#seats |access-date=2020-12-06 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 2
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 2
|Høyre                     = 5
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 5
|Pensjonistpartiet         = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 1
|Venstre                   = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Lindesnes
|start                     = 2007
|end                       = 2011
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 8
|Venstre                   = 2
|Høyre                     = 3
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Lindesnes
|start                     = 2003
|end                       = 2007
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 3
|Høyre                     = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 6
|Senterpartiet             = 2
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Lindesnes
|start                     = 1999
|end                       = 2003
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 25
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 3
|Høyre                     = 5
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 8
|Senterpartiet             = 2
|Venstre                   = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Lindesnes
|start                     = 1995
|end                       = 1999
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1996 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1995 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_c342.pdf |access-date=2020-12-06 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 25
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Høyre                     = 6
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 6
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Venstre                   = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Lindesnes
|start                     = 1991
|end                       = 1995
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1993 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1991 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_c057.pdf |access-date=2020-12-06 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 25
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Høyre                     = 8
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 5
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Venstre                   = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Lindesnes
|start                     = 1987
|end                       = 1991
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1988 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1987 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b765.pdf |access-date=2020-12-06 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 25
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|Høyre                     = 8
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 5
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Lindesnes
|start                     = 1983
|end                       = 1987
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1984 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1983 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b450.pdf |access-date=2020-12-06 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 25
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|Høyre                     = 8
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 6 
|Senterpartiet             = 2
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Lindesnes
|start                     = 1979
|end                       = 1983
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1979 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1979 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b093.pdf |access-date=2020-12-06 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 25
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Høyre                     = 10
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 5
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Lindesnes
|start                     = 1975
|end                       = 1979
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1977 |title=Kommunevalgene 1975 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a769.pdf |access-date=2020-12-06 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 25
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|DLF                       = 1
|Høyre                     = 7
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 5
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Venstre                   = 2
|otherparty                = Cross-party list
|otherparty_no             = Tverrpolitisk Liste
|otherparty_number         = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Lindesnes
|start                     = 1971
|end                       = 1975
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1973 |title=Kommunevalgene 1972 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a457.pdf |access-date=2020-12-06 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 25
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|Høyre                     = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 4
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|Venstre                   = 7
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Lindesnes
|start                     = 1967
|end                       = 1971
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1967 |title=Kommunevalgene 1967 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a214.pdf |access-date=2020-12-06 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo |volume=I}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 25
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|Høyre                     = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|Venstre                   = 7
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Lindesnes
|start                     = 1963
|end                       = 1967
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1964 |title=Kommunevalgene 1963 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xii_138.pdf |access-date=2020-12-06 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 25
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|Høyre                     = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|Venstre                   = 8
|}}
{{div col end}}

===Mayors===
The [[Mayor#Scandinavia|mayors]] ({{langx|no|ordfører}}) of Lindesnes:
{{div col|colwidth=20em}}
* 1964–1967: Gunnar Gulli ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
* 1968–1971: Daniel Leland ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
* 1972–1975: Knut Lunden ([[Christian Democratic Party (Norway)|KrF]])
* 1976–1979: Terje Gabrielsen ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
* 1980–1981: Kenneth Skofteland ([[Christian Democratic Party (Norway)|KrF]])
* 1982–1983: Peder Skofteland ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
* 1984–1987: Kenneth Skofteland ([[Christian Democratic Party (Norway)|KrF]])
* 1988–1993: [[Ansgar Gabrielsen]] ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
* 1993–1999: Oddleiv Skagestad ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
* 1999–2011: Ivar Lindal ([[Christian Democratic Party (Norway)|KrF]])
* 2011–2019: Janne Fardal Kristoffersen ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
* 2019-2023: Even Sagebakken ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
* 2023-present: Alf Erik Andersen ([[Progress Party (Norway)|FrP]])<ref>{{Cite news |last=Nordahl |first=Victoria Marie |date=2023-09-13 |title=Lindesnes: Frp får ordføreren og Ap varaordfører |url=https://www.nrk.no/sorlandet/ordforer-lindesnes-1.16556745 |access-date=2024-01-28 |work=[[NRK]] |language=no}}</ref>
{{div col end}}

==Geography==
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 {{convert|1700|km}} 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.

