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Harmånger
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Urban area in Nordanstig Municipality, Gävleborg County

Harmånger

1

Facts

MunicipalityNordanstig
CountyGävleborg County
Population614
Area110 ha
SCB code2132TB103

2

Place profile

42/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
30/100
Quiet surroundings
65/100
Rurality
38/100
Urbanity
49/100
Family friendliness
47/100
Senior friendliness
49/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest60 m
  • Distance to water300 m
  • Distance to farmland110 m
  • Distance to shoreline300 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway1.4 km
  • Distance to industry6.3 km
  • Distance to power line580 m

Services

  • Distance to grocery store490 m
  • Distance to school520 m
  • Distance to train station14.3 km

Median across 253 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 510–444
  • 715–949
  • 5710–1457
  • 5415–1957
  • 6120–2435
  • 4425–2943
  • 6830–3456
  • 5935–3962
  • 6040–4454
  • 5545–4956
  • 4650–5451
  • 6055–5963
  • 7560–6458
  • 4565–6947
  • 5970–7445
  • 6175–7943
  • 7980+100

Men 1,005Women 920

Marital status

  • Unmarried1,106 (58 %)
  • Married511 (27 %)
  • Divorced201 (10 %)
  • Widowed101 (5 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Harmånger, 1,925 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 614 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 5 min
  • Municipal seat18 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

  • Kyrksjön41 ha1.4 km
  • Storsjön1,294 ha3.2 km
  • Harsjön210 ha3.6 km
  • Jättendalssjön139 ha4.4 km

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Nearest localities

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Associations and activities

  • Harmånger hembygdsgårdhembygdsgardLocal heritage
  • Harmånger hembygdsgårdmuseumCulture
  • Harmångers kyrkakyrkaReligion

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

  • Flood zone23.2 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)8 km
  • Potentially contaminated land5 in the locality180 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve5.7 km
  • Natura 200037.6 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest21 km
  • Water protection areaThe locality lies within
  • Habitat protection4.2 km
  • National conservation interestThe locality lies within
  • National heritage interest3.5 km

Services & safety

  • School2 in the locality400 m
  • Fire station5.5 km
  • Police station23 km
  • Civil defence shelter20.1 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site6.3 km
  • Swimming pool2 in the locality30 m
  • Campsite1 in the locality40 m
  • Hiking trail4.7 km
  • Cycle trail2.3 km
  • Ski trail23.6 km
  • Floodlit track5.7 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant3 in the locality240 m
  • Café1 in the locality500 m
  • Petrol station4.6 km
  • Library10.2 km
  • Sports hall7 km
  • Hotel7.1 km
  • Care home1 in the locality300 m
  • Recycling centre21.7 km

Disturbance

  • Major road250 m
  • Railway3.8 km
  • Power line1.1 km
  • Wind turbine8.8 km
  • Mobile mast2.4 km
  • Military area30.3 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)2.4 km
  • Mine16.5 km
  • Quarry10.3 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark1 in the locality630 m
  • Church2 in the locality250 m
  • Community hall5.3 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.

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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 Harmånger.