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Key figures
48 %
of holiday houses are in a densely built-up holiday house area
| 2016 | |||||
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| Number of holiday houses | Percentage of total number of holiday houses | Number of holiday houses areas | Area (km2) | Percentage area by the total | |
| 1all other holiday houses outside of holiday house areas, scattered or in groups of up to four holiday houses | |||||
| Inside densely built-up holiday house areas | 217 323 | 48 | 13 221 | 395 | 60 |
| 5-24 holiday houses | 104 377 | 23 | 11 465 | 179 | 27 |
| 25-49 holiday houses | 36 991 | 8 | 1 086 | 70 | 11 |
| 50 or more holiday houses | 75 955 | 17 | 670 | 146 | 22 |
| Scattered holiday houses1 | 236 590 | 52 | 260 | 40 | |
| Total | 453 913 | 100 | 13 221 | 655 | 100 |
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Table 1
Number of holiday houses by size categories in the last 2 years. Densely built-up areas. Country.
| Holiday houses | Change | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2016 | Last two years | |
| 1all other houses outside of holiday house areas, scattered or in groups of up to four holiday houses | |||
| Inside densely built-up holiday house areas | 213 411 | 217 323 | 3 912 |
| 5-24 holiday houses | 103 493 | 104 377 | 884 |
| 25-49 holiday houses | 36 462 | 36 991 | 529 |
| 50 or more holiday houses | 73 456 | 75 955 | 2 499 |
| Scattered holiday houses1 | 236 534 | 236 590 | 56 |
| Total | 449 945 | 453 913 | 3 968 |
Table 2
Holiday house by type of building and holiday house area by order of size. Country
| 2016 | |||
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| Holiday house (chalet, summerhouse etc.) | Detached house used as holiday house | Farmhouse used as holiday house | |
| 1Not all holiday house registered in the statistical populations of Norway are included in this statistic. The main reason is lack of coordinates to the building in Matrikkel. This statistics should therefore not bee compared with other statistics of related theme | |||
| Scattered holiday houses | 208 143 | 11 521 | 16 926 |
| 5-24 holiday houses | 101 078 | 1 868 | 1 431 |
| 25-49 holiday houses | 36 449 | 349 | 193 |
| 50 or more holiday houses | 75 620 | 231 | 104 |
| Total1 | 421 290 | 13 969 | 18 654 |
Table 3
Contiguous holiday house areas by size categories. Country.
| 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of holiday houses | Number of holiday house areas | Area (km2) | Percent area by the total | |
| 1all other holiday houses outside of holiday house areas, scattered or in groups of up to four holiday houses | ||||
| Inside contiguous holiday house areas | 392 380 | 11 942 | 3 547 | 94 |
| 5-24 holiday houses | 92 369 | 9 217 | 943 | 25 |
| 25-49 holiday houses | 48 334 | 1 404 | 504 | 13 |
| 50 or more holiday houses | 251 677 | 1 321 | 2 101 | 55 |
| Scattered holiday houses1 | 61 533 | 244 | 6 | |
| Total | 453 913 | 11 942 | 3 791 | 100 |
About the statistics
These statistics provide information about the number of holiday houses and holiday house areas in Norway.
Definitions
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Holiday house area: A cluster of at least 5 holiday houses, situated at a distance not exeeding 75 metres from each other for densely built-up areas and 500 metres for contiguous areas.
Densely built-up holiday house areas: Highly intensive used areas. These areas are often characterized by a well integrated infrastructure for the residents.
Contiguous holiday house areas: Areas with a distance of no more than 500 metres between each house. The distance can, however, be less than 75 metres in places with densely built-up areas.
Holiday houses:
- 161 Holiday house (chalet, summerhouse, etc.)
- 162 Detatched house used as holiday house
- 163 Farmhouse used as holiday house
Holiday house areas according to size:
- In holiday house areas:
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Small size areas: 5 to 24 holiday houses
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Medium size areas: 25 to 49 holiday houses
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Large size areas: 50 or more holiday houses
- Outside holiday house areas:
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Scattered holiday houses: all other holiday houses outside of holiday house areas, scattered or in groups of less than 5 holiday houses
Land use: describes built-up areas by socio-economic purpose, and covers for example areas used for dwellings, business, recreation or roads.
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Classification of land use and land cover
Classification of type of building / GAB
Administrative information
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Name: Holiday house areas
Topic: Nature and the environment
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Division for Natural Resources and Environmental Statistics
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Municipalities, counties, country
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Annual
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Not relevant
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The maps are stored as spatial data sets and can be used for other analyses as required in the geodatabase of Statistics of Norway
Background
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The objective of the statistics is to monitor the status and changes of holiday house areas
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The statistics is mainly used by civil administration (ministries, directorates, county- and municipality administrations) as well as for research purposes
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Not relevant
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The statistics are related to land use and land cover statistics.
The number of holiday houses is not directly comparable with the statistics on Building stock. Holiday houses which are not located on recreational properties are not included in the statistics over holiday house areas.
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Register information. Act concerning official statistics and the Central Bureau of Statistics § 3.2
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Not relevant
Production
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The statistics include all of Norway’s municipalities exlucive Svalbard.
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The map databases are:
1. Land use and land cover class "Recreational facilities"
2. Classification of type of building by Norwegian Mapping Authority
- 161 Holiday house
- 162 Detached house used as holiday house
- 163 Farmhouse used as holiday house
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Data revised by owners of the registers, e.g. Statistics Norway and Norwegian Mapping Authorities.
Digital maps are processed in a GIS-system (Geographical Information system), and the statistics area are calculatet by automatic routines for delimiting and classifying areas by size and type of building.
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Not relevant
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Not relevant
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New in 2016
The Method has been adjusted, the statistics for all year are updated. All the year are therefore comperable.
The statistics are based on digital maps and automatic processingmethods, and will therefore bee comparable over time and space.
The statistics by 2011 and 2013 is however not complitely comperable aftersome the register of holiday houses/building have been change from point to poygon. This will make a general reduction in the total of holiday house areas, with larger holiday house areas and less scattered holiday houses.
Accuracy and reliability
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The quality of the statistics is highly dependent on the quality of the contents of the Land use and land cover and the Register of building in Matrikkelen.
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Not relevant
Read more about these figures
Half of holiday houses have less than 75 metres to their neighbour
Published 3 May 2017The total number of holiday houses in Norway in 2016 was approximately 454 000. 48 per cent of these were located in densely built-up holiday house areas with a distance of less than 75 metres between houses.
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14 per cent of holiday houses have more than 500 metres to their neighbour
Published 8 May 2017The total number of holiday houses in Norway in 2016 was approximately 454 000. Most holiday houses are located in contiguous holiday house areas with less than 500 metres to their neighbour, but every seventh holiday house is outside a holiday house area.
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Trine Haagensen
(+47) 91 51 49 57
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Kirsten Elisabeth Holz
(+47) 62 88 52 77