===Climate===
Lindesnes has a temperate [[oceanic climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|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 {{convert|27.3|°C}} recorded August 1975; the all-time low is {{convert|-18.1|°C}} recorded in January 1987. The five months May - September have not seen any overnight freeze, with coldest low {{convert|0.6|°C}} in May 1981 (data since 1954).

{{Weather box 
|metric first = yes
|single line  = yes
|location     = [[Lindesnes Lighthouse]] 1991-2020 (extremes 1954-2020)
|Jan record high C = 10.2 | Jan record low C = -18.1
|Feb record high C = 9.5 | Feb record low C = -15.1
|Mar record high C = 14.9 | Mar record low C = -11
|Apr record high C = 18 | Apr record low C = -5.5
|May record high C = 23.2 | May record low C = 0.6
|Jun record high C = 26.4 | Jun record low C = 4.5
|Jul record high C = 27 | Jul record low C = 6
|Aug record high C = 27.3 | Aug record low C = 7.8
|Sep record high C = 21.3 | Sep record low C = 3.6
|Oct record high C = 16.6 | Oct record low C = -1.6
|Nov record high C = 13.7 | Nov record low C = -8.3
|Dec record high C = 11.4 | Dec record low C = -16.5
|Jan high C = 4.5
|Feb high C = 3.7
|Mar high C = 5
|Apr high C = 8.2
|May high C = 12.1
|Jun high C = 15.1
|Jul high C = 17.7
|Aug high C = 18.2
|Sep high C = 15.4
|Oct high C = 11.4
|Nov high C = 7.9
|Dec high C = 5.7
<!-- Mean daily temperature -->
| Jan mean C = 2.9
| Feb mean C = 2
| Mar mean C = 3.2
| Apr mean C = 6.1
| May mean C = 9.9
| Jun mean C = 13
| Jul mean C = 15.6
| Aug mean C = 16.2
| Sep mean C = 13.6
| Oct mean C = 9.8
| Nov mean C = 6.3
| Dec mean C = 4
|year mean C = 
|Jan low C = 1.2
|Feb low C = 0.5
|Mar low C = 1.6
|Apr low C = 4.4
|May low C = 8.1
|Jun low C = 11.2
|Jul low C = 13.9
|Aug low C = 14.4
|Sep low C = 11.9
|Oct low C = 8.1
|Nov low C = 4.7
|Dec low C = 2.3
<!-- Total precipitation, this should include rain and snow. -->
|precipitation colour= green<!-- Enter "green" for green precipitation colours, remove this line for blue colouring. -->
| Jan precipitation mm = 131.2
| Feb precipitation mm = 99.7
| Mar precipitation mm = 87.5
| Apr precipitation mm = 69
| May precipitation mm = 63.5
| Jun precipitation mm = 71.9
| Jul precipitation mm = 81.8
| Aug precipitation mm = 101.3
| Sep precipitation mm = 119.1
| Oct precipitation mm = 151.6
| Nov precipitation mm = 132.4
| Dec precipitation mm = 135.2
|year precipitation mm = 
|Jan precipitation days= 17
|Feb precipitation days= 13
|Mar precipitation days= 13
|Apr precipitation days= 10
|May precipitation days= 10
|Jun precipitation days= 9
|Jul precipitation days= 10
|Aug precipitation days= 12
|Sep precipitation days= 14
|Oct precipitation days= 16
|Nov precipitation days= 16
|Dec precipitation days= 17
<!-- Mandatory fields, source -->
|source 1 = yr.no/Norwegian Meteorological Institute<ref>{{Cite web |title=yr.no/statistics |url=https://www.yr.no/en/statistics/table/5-41770/Norway/Agder/Lindesnes/Lindesnes%20fyr}}</ref>
|source 2= NOAA - WMO averages 91-2020 Norway <ref>{{Cite web |title=NOAA WMO normals Norway 1991-2020 |url=https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/Region-6-WMO-Normals-9120/Norway/CSV/?C=D;O=A}}</ref>
}}

