Editing Vegårshei

{{short description|Municipality in Agder, Norway}}
{{Infobox kommune
|name                   = Vegårshei
|native_name            = 
|native_name_lang       = 
|other_name             = 
|former_name            = Vegaardsheien herred
|idnumber               = 4212
|image_skyline          = Vegaar2.jpg
|image_caption          = View of the lake [[Vegår]]
|county                 = Agder
|district               = Sørlandet
|capital                = [[Myra, Norway|Myra]]
|established            = 1 Jan 1838
|preceded               = none
|demonym                = Vegårsheiing
|language               = Neutral
|coatofarms             = Vegårshei komm.svg
|webpage                = www.vegarshei.kommune.no
|mayor                  = Kjetil Torp
|mayor_party            = [[Christian Democratic Party (Norway)|KrF]]
|mayor_as_of            = 2019
|area_rank              = 249
|area_total_km2         = 355.67
|area_land_km2          = 321.76
|area_water_km2         = 33.89
|area_water_percent     = 9.5
|population_as_of       = 2023
|population_rank        = 272
|population_total       = 2143
|population_density_km2 = 6.7
|population_increase    = 7.9
|coordinates            = {{coord|58|46|32|N|08|49|56|E|region:NO|display=inline,title}}
|utm_zone = 32V |utm_northing = 6515099 |utm_easting = 0490311 | geo_cat = adm2nd
}}

'''Vegårshei''' is a [[List of municipalities of Norway|municipality]] in [[Agder]] [[counties of Norway|county]], [[Norway]]. It is located in the [[Districts of Norway|traditional district]] of [[Southern Norway|Sørlandet]]. The administrative center is the village of [[Myra, Norway|Myra]]. Other villages in Vegårshei include [[Mo, Aust-Agder|Mo]] and [[Ubergsmoen]].<ref name="snl">{{Cite encyclopedia |title=Vegårshei |encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]] |publisher=[[Kunnskapsforlaget]] |url=https://snl.no/Veg%C3%A5rshei |access-date=2017-12-26 |date=2016-04-05 |editor-last=Thorsnæs |editor-first=Geir |language=no}}</ref>

The {{convert|356|km2|adj=on}} municipality is the 249th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Vegårshei is the 272nd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 2,143. The municipality's [[population density]] is {{convert|6.7|PD/km2}} and its population has increased by 7.9% 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>

==History==
[[File:Faersnes barn.JPG|thumb|left|Farm area in Færsnes]]
[[File:Haukenes Sag - panoramio.jpg|thumb|left|Haukenes area]]
[[File:Vegårshei kirke.jpg|thumb|left|[[Vegårshei Church]]]]
The [[prestegjeld|parish]] of ''Vegaardsheien'' was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see [[formannskapsdistrikt]] law). The borders of the municipality have not changed since that time.<ref name="Dag">{{Cite book |last=Jukvam |first=Dag |url=http://www.ssb.no/emner/00/90/rapp_9913/rapp_9913.pdf |title=Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen |publisher=[[Statistics Norway|Statistisk sentralbyrå]] |year=1999 |isbn=9788253746845 |language=no}}</ref>

The population was at its largest in 1930, population 2161.<ref name="snl.no">{{Cite web |title=Vegårshei – Store norske leksikon |url=https://snl.no/Veg%c3%a5rshei |access-date=2022-08-13 |publisher=Snl.no}}</ref>

