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Øvre Ålsbygda

Øvre Ålsbygda (Lillehammer) had 1,215 residents on 1 January 2026. 20% of residents were 67 or over, against 20% across the municipality, and 17% were under 16. From the area’s service centre, 12 everyday shops and services are within a 15-minute walk. The population has grown by 12% since 2020.

Neighbourhood (grunnkrets) · Code 34050502 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
1,215residents1 January 2026
20%aged 67 and over1 January 2026
30residents per km² of landdensity
87%green within 500 maverage
Øvre Ålsbygda · LillehammerØvre Ålsbygda highlighted; the rest of the municipality in grey
Map of Lillehammer with Øvre Ålsbygda highlighted

Sources: Statistics Norway (SSB), StatBank (CC BY 4.0) · © Norwegian Mapping Authority, basic statistical units (CC BY 4.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

People.

Age on 1 January 2026, next to the figure for Lillehammer.

17%
aged under 16
12%
aged 16–24
28%
aged 25–49
23%
aged 50–66
20%
aged 67 and over
6%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

20201,085
20211,104
20221,151
20231,157
20241,186
20251,201
20261,215

Basic statistical units (grunnkretser) are Statistics Norway’s smallest fixed areas. They usually follow housing estates, parts of towns and rural communities and have a few hundred residents. Income, house prices and education are not published for them; figures for the whole municipality are shown below.

Source: Statistics Norway (SSB), StatBank (CC BY 4.0)

The whole municipality.

Figures for Lillehammer as a whole.

NOK 665,000median income after taxper household, 2024
NOK 38,987/m²average price per m²2025
68%of households own their home2025
68%employed, aged 15–742025

Source: Statistics Norway (SSB), StatBank (CC BY 4.0)

Everyday life.

12 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 87% green space within 500 metres.

Supermarkets and convenience shops0
Bakeries0
Pharmacies0
Doctors0
Dentists0
Cafés and pubs2
Restaurants0
Parks0
Playgrounds1
Sports pitches3
Gyms and sports centres2
Libraries0
Kindergartens2
Bus stops9
Tram and metro stops0
Railway stations0
0schoolsOpenStreetMap
2kindergartensOpenStreetMap
3.3 kmto the nearest stationrail, tram or metro
30residents per km² of land41.1 km²

Services and green space are measured from each area’s service centre: the point inside it with the most shops and services within 500 metres. District, municipal and county figures are averages weighted by population.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Within one kilometre.

The neighbourhood in figures.

Øvre Ålsbygda and the nearest neighbourhoods in Lillehammer, side by side. Colour shows where each sits among the others in the table.

NeighbourhoodResidents67+Under 16Per km²Green 500 mServices 15 min
Bekkefaret23721%8%1,24745%135
Berget16414%10%2,73335%164
Besserud11315%9%1799%2
Bjerkebæk23436%15%1,67130%180
Breiseth26424%17%1,88619%115
Brubakken29538%4%3,2788%200
Busmoen77531%11%2,76811%188
Dal17916%16%937%31
Øvre Ålsbygda1,21520%17%3087%12

Sources: Statistics Norway (SSB), StatBank (CC BY 4.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

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