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Sør-Aurdal

Sør-Aurdal had 2,841 residents on 1 January 2026. Median household income after tax was NOK 583,200 in 2024, 7% below the county level. Homes sold for NOK 12,171/m² on average in 2025 (15 sales). 31% of households rented their home. The population has fallen by 3.8% since 2020.

Municipality · Code 3449 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
2,841residents1 January 2026
NOK 583,200median income after taxper household, 2024
NOK 12,171/m²average price per m²homes sold, 2025
55%green within 500 maverage
Sør-Aurdal by neighbourhood
Map of Sør-Aurdal: 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 22 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
Begna15624%13%154%2
Fønhus8529%9%267%1
Garthus5129%0%290%0
Grimsrud4937%6%154%1
Ildjarnstad10127%12%462%0
Island11219%21%789%0
Klokkermoen18629%10%147%36
Kyrkjebjørgo5638%5%798%0
Leirskogen16126%10%367%1
Lia11717%18%880%0
Liagrenda7314%19%689%0
Nerstad27928%15%965%10
Reinli29023%14%1033%2
Smedlund12820%24%574%3
Spangrud17724%16%3359%36
Stavadalen4038%0%247%1
Storruste8223%11%2100%0
Sæterbygda4418%18%291%1
Sørum8626%12%267%1
Tollefsrud10422%13%357%7
Voll39929%16%8817%36
Åsli6642%0%261%0

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
26%
aged 67 and over
8%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

20202,954
20212,904
20222,889
20232,866
20242,836
20252,822
20262,841

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

Income and work.

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

NOK 583,200
median household income after tax
69%
of residents aged 15–74 are in work

Education, aged 16 and over

Compulsory school28%
Upper secondary44%
Vocational college4%
University or college, short18%
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.

1,841 homes in 2026.

Households by tenure, 2025

Freehold owner68%
Co-operative or share owner0%
Renting31%

Homes by type of building

Detached house85%
Two-dwelling house5%
Terraced and other small houses3%
Block of flats1%
Communal housing3%
Other buildings4%
NOK 9,925/m²Detached housesprice per m², 2025
15sales2025

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.

11 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 55% green space within 500 metres.

5schoolsOpenStreetMap
6kindergartensOpenStreetMap
3residents per km² of land1,068.0 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 Sør-Aurdal, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Reinli stavkirke, 2005-12-20, 01
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Reinli stavkirke, 2005-12-20, 01
Photo: Jeblad · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Reinli Stave Church
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Reinli Stave Church
Photo: Hans Olav Lien · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Reinli Stave Church, Norway I
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Reinli Stave Church, Norway I
Photo: Hans Olav Lien · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Other municipalities in Innlandet.