Hægeland (municipality)

Hægeland Municipality
Hægeland herred
View of the local church in Hægeland
Vest-Agder within Norway
Hægeland within Vest-Agder
Coordinates: 58°23′00″N 07°44′28″E / 58.38333°N 7.74111°E / 58.38333; 7.74111
CountryNorway
CountyVest-Agder
DistrictSørlandet
Established1 July 1896
 • Preceded byØvrebø og Hægeland Municipality
Disestablished1 Jan 1964
 • Succeeded byVennesla Municipality
Administrative centreHægelandskrossen
Area
 (upon dissolution)
 • Total
194 km2 (75 sq mi)
Population
 (1964)
 • Total
849
 • Density4.38/km2 (11.3/sq mi)
DemonymHægdøl
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-1015

Hægeland is a former municipality in Vest-Agder county, Norway. The 194-square-kilometre (75 sq mi) municipality existed from 1896 until its dissolution in 1964. The municipality was located in the northwestern part of the present-day municipality of Vennesla. The administrative centre was the village of Hægelandskrossen where Hægeland Church is located.