Voiebyen
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.
District Voiebyen | |
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District in Kristiansand | |
 Coat of arms | |
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| Coordinates: 58.1058°N 07.9557°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| Region | Southern Norway |
| County | Agder |
| Municipality | Kristiansand |
| Borough | Vågsbygd |
| Elevation | 33 m (108 ft) |
| Population (2014) | |
| • Total | 6,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-030112 |
| Website | kristiansand.kommune.no |
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.
| Line | Destination [3] |
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| 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
Media gallery
Møvig Junior High
Møvik
Flekkerøyhavn
Skonnertveien
Ternevig
References
- "Voiebyen, Kristiansand (Vest-Agder)". yr.no. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
- "VG - Valgnatt" (in Norwegian). vg.no. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
- "AKT".