Birkenes is a municipality in Agder county, Norway. The 637.35-square-kilometre (246.08 sq mi) municipality has existed since 1838. It is located in the traditional district of Sørlandet. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Birkeland, where about half the municipal population lives. Other villages in the municipality include Ås, Engesland, Flakk, Flakksvann, Håbbesland, Herefoss, Mollestad, Oggevatn, Rugsland, Senumstad, Søre Herefoss, Svaland, Tveide, Vegusdal, and Væting.
- Country
- Norway
- Inception
- 1838
- Website
- https://www.birkenes.kommune.no/
