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Sel

Sel had 5,469 residents on 1 January 2026. Median household income after tax was NOK 605,200 in 2024, 4% below the county level. Homes sold for NOK 17,024/m² on average in 2025 (24 sales). 27% of households rented their home. The population has fallen by 4.7% since 2020.

Municipality · Code 3437 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
5,469residents1 January 2026
NOK 605,200median income after taxper household, 2024
NOK 17,024/m²average price per m²homes sold, 2025
40%green within 500 maverage
Sel by neighbourhood
Map of Sel: Share of land within 500 m that is green space
0%30%+
Share of land within 500 m that is green space

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

All 29 neighbourhoods.

Colour shows where each one sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

NeighbourhoodResidents67+Under 16Per km²Green 500 mServices 15 min
Aasaaren417%22%698%0
Bekken16616%14%15276%11
Bjølstadmo35530%13%1933%2
Dahle63325%15%31239%2
Faukstad17223%13%931%1
Formo8517%12%221%0
Hjellum47127%15%65430%45
Høvringen5920%15%10%1
Kleivmellom3318%9%206%52
Kringen29220%16%43656%49
Laurgard27231%10%2329%11
Leirflata10132%9%670%1
Mostugu30635%13%2,0406%52
Murudalen5934%0%082%0
Nerdalen8732%8%20%0
Ottekren42730%12%89010%52
Rustdalen27529%9%1587%0
Sandbu21922%20%18647%4
Selsjord4522%7%481%0
Selsverket22719%21%6945%1
Sjoa18118%20%1254%5
Sjolia17324%17%36%0
Skogbygda6929%13%6100%0
Solhjem8048%13%590%0
Strand9225%17%825%0
Ula3010%30%164%2
Varphaugen12118%20%654%0
Veggum15620%16%466%2
Øverdalen21218%20%1344%12

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

People.

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

14%
aged under 16
10%
aged 16–24
26%
aged 25–49
25%
aged 50–66
25%
aged 67 and over
8%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

20205,739
20215,592
20225,531
20235,567
20245,756
20255,623
20265,469

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

Income and work.

Income in 2024, employment in late 2025 and education in 2025.

NOK 605,200
median household income after tax
66%
of residents aged 15–74 are in work

Education, aged 16 and over

Compulsory school26%
Upper secondary46%
Vocational college4%
University or college, short19%
University or college, long5%
Unknown or none completed0%

Income after tax is a household’s total income minus tax and negative transfers, for private households in 2024. The median is the middle value, so a few high incomes do not pull it up.

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

Homes.

3,155 homes in 2026.

Households by tenure, 2025

Freehold owner69%
Co-operative or share owner4%
Renting27%

Homes by type of building

Detached house79%
Two-dwelling house5%
Terraced and other small houses5%
Block of flats3%
Communal housing2%
Other buildings6%
NOK 12,426/m²Detached housesprice per m², 2025
24sales2025

The price per square metre is the average for homes sold in 2025, and depends on which homes happened to change hands.

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

Everyday life.

16 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 40% green space within 500 metres.

4schoolsOpenStreetMap
10kindergartensOpenStreetMap
6residents per km² of land888.0 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)

Around here.

Photographs taken near Sel, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Selsbruket IMG 1368
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Selsbruket IMG 1368
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Szkoła w Otta
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Szkoła w Otta
Photo: paciana · CC BY 3.0
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Uladammen
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Uladammen
Photo: Erik den yngre · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Other municipalities in Innlandet.