===Name===
The municipality (originally the [[prestegjeld|parish]]) is named after the old name for the area ({{langx|non|Vigisheiðr}}) since the first [[Vegårshei Church]] was built there. The first element is the [[genitive case]] of the name of the lake [[Vegår]]. The meaning of the lake name is uncertain. One theory is that it comes from the word {{wikt-lang|non|vé}} which means "[[norse pagan|pagan]] [[sanctuary]]". Another theory is that it comes from the verb {{wikt-lang|non|vígja}} which means "to [[consecrate]]" or "to dedicate". The last element is {{wikt-lang|non|heiðr}} which means "[[heath (habitat)|heath]]" or "[[Moorland|moor]]". Historically, the name was spelled as ''Wegaardsheien'' or ''Vegaardsheien'', and sometimes it was abbreviated as simply ''Heien''.<ref name="snl" /><ref>{{Cite book |last=Rygh |first=Oluf |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=u4pBAAAAIAAJ |title=Norske gaardnavne: Nedenes amt |date=1905 |publisher=W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri |edition=8 |location=Kristiania, Norge |page=1 |language=no |authorlink=Oluf Rygh}}</ref> On 3 November 1917, a [[royal decree|royal resolution]] changed the spelling of the name of the municipality to ''Vegaarshei''.<ref>{{Cite journal |year=1917 |title=Norsk Lovtidende. 2den Afdeling. 1917. Samling af Love, Resolutioner m.m |url=https://www.nb.no/items/URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2015102381014_001 |journal=[[Norsk Lovtidend]] |language=no |location=Kristiania, Norge |publisher=Grøndahl og Søns Boktrykkeri |pages=1057–1065}}</ref> On 21 December 1917, a [[royal decree|royal resolution]] enacted the [[Norwegian language conflict|1917 Norwegian language reforms]]. Prior to this change, the name was spelled ''Vegaarshei'' with the [[digraph (orthography)|digraph]] "[[Aa (digraph)|aa]]", and after this reform, the name was spelled ''Vegårshei'', using the letter [[å]] instead.<ref>{{Cite journal |year=1917 |title=Norsk Lovtidende. 2den Afdeling. 1917. Samling af Love, Resolutioner m.m |url=https://www.nb.no/items/URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2015102381014_001 |journal=[[Norsk Lovtidend]] |language=no |location=Oslo, Norway |publisher=Grøndahl og Søns Boktrykkeri |page=1000}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.nb.no/items/7c810cb2510e5454433266c698b8808e |title=Den Nye rettskrivning : regler og ordlister |publisher=Den Mallingske Boktrykkeri |year=1918 |location=Kristiania, Norge |language=no}}</ref>

===Coat of arms===
The [[coat of arms]] was granted on 30 April 1987. The official [[blazon]] is "[[Gules]], a fox [[sejant]] [[argent]]" ({{langx|no|I rødt en sittende sølv rev}}). This means the arms have a red [[field (heraldry)|field]] (background) and the [[charge (heraldry)|charge]] is a [[fox]]. The fox 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 fox was chosen as a representative of the local [[wildlife]] and also for the [[Fur farming|fox farming]] in the municipality. The arms were designed by Daniel Rike. The municipal flag has the same design as the coat of arms.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Civic heraldry of Norway - Norske Kommunevåpen |url=https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/heraldrywiki/index.php?title=Vegårshei |access-date=2023-01-16 |publisher=Heraldry of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Vegårshei, Aust-Agder (Norway) |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/no-09-12.html |access-date=2023-01-16 |website=Flags of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1987-04-30 |title=Godkjenning av våpen og flagg |url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/LF/forskrift/1987-04-30-425?q=flagg |access-date=2023-01-16 |website=Lovdata.no |publisher=Norges kommunal- og arbeidsdepartementet |language=no}}</ref>

==Culture==
===Churches===
The [[Church of Norway]] has one parish ({{lang|no|sokn}}) within the municipality of Vegårshei. It is part of the [[Aust-Nedenes prosti]] ([[deanery]]) in the [[Diocese of Agder og Telemark]].

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ style="font-size:medium"|'''''Churches in Vegårshei'''''
!Parish ({{lang|no|sokn}})!!Church name!!Location of the church!!Year built
|-
||Vegårshei||[[Vegårshei Church]]||[[Myra, Norway|Myra]]||1808
|}

==Geography==
Vegårshei is bordered on the north by the municipalities of [[Nissedal]] (in [[Telemark]] county) and [[Gjerstad]], on the east by [[Risør]], on the south by [[Tvedestrand]], and on the west by [[Åmli]]. The lake [[Vegår]] dominates the northern part of the hilly and forested municipality.

