Hånes is a district in the city of Kristiansand in Agder county, Norway. It has a population of about 4,000 (2014). Hånes is a part of the borough of Oddernes and it borders the districts of Søm and Randesund to south, the district of Tveit to north, the municipality of Lillesand to east, and the Topdalsfjorden to west. [2] Hånes Church is located in this district.

District Hånes
District of Kristiansand
Coat of arms of District Hånes
Location of District Hånes
Coordinates: 58°10′38″N 8°05′25″E / 58.1772°N 08.0904°E / 58.1772; 08.0904
CountryNorway
RegionSouthern Norway
CountyAgder
MunicipalityKristiansand
BoroughOddernes
Elevation39 m (128 ft)
Population
 (2014)
 • Total4,000
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-030112
Websitekristiansand.kommune.no

Neighbourhoods

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  • Berhus
  • Brattbakken
  • Grovikheia
  • Hånes
  • Hånes nordvest
  • Hånes nordøst
  • Hånestangen
  • Vigevollåsen

Transportation

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E18 highway at Håneskrysset

European route E18 goes south for Hånes while Norwegian National Road 41 goes east for Hånes.

Bus transportation from/through Hånes
Line Destination [3]
M2 Hånes - Voiebyen
M2 Hånes - Lauvåsen - Sørlandsparken
A2 Hånes - Kvadraturen
N2 Hånes - Kvadraturen
35 Kjevik-Brattvollshei - Kristiansand
35 Kjevik-Brattvollshei o/ Grødum - Kristiansand
36 Tveit-Grødum - Kristiansand
36 Tveit-Grødum o/ Kjevik - Rona
37 Birkeland - Kristiansand
FLY Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik - Kristiansand

Politics

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The 10 largest political parties in Hånes in 2015:

Kristiansand city council votes from Hånes 2015[4]
Labour Party 34,7% (554 votes)
Conservative Party 18,3% (292 votes)
Christian Democratic Party 14,9% (238 votes)
Progress Party 10,7% (170 votes)
Socialist Left Party 4,1% (65 votes)
Green Party 3,5% (56 votes)
Socialist Left Party 2,9% (46 votes)
Pensioners' Party 2% (32 votes)
The Christians 1,8% (29 votes)
Red 1,2% (19 votes)
Others 1,28% (29 votes)
Total 1531 votes

Photos

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References

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  1. ^ "Hånes, Kristiansand (Vest-Agder)". yr.no. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  2. ^ "Befolkning i Kristiansand". Statistics Norway. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  3. ^ "AKT".
  4. ^ "VG - Valgnatt" (in Norwegian). vg.no. Retrieved 14 September 2015.