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Fårösund
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Urban area in Gotland Municipality, Gotland County

Fårösund

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1

Facts

MunicipalityGotland
CountyGotland County
Population883
Area306 ha
SCB code0980TB102

2

Place profile

30/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
26/100
Quiet surroundings
55/100
Rurality
39/100
Urbanity
49/100
Family friendliness
33/100
Senior friendliness
22/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest100 m
  • Distance to water1 km
  • Distance to farmland200 m
  • Distance to shoreline280 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road30 m
  • Distance to railway12.5 km
  • Distance to industry960 m
  • Distance to power line750 m

Services

  • Distance to grocery store590 m
  • Distance to school590 m
  • Distance to train station12.6 km

Median across 584 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 160–419
  • 175–925
  • 3410–1426
  • 2815–1940
  • 3120–2445
  • 3125–2920
  • 3130–3427
  • 2335–3929
  • 2540–4429
  • 4445–4925
  • 3950–5446
  • 6055–5958
  • 6660–6476
  • 7865–6978
  • 9370–7489
  • 8675–79100
  • 10080+116

Men 802Women 848

Marital status

  • Unmarried658 (40 %)
  • Married680 (41 %)
  • Divorced203 (12 %)
  • Widowed122 (7 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Fårösund, 1,650 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 883 inhabitants. A statistical area follows no locality boundary, so the figures describe the area around the locality, not the locality alone.

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Driving time

  • Municipal seat56 min

Modelled car route (MOTIS), not a navigator's ETA — the figures run systematically high but are comparable between localities. Destinations not listed are more than six hours away.

5

Lakes nearby

  • Lillträsk9 ha3.7 km
  • Hau träsk93 ha4 km
  • Dämbaträsk42 ha4.6 km
  • Bästeträsk665 ha6.7 km

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Nearest localities

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Associations and activities

Associations and activities carrying the locality's name, from the municipalities' own registers, the Swedish Sports Confederation and the Swedish Tax Agency. The list is not exhaustive: an association without the locality name in its name is not included.

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Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Wildfire area (since 2018)10.6 km
  • Potentially contaminated land21 in the locality380 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve2 km
  • Natura 20003.3 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest700 m
  • Water protection area2.8 km
  • Habitat protection3.1 km
  • National conservation interest300 m
  • National heritage interest940 m

Services & safety

  • School1 in the locality830 m
  • Fire station1 in the locality880 m
  • Civil defence shelter15 in the locality290 m

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site9.8 km
  • Swimming pool12.5 km
  • Campsite4.4 km
  • Hiking trail5 km
  • Cycle trail270 m

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant3 in the locality540 m
  • Café2 in the locality830 m
  • Petrol station1 in the locality400 m
  • Library1 in the locality800 m
  • Sports hall1 in the locality860 m
  • Hotel5 in the locality620 m
  • Recycling centre610 m

Disturbance

  • Major road80 m
  • Power line1.1 km
  • Wind turbine12 km
  • Mobile mast1 in the locality900 m
  • Military area4.9 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)14.2 km
  • Quarry4.4 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark2 in the locality1.1 km
  • Church1 in the locality1.4 km
  • Community hall35.8 km

Distances are measured from the locality's centre to the nearest point in the layer, capped at 50 km. Counts are exact within the locality boundary. A layer not listed has nothing within the cap.

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Applies to the whole municipality

  • Population60,971
  • Median income373,600 kr/yr
  • Average age45.9 years
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The figures describe Gotland Municipality as a whole, not Fårösund.