Evje is the administrative centre of Evje og Hornnes Municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located along the river Otra. It sits along the Norwegian National Road 9, about south of the village of Byglandsfjorden and immediately north of Evjemoen, a former military base.
The urban area of Evje has a population (2025) of and a population density of . Other villages in the urban area of Evje include Evjemoen, Dåsnesmoen, Hornnes, and Kjetså.
Evje Church lies on the north end of the village on the east shore of the river Otra, and Hornnes Church lies about to the south on the west shore of the river Otra. Hornnes Church is actually located in the small village of Hornnes which is still considered a part of the Evje urban area.
History Historically, the village of Evje was the administrative centre of the old Evje og Vegusdal Municipality from 1838 until 1877, then from 1877 until 1960 it was the administrative centre of the old Evje Municipality, and since then it has been the centre of Evje og Hornnes Municipality.
Name The municipality (originally the parish) of Evje is named after an old Evje farm (), since the first Evje Church was built there. The name is identical with the word which means "eddy".
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