<br>
{{Weather box 
|collapsed=yes
|metric first = yes
|single line  = yes
|location     = [[Lindesnes Lighthouse]] 1961-1990
<!-- Average low temperatures -->
| Jan low C = -0.7
| Feb low C = -1.3
| Mar low C = 0.3
| Apr low C = 2.8
| May low C = 7.3
| Jun low C = 10.7
| Jul low C = 12.4
| Aug low C = 13.0
| Sep low C = 10.7
| Oct low C = 7.9
| Nov low C = 3.8
| Dec low C = 0.9
|year low C = 5.7
<!-- Mean daily temperature -->
| Jan mean C = 1.1
| Feb mean C = 0.5
| Mar mean C = 2.0
| Apr mean C = 4.7
| May mean C = 9.0
| Jun mean C = 12.5
| Jul mean C = 14.2
| Aug mean C = 14.8
| Sep mean C = 12.4
| Oct mean C = 9.6
| Nov mean C = 5.6
| Dec mean C = 2.9
|year mean C = 7.4
<!-- Average high temperatures -->
| Jan high C = 2.7
| Feb high C = 2.3
| Mar high C = 3.7
| Apr high C = 6.9
| May high C = 11.3
| Jun high C = 14.9
| Jul high C = 16.3
| Aug high C = 16.8
| Sep high C = 14.2
| Oct high C = 11.1
| Nov high C = 7.4
| Dec high C = 4.7
|year high C = 9.4
<!-- Total precipitation, this should include rain and snow. -->
|precipitation colour= <!-- Enter "green" for green precipitation colours, remove this line for blue colouring. -->
| Jan precipitation mm = 109
| Feb precipitation mm = 72
| Mar precipitation mm = 83
| Apr precipitation mm = 60
| May precipitation mm = 71
| Jun precipitation mm = 65
| Jul precipitation mm = 78
| Aug precipitation mm = 102
| Sep precipitation mm = 125
| Oct precipitation mm = 143
| Nov precipitation mm = 146
| Dec precipitation mm = 105
|year precipitation mm = 1159
<!-- Average number of precipitation days -->
|unit precipitation days = 1 mm<!-- If entering the average number of days, then the unit requirement should be used, because this varies between countries. E.g. 0.2 cm, 0.2 mm. -->
| Jan precipitation days = 14.7
| Feb precipitation days = 10.2
| Mar precipitation days = 12.9
| Apr precipitation days = 9.5
| May precipitation days = 9.5
| Jun precipitation days = 8.9
| Jul precipitation days = 8.8
| Aug precipitation days = 11.4
| Sep precipitation days = 14.3
| Oct precipitation days = 15.5
| Nov precipitation days = 17.4
| Dec precipitation days = 14.4
|year precipitation days = 147.5
<!-- Mandatory fields, source -->
|source 1 = Norwegian Meteorological Institute<ref>{{Cite web |title=eKlima Web Portal |url=http://eklima.met.no |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040614073527/http://eklima.met.no/ |archive-date=2004-06-14 |publisher=Norwegian Meteorological Institute}}</ref>
}}

