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Edsbyn
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest80 m
- Distance to water330 m
- Distance to farmland100 m
- Distance to shoreline330 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway43.1 km
- Distance to industry220 m
- Distance to power line1.2 km
Services
- Distance to grocery store950 m
- Distance to school1.4 km
- Distance to train station43.2 km
Median across 1,326 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 880–4109
- 1465–9131
- 12310–14130
- 16715–19121
- 11820–2485
- 11325–2994
- 13530–34133
- 14635–39127
- 14240–44123
- 11845–49100
- 13950–54145
- 14655–59119
- 13860–64134
- 13565–69148
- 14770–74166
- 18075–79174
- 22480+309
Men 2,405Women 2,348
Marital status
- Unmarried2,571 (54 %)
- Married1,473 (31 %)
- Divorced419 (9 %)
- Widowed306 (6 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 3 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Edsbyn, 4,753 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 4,244 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
- Stockholm4 h
- Municipal seat7 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.
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Lakes nearby
- Gårdstjärnen14 ha530 m
- Ullungen90 ha840 m
- Muckeltjärnen13 ha1.6 km
- Sässman48 ha3.5 km
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Associations and activities
- Edsbyn – var med och starta!scoutkårOutdoor life
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
- Flood zone610 m
- Wildfire area (since 2018)2.4 km
- Potentially contaminated land46 in the locality300 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve16.9 km
- Natura 20001.1 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest9.6 km
- Water protection area8 km
- Habitat protection6.1 km
- National conservation interest710 m
- National heritage interest4.8 km
Services & safety
- School6 in the locality40 m
- Fire station13.8 km
- Civil defence shelter3 in the locality70 m
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site1 in the locality550 m
- Swimming pool1 in the locality1.3 km
- Campsite13.1 km
- Hiking trail3.4 km
- Cycle trail13 km
- Ski trail23.8 km
- Floodlit track16 km
- Geologically notable site39 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant4 in the locality180 m
- Café1 in the locality640 m
- Petrol station6 in the locality500 m
- Library1 in the locality120 m
- Sports hall3 in the locality160 m
- Hotel1 in the locality730 m
- Care home1 in the locality1.2 km
Disturbance
- Major road560 m
- Railway30.8 km
- Power line1.4 km
- Wind turbine10.2 km
- Mobile mast24.2 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)1.8 km
- Mine6.5 km
- Quarry6 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark1 in the locality690 m
- Church5 in the locality200 m
- Community hall30.5 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
- Population11,341
- Median income372,500 kr/yr
- Average age46.5 years
The figures describe Ovanåker Municipality as a whole, not Edsbyn.