| Official Name: | District Randesund |
| Settlement Type: | District |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Norway |
| Subdivision Name1: | Southern Norway |
| Subdivision Name2: | Agder |
| Subdivision Type3: | City |
| Subdivision Name3: | Kristiansand |
| Subdivision Type4: | Borough |
| Subdivision Name4: | Oddernes |
| Utc Offset1: | +01:00 |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +02:00 |
| Population As Of: | 2014 |
| Population Total: | 2,000 |
| Iso Code: | NO-030112 |
| Coordinates: | 58.1342°N 8.1176°W |
| Website: | kristiansand.kommune.no |
| Elevation M: | 26 |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Randesund is a village and district within the city of Kristiansand in Agder county, Norway. The district is located within the borough of Oddernes along the southern coastline between the two fjords Kvåsefjorden and Topdalsfjorden and south of the districts of Søm and Hånes. There are several small islands just off the coast of Randesund, including Dvergsøya, Randøya, and Herøya, all popular tourist destinations. The village of Randesund is located in the central part of the district and it is the site of Randesund Church. There was a separate municipality of Randesund (larger than the present-day district) that existed from 1893 until 1965.
The district, (originally the parish) is named after the island, Randøen (now known as Randøya). The first part of the name is rand (Old Norse: rǫnd) which means "boundary" or "edge" and the last part of the name is sund which means "strait". The name was previously spelled Randøsund.[2] [3]
The 10 largest politics parties in Randesund in 2015:
| Kristiansand city council votes from Randesund 2015[4] | ||
| 25% (252 votes) | ||
| 21,7% (218 votes) | ||
| Labour Party | 19,8% (199 votes) | |
| 9,4% (95 votes) | ||
| 6,1% (61 votes) | ||
| Liberal Party | 4,3% (43 votes) | |
| 4% (40 votes) | ||
| 3,3% (33 votes) | ||
| 2,2% (22 votes) | ||
| 1,6% (16 votes) | ||
| Others | 2,9% (29 votes) | |
| Total | 1008 votes | |
The main road to Tømmerstø is Norwegian County Road 3, which goes from Rona in Søm, to Drange. It goes through Tømmerstø. Norwegian County Road 9 goes from Dvergsnes, to Tangen both in Randesund. Norwegian County Road 4 goes from Bjørnestad to Kongshavn in Randesund. Norwegian County Road 14 goes from Frikstad to Stangenes. Norwegian County Road 401 goes from Randesund to Høvåg and Lillesand.
| Line | Destination[5] | |
|---|---|---|
| 08 | Randesund - Rona | |
| 17 | Tømmerstø - Hellemyr | |
| 17 | Tømmerstø-Frikstad - Hellemyr | |
| 17 | Tømmerstø - Kvadraturen | |
| N17 | Tømmerstø - Kvadraturen | |
| 18 | Tømmerstø Odderhei-Holte - Hellemyr | |
| 18 | Dvergsnes - Hellemyr | |
| 18 | Tømmerstø Odderhei-Holte - Kvadraturen | |
| A18 | Tømmerstø Odderhei-Holte - Eg-Sykehuset | |
| 139 | Høvåg-Lillesand - Kristiansand | |
| 234 | Randesund - Kringsjå |