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Solås

Solås (Gjesdal) had 1,550 residents on 1 January 2026. 16% of residents were 67 or over, against 12% across the municipality, and 23% were under 16. From the area’s service centre, 110 everyday shops and services are within a 15-minute walk. The population has grown by 6.7% since 2016.

Neighbourhood (grunnkrets) · Code 11220103 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
1,550residents1 January 2026
16%aged 67 and over1 January 2026
1,938residents per km² of landdensity
17%green within 500 maverage
Solås · GjesdalSolås highlighted; the rest of the municipality in grey
Map of Gjesdal with Solås 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 Gjesdal.

23%
aged under 16
11%
aged 16–24
34%
aged 25–49
16%
aged 50–66
16%
aged 67 and over
4%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

20161,452
20171,465
20181,461
20191,469
20201,476
20211,488
20221,496
20231,509
20241,525
20251,534
20261,550

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 Gjesdal as a whole.

NOK 806,800median income after taxper household, 2024
NOK 35,961/m²average price per m²2025
80%of households own their home2025
72%employed, aged 15–742025

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

Everyday life.

110 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 17% green space within 500 metres.

Supermarkets and convenience shops4
Bakeries0
Pharmacies2
Doctors3
Dentists3
Cafés and pubs1
Restaurants3
Parks4
Playgrounds34
Sports pitches19
Gyms and sports centres5
Libraries1
Kindergartens12
Bus stops25
Tram and metro stops0
Railway stations0
3schoolsOpenStreetMap
4kindergartensOpenStreetMap
9.5 kmto the nearest stationrail, tram or metro
1,938residents per km² of land0.8 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.

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

NeighbourhoodResidents67+Under 16Per km²Green 500 mServices 15 min
Berland1,9284%23%2,21647%69
Bollestad17921%18%66%4
Byrkjedal3727%8%150%2
Dirdal17620%26%747%3
Edland12514%26%2731%1
Frafjord9912%19%26%0
Gilja45514%20%1443%2
Gjesdal14322%20%677%0
Solås1,55016%23%1,93817%110

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

More neighbourhoods in Gjesdal.