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Langesund
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is the administrative centre of Bamble Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. The town is located on a peninsula along the Langesundsfjorden near the Skaggerak coast. The town of Stathelle lies about to the northwest. The town was established as a ladested in 1765 and on 1 January 1838 it became a self-governing municipality. In 1964, it became part of Bamble Municipality.

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Place details

Locality
Langesund
Region
Telemark
Country
Norge
Population
0
Timezone
Europe/Oslo

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Langesund
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Town
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Norway
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Eastern Norway
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Telemark
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Grenland
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Municipality
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Bamble Municipality
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CET

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Official name
Langesund
Demonym
langesundar
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Norwegen 06 - Langesund.jpg
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Langesund
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Langesund
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  • History
  • Name
  • Municipal self-government (1838–1964)
  • Municipal council
  • Attractions
  • Media gallery
  • See also
  • References

is the administrative centre of Bamble Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. The town is located on a peninsula along the Langesundsfjorden near the Skaggerak coast. The town of Stathelle lies about to the northwest. The town was established as a ladested in 1765 and on 1 January 1838 it became a self-governing municipality. In 1964, it became part of Bamble Municipality.

For a long time, Langesund and neighboring Stathelle have been grouped together as part of the Porsgrunn/Skien metropolitan area and because of this, the population and area data for this town has not been separately tracked by Statistics Norway. What is tracked, is the portion of the metropolitan area located in Bamble Municipality. In 2022, the Langesund/Stathelle area in Bamble measured and together they had a population of 10,276 with a population density of .

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