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Small locality in Nordanstig Municipality, Gävleborg County

Mellanfjärden

1

Facts

MunicipalityNordanstig
CountyGävleborg County
Population133
Area55 ha
SCB code2132SB120

2

Place profile

21/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
48/100
Quiet surroundings
65/100
Rurality
44/100
Urbanity
55/100
Family friendliness
23/100
Senior friendliness
30/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest20 m
  • Distance to water240 m
  • Distance to farmland420 m
  • Distance to shoreline110 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway4.9 km
  • Distance to industry1.5 km
  • Distance to power line5.5 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store310 m
  • Distance to school7.2 km
  • Distance to train station12 km

Median across 171 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

3

Age distribution

  • 350–434
  • 455–943
  • 4210–1446
  • 5815–1941
  • 3020–2424
  • 2625–2932
  • 4930–3443
  • 4535–3952
  • 5240–4439
  • 5945–4942
  • 5150–5451
  • 3855–5944
  • 7060–6467
  • 7665–6956
  • 7570–7473
  • 7175–7971
  • 7480+57

Men 896Women 815

Marital status

  • Unmarried909 (54 %)
  • Married509 (30 %)
  • Divorced209 (12 %)
  • Widowed69 (4 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Mellanfjärden, 1,711 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 133 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 21 min
  • Municipal seat23 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

  • Martjärnen12 ha1.4 km
  • Jättendalssjön139 ha2.5 km
  • Håckstatjärnen6 ha4.7 km
  • Åsbölesjön36 ha5 km

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Nearest localities

7

Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone29.9 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)1.5 km
  • Potentially contaminated land2 in the locality530 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve220 m
  • Natura 200031.8 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest24.1 km
  • Water protection area1.1 km
  • Habitat protection3.3 km
  • National conservation interest240 m
  • National heritage interest270 m

Services & safety

  • School6.7 km
  • Fire station5.7 km
  • Police station27.7 km
  • Civil defence shelter24.9 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site4.2 km
  • Swimming pool2.8 km
  • Campsite1 in the locality510 m
  • Hiking trail290 m
  • Cycle trail690 m
  • Ski trail27.2 km
  • Floodlit track5.8 km
  • Geologically notable site48.3 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant1 in the locality590 m
  • Café1 in the locality620 m
  • Petrol station5.6 km
  • Library15 km
  • Sports hall6.7 km
  • Hotel1 in the locality630 m
  • Care home6.6 km
  • Recycling centre26.3 km

Disturbance

  • Major road4.6 km
  • Railway5 km
  • Power line5.4 km
  • Wind turbine8.1 km
  • Mobile mast1.1 km
  • Military area34.6 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)2 in the locality520 m
  • Mine18.8 km
  • Quarry11.4 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark7 km
  • Church4.9 km
  • Community hall2.7 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

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