Øyslebø (municipality)


Øyslebø is a former municipality in Vest-Agder county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1899 until its dissolution in 1964. The administrative centre was the village of Øyslebø where Øyslebø Church is located. Øyslebø municipality roughly corresponds to the southern part of the present-day municipality of Marnardal.

History

The municipality of Øyslebø was established on 1 January 1899 when the old municipality of Øyslebø og Laudal was split into two separate municipalities: Laudal and Øyslebø. On 1 January 1964, the Brunvatne area of Øyslebø was transferred to the neighboring municipality of Søgne. Also on that date, the rest of Øyslebø was merged with the neighboring municipalities of Laudal and Bjelland as well as a portion of Finsland to form the new municipality of Marnardal. Prior to the merger, Øyslebø had a population of 1,068.

Name

The municipality of Øyslebø is named after the old Øyslebø farm, where Øyslebø Church is located. The name is derived from the old river name, Øyðsla. The name was previously spelled Øslebø or Øislebø.