Øyslebø

{{about|the village in Lindesnes, Norway|the former municipality in Vest-Agder, Norway|Øyslebø (municipality)}}

{{Infobox settlement

|official_name = Øyslebø

|other_name =

|native_name =

|nickname =

|settlement_type = Village

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|image_caption = View of the village

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|pushpin_map_caption = Location of the village

|subdivision_type = Country

|subdivision_name = Norway

|subdivision_type1 = Region

|subdivision_name1 = Southern Norway

|subdivision_type2 = County

|subdivision_name2 = Agder

|subdivision_type4 = Municipality

|subdivision_name4 = Lindesnes

|timezone1 = CET

|utc_offset1 = +01:00

|timezone1_DST = CEST

|utc_offset1_DST = +02:00

|area_footnotes =

|area_total_km2 = 0.37

|population_as_of = 2015

|population_footnotes =

|population_total = 376

|population_density_km2 = 1016

|postal_code_type = Post Code

|postal_code = 4532 Øyslebø

|elevation_m = 29

|elevation_footnotes = {{cite web|title=Øyslebø, Marnardal (Vest-Agder)|url=http://www.yr.no/place/Norway/Vest-Agder/Marnardal/%C3%98ysleb%C3%B8/|publisher=yr.no|accessdate=2016-12-06}}

|coordinates = {{coord|58|10|02|N|07|33|05|E|type:city|display=inline,title}}

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Øyslebø is a village in Lindesnes municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located in the Mandalen valley along the Mandalselva river, about {{convert|21|km}} north of the town of Mandal. The Sørlandet Line passes the village to the north, stopping at the Marnardal Station, about {{convert|5|km}} north of Øyslebø on the north side of the village of Heddeland. Øyslebø was the administrative centre of the old municipality of Øyslebø which existed from 1899 until 1964.{{cite web|url=https://snl.no/%C3%98ysleb%C3%B8|title=Øyslebø|author=Store norske leksikon|author-link=Store norske leksikon|language=Norwegian|accessdate=2016-12-06}}

The {{convert|0.37|km2|acre|adj=on}} village has a population (2015) of 376, giving the village a population density of {{convert|1016|PD/km2}}.{{cite web|title=Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality.|url=https://www.ssb.no/248689/urban-settlements.population-and-area-by-municipality.1-january-2015|date=1 January 2015|author-link=Statistics Norway|author=Statistisk sentralbyrå}}

Name

The village of Øyslebø (Old Norse: Øyðslubœr) is named after the old Øyslebø farm, where Øyslebø Church is located. The name is derived from the old river name, Øyðsla.{{cite book|title=Norske gaardnavne: Lister og Mandals amt|edition=9|author-link=Oluf Rygh|last=Rygh|first=Oluf|publisher=W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri|year=1912|location=Kristiania, Norge|pages=107|url=http://www.dokpro.uio.no/perl/navnegransking/rygh_ng/rygh_bla.prl?enhid=144351&avid=32618|language=Norwegian}} The name was previously spelled Øslebø or Øislebø.

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