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Kvaløy-Hestøy

Kvaløy-Hestøy (Brønnøy) had 409 residents on 1 January 2026. 9% of residents were 67 or over, against 19% across the municipality, and 20% were under 16. From the area’s service centre, 3 everyday shops and services are within a 15-minute walk. The population is almost unchanged since 2016.

Neighbourhood (grunnkrets) · Code 18130311 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
409residents1 January 2026
9%aged 67 and over1 January 2026
269residents per km² of landdensity
31%green within 500 maverage
Kvaløy-Hestøy · BrønnøyKvaløy-Hestøy highlighted; the rest of the municipality in grey
Map of Brønnøy with Kvaløy-Hestøy 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 Brønnøy.

20%
aged under 16
12%
aged 16–24
30%
aged 25–49
29%
aged 50–66
9%
aged 67 and over
2%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

2016408
2017421
2018421
2019434
2020417
2021414
2022416
2023404
2024404
2025413
2026409

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 Brønnøy as a whole.

NOK 646,300median income after taxper household, 2024
NOK 27,561/m²average price per m²2025
75%of households own their home2025
66%employed, aged 15–742025

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

Everyday life.

3 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 31% green space within 500 metres.

Supermarkets and convenience shops0
Bakeries0
Pharmacies0
Doctors0
Dentists0
Cafés and pubs0
Restaurants0
Parks0
Playgrounds0
Sports pitches0
Gyms and sports centres0
Libraries0
Kindergartens1
Bus stops5
Tram and metro stops0
Railway stations0
0schoolsOpenStreetMap
0kindergartensOpenStreetMap
269residents per km² of land1.5 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.

Kvaløy-Hestøy and the nearest neighbourhoods in Brønnøy, side by side. Colour shows where each sits among the others in the table.

NeighbourhoodResidents67+Under 16Per km²Green 500 mServices 15 min
Farmen-Lenningen26333%14%34236%44
Flaggstanghaugen21521%18%1,13224%48
Hestvadet-Strømmen57719%16%25621%30
Hommelstø38725%20%746%8
Horn-Sandvik5518%20%845%0
Kirkhaugen-Flatåsen19821%11%9437%47
Kråknes9816%9%538%0
Kvaløy-Hestøy4099%20%26931%3
Langfjord3931%8%244%1

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

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