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Øvrevågen

Øvrevågen (Kristiansund) had 340 residents on 1 January 2026. 24% of residents were 67 or over, against 21% across the municipality, and 6% were under 16. From the area’s service centre, 150 everyday shops and services are within a 15-minute walk. The population has fallen by 20% since 2016.

Neighbourhood (grunnkrets) · Code 15050206 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
340residents1 January 2026
24%aged 67 and over1 January 2026
4,857residents per km² of landdensity
7%green within 500 maverage
Øvrevågen · KristiansundØvrevågen highlighted; the rest of the municipality in grey
Map of Kristiansund with Øvrevågen 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 Kristiansund.

6%
aged under 16
12%
aged 16–24
32%
aged 25–49
27%
aged 50–66
24%
aged 67 and over
4%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

2016425
2017398
2018370
2019363
2020370
2021350
2022343
2023343
2024354
2025347
2026341

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 Kristiansund as a whole.

NOK 634,200median income after taxper household, 2024
NOK 25,967/m²average price per m²2025
74%of households own their home2025
65%employed, aged 15–742025

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

Everyday life.

150 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 7% green space within 500 metres.

Supermarkets and convenience shops8
Bakeries0
Pharmacies0
Doctors2
Dentists2
Cafés and pubs6
Restaurants9
Parks6
Playgrounds28
Sports pitches22
Gyms and sports centres4
Libraries0
Kindergartens6
Bus stops37
Tram and metro stops0
Railway stations0
0schoolsOpenStreetMap
0kindergartensOpenStreetMap
4,857residents per km² of land0.1 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.

Øvrevågen and the nearest neighbourhoods in Kristiansund, side by side. Colour shows where each sits among the others in the table.

NeighbourhoodResidents67+Under 16Per km²Green 500 mServices 15 min
Allanenga49628%13%6,2006%149
Amundøy5824%5%16615%0
Bjerkestrand35019%17%3663%2
Bjønnahaugen32622%11%2,71713%107
Blixhammeren70523%8%8,8125%136
Bolga27016%17%2951%2
Brunsvika55329%14%75817%46
Buhamndalen6519%17%1,30021%70
Øvrevågen34024%6%4,8577%150

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

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