Øyslebø


Øyslebø is a village in Marnardal municipality in Vest-Agder county, Norway. The village is located in the Mandalen valley along the Mandalselva river, about north of the town of Mandal. The Sørlandet Line passes the village to the north, stopping at the Marnardal Station, about north of Øyslebø on the north side of the village of Heddeland. Øyslebø was the administrative centre of the old municipality of Øyslebø which existed from 1899 until 1964.
The village has a population of 376, giving the village a population density of.

Name

The village 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.