==Notable people==
=== Public service & public thinking ===
[[File:EllenGleditsch.jpg|140px|thumb|Ellen Gleditsch, 1935]]
[[File:Adolph Tidemand Selvportrett.jpg|140px|thumb|Adolph Tidemand, 1838]]
[[File:Gustav Vigeland 1929.jpg|140px|thumb|Gustav Vigeland, 1929]]
* [[Peder Claussøn Friis]] (1545–1614), a Norwegian clergyman and author
* [[Søren Jaabæk]] (1814 in Holum – 1894), a farmer and politician who was the longest-serving member of the Norwegian Parliament from 1845 to 1891
* [[Geirulf Bugge]] (1862 in Mandal – 1940), a judge and [[Supreme Court of Norway|Norwegian Supreme Court Justice]]
* [[Ivar An Christensen]] (1868 in Mandal – 1934), a ship owner with a fleet of eleven steam ships
* [[Elise Sem]] (1870–1950), a barrister, women's activist, and sports official who grew up in Manadal
* [[Ellen Gleditsch]] (1879 in Mandal – 1968), a [[Radiochemistry|radiochemist]] and Norway's second female professor 
* [[Karen Platou]] (1879 in Mandal – 1950), a politician who was the first woman elected Member of Parliament
* [[Arne Askildsen]] (1898–1982), a politician and bailiff of Mandal and Halse og Harkmark from 1928–1968, except during WWII
* [[Asbjørn Aavik]] (1902 in Åvik - 1997), a Norwegian Lutheran missionary to China and writer
* [[Leif Edwardsen]] (1922 in Mandal - 2002), a Norwegian diplomat
* [[Knut Aukland]] (1929 in Vigmostad – 2014), a Norwegian physiologist
* [[Ole-Johan Dahl]] (1931 in Mandal – 2002), Norway's foremost computer scientist
* [[Ludvig Hope Faye]] (1931–2017), a politician who was Mayor of Mandal from 1972–1975
* [[Ansgar Gabrielsen]] (born 1955 in Mandal), a consultant and former politician
* [[Janne Haaland Matláry]] (born 1957), a political scientist, writer, politician, and academic

=== The Arts ===
* [[Adolph Tidemand]] (1814 in Mandal – 1876), a romantic nationalism painter
* [[Olaf Isaachsen]] (1835 in Madal – 1893), a landscape and genre painter 
* [[Amaldus Nielsen]] (1838 in Halse – 1932), a painter known as "''Norway's first naturalist painter''"
* [[Gustav Vigeland]] (1869 in Halse og Harkmark - 1943), a sculptor who is associated with the Vigeland Sculptures in [[Frogner Park]] in Oslo and designed the [[Nobel Peace Prize]] medal
* [[Emanuel Vigeland]] (1875 in Halse og Harkmark - 1948), a multi-talented Norwegian artist
* [[Kjell Askildsen]] (born  1929 in Mandal), a writer of minimalistic short stories
* [[Tobias Santelmann]] (born 1980), a German-born Norwegian actor, grew up in Lindesnes<ref>{{IMDb name|4083737|Tobias Santelmann}}. Retrieved 19 November 2020.</ref>
* [[Helene Bøksle]] (born 1981 in Mandal), a singer and actress <ref>{{IMDb name|1518392|Helene Bøksle}}. Retrieved 19 November 2020.</ref>

=== Sport ===
* [[Per Arne Nilsen]] (born 1961 in Mandal), a sailor who participated at the [[1984 Summer Olympics]]
* [[Bjarne Røyland]] (born 1971 in Mandal), a bobsledder who competed at the [[2002 Winter Olympics]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{commons category-inline|Lindesnes}}
* {{wiktionary-inline|Lindesnes}}
* {{Wikivoyage inline|Vest-Agder}}
* [http://ssb.no/kommunefakta/lindesnes Municipal fact sheet] from [[Statistics Norway]] {{in lang|no}}

{{Geographic location
|Centre    = Lindesnes
|North     =  [[Lyngdal]]
|Northeast =  [[Evje og Hornnes]]
|East      =  [[Vennesla]]<br/>[[Kristiansand]]
|Southeast =  ''[[Skagerrak]]''
|South     =  
|Southwest =  ''[[North Sea]]''
|West      =  Lyngdal
|Northwest =  
}}
{{Agder}}
{{authority control}}
{{use dmy dates|date=December 2020}}

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[[Category:1964 establishments in Norway]]
[[Category:Headlands of Norway]]
[[Category:North Sea]]