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Leinebygda

Leinebygda (Herøy (Møre og Romsdal)) had 606 residents on 1 January 2026. 10% of residents were 67 or over, against 20% across the municipality, and 27% were under 16. From the area’s service centre, 9 everyday shops and services are within a 15-minute walk. The population has grown by 26% since 2016.

Neighbourhood (grunnkrets) · Code 15150205 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
606residents1 January 2026
10%aged 67 and over1 January 2026
143residents per km² of landdensity
6%green within 500 maverage
Leinebygda · Herøy (Møre og Romsdal)Leinebygda highlighted; the rest of the municipality in grey
Map of Herøy (Møre og Romsdal) with Leinebygda 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 Herøy (Møre og Romsdal).

27%
aged under 16
10%
aged 16–24
32%
aged 25–49
20%
aged 50–66
10%
aged 67 and over
4%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

2016480
2017475
2018509
2019520
2020540
2021544
2022565
2023593
2024591
2025586
2026606

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 Herøy (Møre og Romsdal) as a whole.

NOK 737,000median income after taxper household, 2024
NOK 20,367/m²average price per m²2025
80%of households own their home2025
69%employed, aged 15–742025

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

Everyday life.

9 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 6% green space within 500 metres.

Supermarkets and convenience shops0
Bakeries0
Pharmacies0
Doctors0
Dentists0
Cafés and pubs0
Restaurants0
Parks0
Playgrounds3
Sports pitches4
Gyms and sports centres0
Libraries0
Kindergartens0
Bus stops10
Tram and metro stops0
Railway stations0
1schoolOpenStreetMap
0kindergartensOpenStreetMap
143residents per km² of land4.3 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.

Leinebygda and the nearest neighbourhoods in Herøy (Møre og Romsdal), side by side. Colour shows where each sits among the others in the table.

NeighbourhoodResidents67+Under 16Per km²Green 500 mServices 15 min
Aurvåg17720%18%5539%1
Austre Moltustranda16817%20%450%2
Bø20924%13%6522%1
Dragsund53717%18%5714%8
Eggesbønes1,05420%15%42013%37
Elsebø67019%21%69127%46
Flusund32017%21%2760%1
Fosnavåg sentrum24826%12%2,2550%17
Leinebygda60610%27%1436%9

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

More neighbourhoods in Herøy (Møre og Romsdal).