Lauvåsen is a neighbourhood in the city of

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county,

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. It is a part of the borough of Oddernes and it is in the district of Hånes. The neighbourhood lies between

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and Norwegian National Road 41, just east of the neighborhood of

Hånni Vigvoll is a neighborhood in the city of Kristiansand in Agder county, Norway. It is a part of the Oddernes borough and the district of Hånes. The neighborhood lies north of the European route E18 highway, west of the Norwegian National Road 41 ...

and southeast of the neighborhood of Grovikheia.

History

It is a new neighbourhood and the first building plots were released in 2011. The first phase of building comprising 127 dwellings was built by the end of 2012. The development is planned to take place over a 15-year period and to total approximately 1200 dwellings.

Facilities and transport

The closest schools are at Hånes and the area is served by bus route M2 " Voiebyen - Hånes" which goes to Lauvåsen once an hour and continues to Sørlandsparken.

References

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