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The pirate
town of Farsund is a delightful seaside town steeped in
history.
The municipality of Farsund has around 9,200 inhabitants,
mainly concentrated on three centres of population - Farsund
town, Vanse and Vestbygda. It also includes the outlying
districts of Lista, Herad and Spind.
Shipping, fishing and agriculture have been the main
industries in the area. Today Farsund is the largest
agrcultural district
in the county of Vest-Agder, having 26 km2 productive
land, 88 km2 forest and 17 k m2 freshwater areas.
The scenery around Farsund and
Lista which has inspired many artists is extremely varied,
with a rugged coastline, fine sandy beaches, many islands,
mountainous and forest regions.
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