Classification of urban settlement

A cluster of buildings shall be registered as an urban settlement if it is inhabited by at least 200 persons. The distance between the buildings shall normally not exceed 50 metres. Distances more than 50 metres are allowed in areas that can not or should not be build up. This may for example be parks, facilities for sports, industrial areas and natural barriers such as rivers or arable land. Smaller clusters of buildings that naturally belong to the urban settlement should be included if situated in a distance up to 400 metres from the main urban settlement.

Urban settlement 2026

There are 7 new urban settlements and 8 re-established urban settlements in 2025, including Spikkestad, which had not been a separate urban settlement since 1998 but has now been separated from Drammen again. There are 5 discontinued urban settlements. Urban settlement 6681, Malvik, has been renamed to Vikhammer. See the table of changes for details.