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Smestad

Smestad (Lillehammer) had 530 residents on 1 January 2026. 21% of residents were 67 or over, against 20% across the municipality, and 19% were under 16. From the area’s service centre, 77 everyday shops and services are within a 15-minute walk. The population has grown by 1.9% since 2020.

Neighbourhood (grunnkrets) · Code 34050507 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
530residents1 January 2026
21%aged 67 and over1 January 2026
2,789residents per km² of landdensity
25%green within 500 maverage
Smestad · LillehammerSmestad highlighted; the rest of the municipality in grey
Map of Lillehammer with Smestad 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.

19%
aged under 16
13%
aged 16–24
23%
aged 25–49
25%
aged 50–66
21%
aged 67 and over
7%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

2020520
2021519
2022528
2023530
2024540
2025533
2026530

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.

77 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 25% green space within 500 metres.

Supermarkets and convenience shops3
Bakeries1
Pharmacies1
Doctors0
Dentists1
Cafés and pubs2
Restaurants1
Parks0
Playgrounds28
Sports pitches18
Gyms and sports centres4
Libraries0
Kindergartens8
Bus stops41
Tram and metro stops0
Railway stations0
0schoolsOpenStreetMap
0kindergartensOpenStreetMap
2.2 kmto the nearest stationrail, tram or metro
2,789residents per km² of land0.2 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.

Smestad 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
Smestad53021%19%2,78925%77

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

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