Vestmyra
Vestmyra (Fauske - Fuossko) had 550 residents on 1 January 2026. 31% of residents were 67 or over, against 23% across the municipality, and 13% were under 16. From the area’s service centre, 31 everyday shops and services are within a 15-minute walk. The population has fallen by 4.7% since 2016.
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 Fauske - Fuossko.
Population on 1 January
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 Fauske - Fuossko as a whole.
Source: Statistics Norway (SSB), StatBank (CC BY 4.0)
Everyday life.
31 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 23% green space within 500 metres.
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.
Vestmyra and the nearest neighbourhoods in Fauske - Fuossko, side by side. Colour shows where each sits among the others in the table.
| Neighbourhood | Residents | 67+ | Under 16 | Per km² | Green 500 m | Services 15 min |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bratthaugen | 288 | 17% | 16% | 75 | 66% | 8 |
| Bringsli | 66 | 20% | 15% | 4 | 76% | 0 |
| Bursimarka | 158 | 13% | 23% | 116 | 66% | 0 |
| Charlotta | 98 | 39% | 7% | 117 | 30% | 7 |
| Erikstad | 706 | 25% | 11% | 872 | 0% | 7 |
| Finneid | 223 | 15% | 15% | 796 | 4% | 6 |
| Follaveien | 919 | 22% | 12% | 1,641 | 7% | 28 |
| Furulund | 108 | 24% | 9% | 129 | 34% | 2 |
| Vestmyra | 550 | 31% | 13% | 474 | 23% | 31 |
Sources: Statistics Norway (SSB), StatBank (CC BY 4.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
More neighbourhoods in Fauske - Fuossko.