Vennesla Municipality

Vennesla is a municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Sørlandet. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Vennesla. Other villages in Vennesla include Grovane, Hægeland, Homstean, Mushom, Øvre Eikeland, Øvrebø, Røyknes, and Skarpengland. Vennesla lies about 17 kilometres (11 mi) north of the city of Kristiansand in the Otra river valley.

The 384-square-kilometre (148 sq mi) municipality is the 241st largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Vennesla Municipality is the 79th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 15,772. The municipality's population density is 43.6 inhabitants per square kilometre (113/sq mi) and its population has increased by 10.2% over the previous 10-year period.