Voiebyen

District Voiebyen
District in Kristiansand
Coat of arms of District Voiebyen
Coat of arms
Location of District Voiebyen
Coordinates: 58°06′21″N 7°57′21″E / 58.1058°N 07.9557°E / 58.1058; 07.9557
CountryNorway
RegionSouthern Norway
CountyAgder
MunicipalityKristiansand
BoroughVågsbygd
Elevation
[1]
33 m (108 ft)
Population
 (2014)
 • Total
6,000
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-030112
Websitekristiansand.kommune.no

Voiebyen is a district in the city of Kristiansand in Agder county, Norway. The district has a population of about 6,000 people in 2014 and it is a part of the borough of Vågsbygd in the southwestern part of the city. The district of Vågsbygd lies to the north, and the district of Flekkerøy lies to the south on the island of Flekkerøya.

Voie Church is located in the district. Voiebyen has one junior high school, Møvik Skole and two elementary schools: Torkelsmyra skole and Voie skole.

Politics

The 10 largest political parties in Voiebyen in 2015:

Kristiansand city council votes from Voiebyen 2015[2]
Labour Party 27.5% (654 votes)
Conservative Party 27% (642 votes)
Christian Democratic Party 15.5% (368 votes)
Progress Party 7.7% (183 votes)
The Democrats 5.6% (134 votes)
Green Party 3.5% (84 votes)
Socialist Left Party 2.3% (55 votes)
Pensioners' Party 2% (48 votes)
Red 1.8% (42 votes)
Centre Party 0.8% (31 votes)
Others 1.8% (44 votes)
Total 2383 votes

Transportation

Local city buses are available from 5:00 am until 1:00 am. Bus line M2 follows the Voie ringvei road and ends in the district of Hånes 3-5 times during the day. Lines 05 and 02 go only a few times in the morning and afternoon. Line 50 follows County road 456 out of Voiebyen to the neighboring municipality of Søgne.

Bus transportation from/through Voiebyen
Line Destination [3]
M1 Flekkerøy - Sørlandsparken Dyreparken-IKEA
M1 Flekkerøy - Kvadraturen
M2 Voiebyen - Hånes
M2 Voiebyen - Hånes-Lauvåsen
D2 Voiebyen - Kvadraturen
D2 Voiebyen - Kvadraturen-UiA
N2 Flekkerøy - Voiebyen - Kvadraturen
05 Andøya - Vågsbygd kirke
05 Andøya - Kvadraturen
05 Andøya - Kvadraturen-UiA
09 Bråvann - Vågsbygd kirke
09 Bråvann - Kvadraturen
09 Bråvann - Kvadraturen-UiA
50 Søgne - Kristiansand
50 Søgne - Kristiansand-UiA

Roads

County Road 456 goes through Voiebyen before exiting Kristiansand municipality on its way to Søgne. It is the old main road out of Kristiansand westbound. County Road 457 starts where 456 takes a turn for the west. 457 ends at Flekkerøy after going through a 2,000 meters (6,600 feet) long tunnel. The Voie ringvei road follows a path around Voiebyen.

Neighbourhoods

  • Møvig Junior High
    Møvig Junior High
  • Møvik
    Møvik
  • Flekkerøyhavn
    Flekkerøyhavn
  • Skonnertveien
    Skonnertveien
  • Ternevig
    Ternevig

References

  1. ^ "Voiebyen, Kristiansand (Vest-Agder)". yr.no. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  2. ^ "VG - Valgnatt" (in Norwegian). vg.no. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
  3. ^ "AKT".