Lillesand Church is located in the town and it is the seat of the Vest-Nedenes prosti (deanery).

The European route E18 passes by the town, one of the main roads along southeastern Norway.

The Blindleia strait is an inland waterway that leads from the Høvåg area northwards to the town of Lillesand.

In 1821, the village area was granted the status as a ladested (a sea port with special trading rights).

Together, this new municipality was called Lillesand, but it lost is status as a bykommune (town) because of this merger.