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Kyrkjekrinsen

Kyrkjekrinsen (Vindafjord) had 1,080 residents on 1 January 2026. 17% of residents were 67 or over, against 18% across the municipality, and 18% were under 16. From the area’s service centre, 24 everyday shops and services are within a 15-minute walk. The population has grown by 11% since 2016.

Neighbourhood (grunnkrets) · Code 11600602 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
1,080residents1 January 2026
17%aged 67 and over1 January 2026
81residents per km² of landdensity
2%green within 500 maverage
Kyrkjekrinsen · VindafjordKyrkjekrinsen highlighted; the rest of the municipality in grey
Map of Vindafjord with Kyrkjekrinsen 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 Vindafjord.

18%
aged under 16
11%
aged 16–24
32%
aged 25–49
22%
aged 50–66
17%
aged 67 and over
6%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

2016969
20171,003
20181,006
2019970
2020987
2021974
2022989
20231,001
20241,053
20251,084
20261,080

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 Vindafjord as a whole.

NOK 715,400median income after taxper household, 2024
NOK 19,879/m²average price per m²2025
74%of households own their home2025
74%employed, aged 15–742025

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

Everyday life.

24 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 2% green space within 500 metres.

Supermarkets and convenience shops2
Bakeries1
Pharmacies2
Doctors1
Dentists2
Cafés and pubs0
Restaurants1
Parks0
Playgrounds1
Sports pitches3
Gyms and sports centres2
Libraries1
Kindergartens1
Bus stops12
Tram and metro stops0
Railway stations0
2schoolsOpenStreetMap
1kindergartenOpenStreetMap
81residents per km² of land13.4 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.

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

NeighbourhoodResidents67+Under 16Per km²Green 500 mServices 15 min
Alendal9016%17%727%0
Austbø24119%25%98%6
Austrheim13518%28%832%1
Egge62816%22%8549%17
Eide11914%21%967%0
Ersland26616%18%1735%0
Gjerdesdal3517%17%458%0
Hauge4916%0%64%0
Kyrkjekrinsen1,08017%18%812%24

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

More neighbourhoods in Vindafjord.