Lauvåsen is a neighbourhood in the city of Kristiansand in Agder county, Norway. It is a part of the borough of Oddernes and it is in the district of Hånes. The neighbourhood lies between European route E18 and Norwegian National Road 41, just east of the neighborhood of Hånni and southeast of the neighborhood of Grovikheia.[1]

Lauvåsen
Neighborhood in Kristiansand
View of the neighborhood
View of the neighborhood
Lauvåsen is located in Agder
Lauvåsen
Lauvåsen
Location of the neighborhood
Lauvåsen is located in Norway
Lauvåsen
Lauvåsen
Lauvåsen (Norway)
Coordinates: 58°10′54″N 8°06′09″E / 58.1818°N 08.1025°E / 58.1818; 08.1025
CountryNorway
CountyAgder
MunicipalityKristiansand
BoroughOddernes
DistrictHånes
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
4619
Area code38

History

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It is a new neighbourhood and the first building plots were released in 2011. The first phase of building comprising 127 dwellings was built by the end of 2012. The development is planned to take place over a 15-year period and to total approximately 1200 dwellings.[2]

Facilities and transport

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The closest schools are at Hånes and the area is served by bus route M2 "Voiebyen - Hånes" which goes to Lauvåsen once an hour and continues to Sørlandsparken.

References

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  1. ^ "Lauvåsen, Kristiansand, Norway". Google. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
  2. ^ Raaen, Line (23 October 2012). "En ny bydel begynner å ta form" (in Norwegian). Fædrelandsvennen. Retrieved 11 January 2017.