Tonstad

Tonstad
Village
View of the village
Interactive map of Tonstad
Coordinates: 58°39′51″N 6°42′59″E / 58.66421°N 6.7165°E / 58.66421; 6.7165
Country	Norway
Region	Southern Norway
County	Agder
District	Lister
Municipality	Sirdal Municipality
Area 1
• Total	1.29 km2 (0.50 sq mi)
Elevation 2	58 m (190 ft)
Population  (2026)1
• Total	939
• Density	728/km2 (1,890/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code	4440 Tonstad

Tonstad³ is the administrative centre of Sirdal Municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located at the northern end of the lake Sirdalsvatnet in the Sira river valley.

The 1.29-square-kilometre (320-acre) village has a population (2026) of 939 and a population density of 728 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,890/sq mi).¹

Tonstad Hydroelectric Power Station and the Tonstad ski center are both located in and around this village. The Tonstad Church is also located in the village.

The village of Tonstad was the administrative center of the old Tonstad Municipality from 1905 until its dissolution in 1960. In 1960, it became the part of Sirdal Municipality, and it continued to be the administrative center of that new municipality.

The municipality of Tonstad was named after the old Tonstad farm (Old Norse: Þornýjarstaðir), since the Tonstad Church is located there. The first element of the name comes from the female name Tone (Old Norse: Þorný) and the last element is the plural form of staðr which means "homestead" or "farm".⁴