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Vallabøen 1

Vallabøen 1 (Ørsta) had 1,146 residents on 1 January 2026. 22% of residents were 67 or over, against 20% across the municipality, and 22% were under 16. From the area’s service centre, 42 everyday shops and services are within a 15-minute walk. The population has grown by 10% since 2016.

Neighbourhood (grunnkrets) · Code 15200210 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
1,146residents1 January 2026
22%aged 67 and over1 January 2026
2,122residents per km² of landdensity
26%green within 500 maverage
Vallabøen 1 · ØrstaVallabøen 1 highlighted; the rest of the municipality in grey
Map of Ørsta with Vallabøen 1 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 Ørsta.

22%
aged under 16
11%
aged 16–24
28%
aged 25–49
18%
aged 50–66
22%
aged 67 and over
7%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

20161,040
20171,066
20181,055
20191,055
20201,074
20211,064
20221,074
20231,065
20241,113
20251,127
20261,146

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 Ørsta as a whole.

NOK 701,100median income after taxper household, 2024
NOK 28,340/m²average price per m²2025
78%of households own their home2025
69%employed, aged 15–742025

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

Everyday life.

42 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 26% green space within 500 metres.

Supermarkets and convenience shops5
Bakeries0
Pharmacies1
Doctors1
Dentists2
Cafés and pubs1
Restaurants4
Parks2
Playgrounds4
Sports pitches5
Gyms and sports centres0
Libraries1
Kindergartens4
Bus stops16
Tram and metro stops0
Railway stations0
1schoolOpenStreetMap
1kindergartenOpenStreetMap
2,122residents per km² of land0.5 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.

Vallabøen 1 and the nearest neighbourhoods in Ørsta, side by side. Colour shows where each sits among the others in the table.

NeighbourhoodResidents67+Under 16Per km²Green 500 mServices 15 min
Bakkane29223%20%2,4339%45
Barstadvik26626%12%645%1
Bjørdal8211%22%477%0
Brautaset21021%19%1042%1
Grepalia48821%16%26831%31
Hovden 185916%20%39014%14
Hovden 2 - Flyplassen8023%11%2318%14
Hovdenakk-Vatne15824%20%1069%3
Vallabøen 11,14622%22%2,12226%42

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

More neighbourhoods in Ørsta.