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Ovanåker
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Small locality in Ovanåker Municipality, Gävleborg County

Ovanåker

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1

Facts

MunicipalityOvanåker
CountyGävleborg County
Population189
Area55 ha
SCB code2121SB104

2

Place profile

26/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
33/100
Quiet surroundings
56/100
Rurality
41/100
Urbanity
12/100
Family friendliness
20/100
Senior friendliness
27/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest40 m
  • Distance to water260 m
  • Distance to farmland40 m
  • Distance to shoreline260 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road30 m
  • Distance to railway45.9 km
  • Distance to industry1.3 km
  • Distance to power line830 m

Services

  • Distance to grocery store4.1 km
  • Distance to school4.6 km
  • Distance to train station46.1 km

Median across 117 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 520–433
  • 535–955
  • 5810–1469
  • 6315–1958
  • 3520–2430
  • 4325–2933
  • 5030–3456
  • 5235–3964
  • 6940–4454
  • 5645–4957
  • 7850–5465
  • 9255–5980
  • 9460–6487
  • 9665–6976
  • 9370–7465
  • 7575–7963
  • 5780+45

Men 1,116Women 990

Marital status

  • Unmarried1,149 (55 %)
  • Married722 (34 %)
  • Divorced169 (8 %)
  • Widowed65 (3 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Ovanåker, 2,106 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 189 inhabitants. A statistical area follows no locality boundary, so the figures describe the area around the locality, not the locality alone.

4

Driving time

  • Stockholm3 h 53 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

  • Sässman48 ha740 m
  • Vägnan151 ha1.4 km
  • Viksjön271 ha1.9 km
  • Muckeltjärnen13 ha2.8 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

  • Flood zoneThe locality lies within
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)2.3 km
  • Potentially contaminated land2 in the locality510 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve14.3 km
  • Natura 2000370 m
  • National outdoor-recreation interest13.3 km
  • Water protection area10.9 km
  • Habitat protection7 km
  • National conservation interest60 m
  • National heritage interest1.3 km

Services & safety

  • School2.4 km
  • Fire station9.1 km
  • Civil defence shelter3.8 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site4.2 km
  • Swimming pool4.2 km
  • Campsite8.4 km
  • Hiking trail3.5 km
  • Cycle trail8.5 km
  • Ski trail19.8 km
  • Floodlit track20.3 km
  • Geologically notable site41.7 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant4.4 km
  • Café4.5 km
  • Petrol station3 km
  • Library4.6 km
  • Sports hall4.4 km
  • Hotel620 m
  • Care home3.6 km

Disturbance

  • Major road170 m
  • Railway26.5 km
  • Power line970 m
  • Wind turbine13.5 km
  • Mobile mast21.6 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)1.8 km
  • Mine2.8 km
  • Quarry1.8 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark3.4 km
  • Church4.2 km
  • Community hall25.9 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
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