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Kvål

Kvål (Melhus) had 371 residents on 1 January 2026. 13% of residents were 67 or over, against 17% across the municipality, and 21% were under 16. From the area’s service centre, 12 everyday shops and services are within a 15-minute walk. The population has fallen by 1.1% since 2018.

Neighbourhood (grunnkrets) · Code 50280302 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
371residents1 January 2026
13%aged 67 and over1 January 2026
239residents per km² of landdensity
5%green within 500 maverage
Kvål · MelhusKvål highlighted; the rest of the municipality in grey
Map of Melhus with Kvål 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 Melhus.

21%
aged under 16
10%
aged 16–24
36%
aged 25–49
21%
aged 50–66
13%
aged 67 and over
2%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

2018374
2019346
2020356
2021358
2022357
2023357
2024379
2025380
2026370

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 Melhus as a whole.

NOK 726,400median income after taxper household, 2024
NOK 35,677/m²average price per m²2025
74%of households own their home2025
71%employed, aged 15–742025

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

Everyday life.

12 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 5% green space within 500 metres.

Supermarkets and convenience shops1
Bakeries0
Pharmacies0
Doctors0
Dentists0
Cafés and pubs0
Restaurants1
Parks0
Playgrounds0
Sports pitches6
Gyms and sports centres0
Libraries0
Kindergartens2
Bus stops6
Tram and metro stops0
Railway stations1
0schoolsOpenStreetMap
1kindergartenOpenStreetMap
230 mto the nearest stationrail, tram or metro
239residents per km² of land1.6 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.

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

NeighbourhoodResidents67+Under 16Per km²Green 500 mServices 15 min
Brekktrøa30510%22%1,08951%12
Bøland35412%19%1737%3
Dal18415%21%4613%0
Eid27419%15%1034%6
Eidsåsen34714%25%36536%10
Flå11918%27%780%0
Foss21322%22%1228%10
Gaustad42125%16%1346%9
Kvål37113%21%2395%12

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

More neighbourhoods in Melhus.