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Lyssand

Lyssand (Bjørnafjorden) had 551 residents on 1 January 2026. 19% of residents were 67 or over, against 17% across the municipality, and 18% were under 16. From the area’s service centre, 41 everyday shops and services are within a 15-minute walk. The population has grown by 1.3% since 2020.

Neighbourhood (grunnkrets) · Code 46240405 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
551residents1 January 2026
19%aged 67 and over1 January 2026
133residents per km² of landdensity
41%green within 500 maverage
Lyssand · BjørnafjordenLyssand highlighted; the rest of the municipality in grey
Map of Bjørnafjorden with Lyssand 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 Bjørnafjorden.

18%
aged under 16
12%
aged 16–24
29%
aged 25–49
22%
aged 50–66
19%
aged 67 and over
6%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

2020544
2021535
2022535
2023541
2024552
2025554
2026551

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 Bjørnafjorden as a whole.

NOK 771,700median income after taxper household, 2024
NOK 40,356/m²average price per m²2025
78%of households own their home2025
71%employed, aged 15–742025

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

Everyday life.

41 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 41% green space within 500 metres.

Supermarkets and convenience shops0
Bakeries0
Pharmacies0
Doctors0
Dentists0
Cafés and pubs0
Restaurants0
Parks4
Playgrounds13
Sports pitches16
Gyms and sports centres0
Libraries0
Kindergartens2
Bus stops17
Tram and metro stops0
Railway stations0
0schoolsOpenStreetMap
0kindergartensOpenStreetMap
14.2 kmto the nearest stationrail, tram or metro
133residents per km² of land4.1 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.

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

NeighbourhoodResidents67+Under 16Per km²Green 500 mServices 15 min
Askvik22913%13%11645%3
Baldersheim17038%9%529%3
Bergegrend5639%9%1180%0
Bogstrand7217%24%2562%1
Bogøy17819%16%2788%1
Drange46515%22%8778%12
Eikeland32325%12%2921%37
Engjavik8430%8%992%0
Lyssand55119%18%13341%41

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

More neighbourhoods in Bjørnafjorden.