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Small locality in Nordanstig Municipality, Gävleborg County

Gällsta

1

Facts

MunicipalityNordanstig
CountyGävleborg County
Population72
Area33 ha
SCB code2132SB117

2

Place profile

21/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
50/100
Quiet surroundings
63/100
Rurality
48/100
Urbanity
32/100
Family friendliness
15/100
Senior friendliness
10/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest20 m
  • Distance to water100 m
  • Distance to farmland40 m
  • Distance to shoreline100 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road30 m
  • Distance to railway3 km
  • Distance to industry3 km
  • Distance to power line1.5 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store2.7 km
  • Distance to school3.6 km
  • Distance to train station4 km

Median across 46 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

3

Age distribution

  • 450–460
  • 595–955
  • 7310–1475
  • 7315–1976
  • 3820–2441
  • 3625–2932
  • 6730–3465
  • 6735–3966
  • 5540–4438
  • 5945–4954
  • 6850–5465
  • 8155–5979
  • 8660–6478
  • 7565–6963
  • 7070–7470
  • 8075–7976
  • 6080+89

Men 1,092Women 1,082

Marital status

  • Unmarried1,212 (56 %)
  • Married652 (30 %)
  • Divorced212 (10 %)
  • Widowed93 (4 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 2 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Gällsta, 2,174 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 72 inhabitants. A statistical area follows no locality boundary, so the figures describe the area around the locality, not the locality alone.

4

Driving time

  • Stockholm4 h 23 min
  • Municipal seat25 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

  • Lunnsjön125 ha1.6 km
  • Bälingsjön85 ha3.6 km
  • Gryttjestjärnen24 ha4.6 km
  • Håckstatjärnen6 ha5.1 km

6

Nearest localities

7

Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone26.3 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)4.8 km
  • Potentially contaminated land1 in the locality370 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve6.4 km
  • Natura 200025.3 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest24 km
  • Water protection area1.2 km
  • Habitat protection4.1 km
  • National conservation interest3.5 km
  • National heritage interest6.1 km

Services & safety

  • School3.8 km
  • Fire station7.8 km
  • Police station36.2 km
  • Civil defence shelter25.5 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site5.6 km
  • Swimming pool3.7 km
  • Campsite5.2 km
  • Hiking trail5.8 km
  • Cycle trail5.2 km
  • Ski trail17.8 km
  • Floodlit track3.4 km
  • Geologically notable site39.3 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant2.9 km
  • Café4.4 km
  • Petrol station2.9 km
  • Library15.1 km
  • Sports hall4.2 km
  • Hotel9.2 km
  • Care home13 km
  • Recycling centre30.2 km

Disturbance

  • Major road7 km
  • Railway3.8 km
  • Power line1.6 km
  • Wind turbine15 km
  • Mobile mast2.2 km
  • Military area43.4 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)1.9 km
  • Mine13.8 km
  • Quarry2 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark3.4 km
  • Church3.5 km
  • Community hall12.3 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.

8

Applies to the whole municipality

  • Population9,262
  • Median income365,100 kr/yr
  • Average age46.2 years
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The figures describe Nordanstig Municipality as a whole, not Gällsta.