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Breistølen

Breistølen (Bergen) had 270 residents on 1 January 2026. 9% of residents were 67 or over, against 15% across the municipality, and 21% were under 16. From the area’s service centre, 340 everyday shops and services are within a 15-minute walk. The population has fallen by 4.9% since 2020.

Neighbourhood (grunnkrets) · Code 46010628 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
270residents1 January 2026
9%aged 67 and over1 January 2026
5,400residents per km² of landdensity
63%green within 500 maverage
Breistølen · BergenBreistølen highlighted; the rest of the municipality in grey
Map of Bergen with Breistølen 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 Bergen.

21%
aged under 16
12%
aged 16–24
37%
aged 25–49
22%
aged 50–66
9%
aged 67 and over
2%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

2020284
2021285
2022272
2023267
2024269
2025263
2026270

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 Bergen as a whole.

NOK 671,700median income after taxper household, 2024
NOK 60,102/m²average price per m²2025
68%of households own their home2025
71%employed, aged 15–742025

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

Everyday life.

340 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 63% green space within 500 metres.

Supermarkets and convenience shops16
Bakeries6
Pharmacies2
Doctors1
Dentists8
Cafés and pubs43
Restaurants44
Parks10
Playgrounds31
Sports pitches9
Gyms and sports centres5
Libraries0
Kindergartens6
Bus stops33
Tram and metro stops0
Railway stations4
0schoolsOpenStreetMap
0kindergartensOpenStreetMap
730 mto the nearest stationrail, tram or metro
5,400residents per km² of land0.1 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.

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

NeighbourhoodResidents67+Under 16Per km²Green 500 mServices 15 min
Absalon Beyers gate5327%14%26,60032%515
Alrek1600%2%16,00017%163
Baglergaten60311%7%30,15026%604
Bellevue46233%13%4,62017%141
Betanien15320%4%7,65011%619
Biskopshavn1,30517%11%5,67413%44
Breistølen2709%21%5,40063%340
Bryggen4117%6%10,27512%710
Christinegården66115%17%3,00540%165

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

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