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Hemse
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Urban area in Gotland Municipality, Gotland County

Hemse

1

Facts

MunicipalityGotland
CountyGotland County
Population1,752
Area229 ha
SCB code0980TB105

2

Place profile

47/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
9/100
Quiet surroundings
48/100
Rurality
33/100
Urbanity
64/100
Family friendliness
35/100
Senior friendliness
55/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest100 m
  • Distance to water1.2 km
  • Distance to farmland220 m
  • Distance to shoreline1.2 km

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road30 m
  • Distance to railway30.6 km
  • Distance to industry200 m
  • Distance to power line950 m

Services

  • Distance to grocery store540 m
  • Distance to school8.8 km
  • Distance to train station30.6 km

Median across 549 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

3

Age distribution

  • 710–465
  • 895–958
  • 8010–1480
  • 7815–1985
  • 9420–2469
  • 7925–2974
  • 10130–3492
  • 10535–3996
  • 6240–4460
  • 8645–4970
  • 9850–5497
  • 10755–59123
  • 14960–64152
  • 14965–69129
  • 15770–74120
  • 12375–79128
  • 17980+248

Men 1,807Women 1,746

Marital status

  • Unmarried1,722 (49 %)
  • Married1,174 (33 %)
  • Divorced406 (11 %)
  • Widowed240 (7 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 2 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Hemse, 3,553 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 1,752 inhabitants. A statistical area follows no locality boundary, so the figures describe the area around the locality, not the locality alone.

4

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

  • Fridträsk7 ha8.5 km
  • Rammträsk10 ha9.2 km
  • Mjölhatteträsk67 ha24.7 km
  • Paviken15 ha27.7 km

6

Nearest localities

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Associations and activities

  • Equmenia HemseScoutingOutdoor life
  • Equmenia Missionskyrkan HemsescoutkårOutdoor life
  • HemsegårdenbygdegårdLocal heritage
  • Hemse BollklubbSamlingslokalSports
  • Hemse BibliotekbibliotekCulture
  • Equmeniakyrkan HemseBarn- och Ungdomsverks.Religion
  • Hemse kyrkakyrkaReligion
  • Pingstförsamlingen HemseBarn- och Ungdomsverks.Religion
  • PRO HemseortenPensionärverksamhetSocial

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.

8

Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Wildfire area (since 2018)28.3 km
  • Potentially contaminated land26 in the locality30 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve4.5 km
  • Natura 20009.3 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest15.7 km
  • Water protection area1.5 km
  • Habitat protection4.5 km
  • National conservation interest4.6 km
  • National heritage interest390 m

Services & safety

  • School2 in the locality430 m
  • Fire station19.8 km
  • Police station1 in the locality530 m
  • Civil defence shelter3 in the locality430 m

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site13.4 km
  • Swimming pool1 in the locality740 m
  • Campsite9.7 km
  • Hiking trail26 km
  • Cycle trail5 km
  • Birding site25.4 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant2 in the locality260 m
  • Café1 in the locality270 m
  • Petrol station2 in the locality230 m
  • Library1 in the locality300 m
  • Sports hall22.8 km
  • Hotel9.7 km
  • Care home41.5 km
  • Recycling centre2.5 km

Disturbance

  • Major road260 m
  • Power line910 m
  • Wind turbine11.9 km
  • Mobile mast6.5 km
  • Military area24.8 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)8.4 km
  • Quarry5.6 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark2.4 km
  • Church1 in the locality510 m
  • Community hall25.4 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 Hemse.