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Åmot
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Urban area in Ockelbo Municipality, Gävleborg County

Åmot

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1

Facts

MunicipalityOckelbo
CountyGävleborg County
Population235
Area128 ha
SCB code2101TB104

2

Place profile

12/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
28/100
Quiet surroundings
74/100
Rurality
31/100
Urbanity
31/100
Family friendliness
19/100
Senior friendliness
10/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest30 m
  • Distance to water320 m
  • Distance to farmland40 m
  • Distance to shoreline320 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road30 m
  • Distance to railway10.6 km
  • Distance to industry14.7 km
  • Distance to power line7.3 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store570 m
  • Distance to school12.5 km
  • Distance to train station10.7 km

Median across 201 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 350–422
  • 345–930
  • 4010–1445
  • 4015–1953
  • 1620–2423
  • 3425–2927
  • 3930–3432
  • 4335–3946
  • 4240–4441
  • 4945–4945
  • 6950–5461
  • 7855–5967
  • 8660–6478
  • 8365–6983
  • 9870–7480
  • 10675–7974
  • 7680+66

Men 968Women 873

Marital status

  • Unmarried906 (49 %)
  • Married668 (36 %)
  • Divorced195 (10 %)
  • Widowed89 (5 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Åmot, 1,841 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 235 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

  • Stockholm3 h 5 min
  • Municipal seat21 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

  • Laxtjärnen7 ha3.1 km
  • Trehörntjärnen6 ha3.6 km
  • Stor-Kvisjön70 ha3.8 km
  • Hedsjön23 ha4 km

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Nearest localities

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Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone2.2 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)3.7 km
  • Potentially contaminated land5 in the locality140 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve4.4 km
  • Natura 20009.6 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest22.6 km
  • Water protection area16 km
  • Habitat protection5.7 km
  • National conservation interest4 km
  • National heritage interest10.4 km

Services & safety

  • School12.5 km
  • Fire station28.5 km
  • Police station42 km
  • Civil defence shelter16.2 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site16 km
  • Swimming pool22.2 km
  • Campsite1.6 km
  • Hiking trail600 m
  • Cycle trail750 m
  • Ski trail38.1 km
  • Floodlit track13.6 km
  • Geologically notable site34.5 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant1 in the locality400 m
  • Café11.8 km
  • Petrol station1 in the locality300 m
  • Library16.5 km
  • Sports hall11.6 km
  • Hotel1 in the locality400 m
  • Care home28.3 km
  • Recycling centre28.5 km

Disturbance

  • Major road170 m
  • Railway10.5 km
  • Power line7.4 km
  • Wind turbine7.1 km
  • Mobile mast3.5 km
  • Military area47.3 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)19.6 km
  • Mine21.9 km
  • Quarry10.2 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark1 in the locality450 m
  • Church2 in the locality290 m
  • Community hall28.7 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

  • Population5,715
  • Median income373,600 kr/yr
  • Average age48.3 years
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The figures describe Ockelbo Municipality as a whole, not Åmot.