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Sande

Sande had 2,437 residents on 1 January 2026. Median household income after tax was NOK 646,900 in 2024, 6% below the county level. 25% of households rented their home. The population has fallen by 4.8% since 2016.

Municipality · Code 1514 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
2,437residents1 January 2026
NOK 646,900median income after taxper household, 2024
27residents per km² of landdensity
21%green within 500 maverage
Sande by neighbourhood
Map of Sande: 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 8 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
Gjerdsvika35023%15%150%4
Hallebygda30710%25%5930%10
Haugsbygda37422%18%620%1
Kvamsøy21327%15%2328%6
Larsnes46027%15%7335%10
Sandsøy19135%8%1727%4
Skredestranda8720%10%1128%0
Vågen42621%16%2224%6

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

People.

Age on 1 January 2026, next to the figure for Møre og Romsdal.

16%
aged under 16
9%
aged 16–24
26%
aged 25–49
26%
aged 50–66
23%
aged 67 and over
7%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

20162,559
20172,540
20182,522
20192,493
20202,461
20212,445
20222,422
20232,442
20242,438
20252,435
20262,437

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

Income and work.

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

NOK 646,900
median household income after tax
67%
of residents aged 15–74 are in work

Education, aged 16 and over

Compulsory school28%
Upper secondary43%
Vocational college5%
University or college, short18%
University or college, long6%
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.

1,275 homes in 2026.

Households by tenure, 2025

Freehold owner75%
Renting25%

Homes by type of building

Detached house82%
Two-dwelling house4%
Terraced and other small houses7%
Block of flats2%
Communal housing2%
Other buildings3%

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

Everyday life.

6 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 21% green space within 500 metres.

3schoolsOpenStreetMap
5kindergartensOpenStreetMap
27residents per km² of land90.0 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 Sande, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Larsnes kirke fra KMB
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Larsnes kirke fra KMB
Photo: Max Ingar Mørk/Riksantikvaren · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Larsnes ferjekai
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Larsnes ferjekai
Photo: Svein Bjørnevoll · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Other municipalities in Møre og Romsdal.