==Government==
Vegårshei 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 Vegårshei is made up of 17 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                      = Vegårshei
|start                     = 2023
|end                       = 2027
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2023 - Agder |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2023/ko/agder/vegårshei#seats |access-date=2024-01-28 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = 
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Høyre                     = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 6
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vegårshei
|start                     = 2019
|end                       = 2023
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2019 – Agder |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2019/ko/agder/vegårshei#seats |access-date=2020-12-12 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|Høyre                     = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 7
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vegårshei
|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           = 6
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 1
|Høyre                     = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 6
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vegårshei
|start                     = 2011
|end                       = 2015
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2011 – Aust-Agder |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2011/ko/aust-agder/vegårshei#seats |access-date=2020-12-12 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 1
|Høyre                     = 5
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 5
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vegårshei
|start                     = 2007
|end                       = 2011
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 9
|Senterpartiet             = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 4
|Høyre                     = 3
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vegårshei
|start                     = 2003
|end                       = 2007
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 2
|Høyre                     = 6
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 4
|Senterpartiet             = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vegårshei
|start                     = 1999
|end                       = 2003
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 1
|Høyre                     = 6
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 5
|Senterpartiet             = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vegårshei
|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=2020-12-12 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 1
|Høyre                     = 7
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 4
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vegårshei
|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=2020-12-12 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 1
|Høyre                     = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 4
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vegårshei
|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=2020-12-12 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 8
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 1
|Høyre                     = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 4
|Senterpartiet             = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vegårshei
|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=2020-12-12 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 8
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 1
|Høyre                     = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vegårshei
|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=2020-12-12 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|DLF/H/Sp/V                = 6
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vegårshei
|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=2020-12-12 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|DLF/H/Sp/V                = 7
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vegårshei
|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=2020-12-12 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 8
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 7
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vegårshei
|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=2020-12-12 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo |volume=I}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 8
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 7
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vegårshei
|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=2020-12-12 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 9
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 7
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vegårshei
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1959
|end                       = 1963
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1960 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xii_022.pdf |access-date=2020-12-12 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 9
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 6
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vegårshei
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1955
|end                       = 1959
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1957 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xi_252.pdf |access-date=2020-12-12 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 9
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 8
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vegårshei
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1951
|end                       = 1955
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1952 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xi_120.pdf |access-date=2020-12-12 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 16
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 9
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 7
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vegårshei
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1947
|end                       = 1951
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1948 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_x_165.pdf |access-date=2020-12-12 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 16
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 9
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Local_Lists               = 5
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vegårshei
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1945
|end                       = 1947
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1947 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_x_133.pdf |access-date=2020-12-12 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 16
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 9
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Local_Lists               = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vegårshei
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1937
|end                       = 1941* 
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1938 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_ix_133.pdf |access-date=2020-12-12 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 16
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 4
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|V/DRF                     = 5
|}}
{{div col end}}

===Mayors===
The [[Mayor#Scandinavia|mayors]] ({{langx|no|ordfører}}) of Vegårshei (incomplete list):
{{div col|colwidth=20em}}
*1907-1919: [[Torjus Værland]] ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
*2003-2011: Maya Twedt Berli ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*2011-2015: Kjetil Torp ([[Christian Democratic Party (Norway)|KrF]])
*2015-2019: Kirsten Helen Myren ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
*2019-present: Kjetil Torp ([[Christian Democratic Party (Norway)|KrF]])
{{div col end}}

==Economy==
As of 2019, [[public administration]] and the [[service sector]], are most important in regard to employment; the retail industry and entities that have hotel services and those that serve food and beverages, constitute 11% of employment; [[agriculture]] and [[forestry]] accounts for 9% of employment; [[manufacturing]] accounts for 7% of employment—21% including those employed in construction and those employed in the energy sector and [water supply]''vannforsyning/ [garbage collection or] renovasjon''.<ref name="snl.no" /> Of the inhabitants that are employed, 55% have employment outside the municipal borders.<ref name="snl.no" />

It is well-suited for hunting and [[fishing]] for residents and [[tourism|tourists]] alike.

==Transportation==
The [[Sørlandsbanen]] railway line runs through the municipality, stopping at [[Vegårshei Station]], just north of the village of [[Myra, Norway|Myra]]. There are several [[Norwegian county road]]s that cross the municipality, connecting it to its neighbors. Some of the roads include [[Norwegian County Road 414]], [[Norwegian County Road 415]], [[Norwegian County Road 416]], and [[Norwegian County Road 417]].

== Notable people ==
* [[Lars Vegard]] (1880 in Vegårshei – 1963), a physicist and researcher of the [[aurora borealis]] 
* [[Ole Colbjørnsen]] (1897in Vegårshei – 1973), a journalist, economist, and politician
* [[Tjostolv Moland]] (1981 in Vegårshei – 2013 in Kinshasa), a former Norwegian army officer and security contractor

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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

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