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Small locality in Nordanstig Municipality, Gävleborg County

Vattlång

1

Facts

MunicipalityNordanstig
CountyGävleborg County
Population64
Area46 ha
SCB code2132SB125

2

Place profile

8/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
37/100
Quiet surroundings
56/100
Rurality
42/100
Urbanity
8/100
Family friendliness
12/100
Senior friendliness
5/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest30 m
  • Distance to water120 m
  • Distance to farmland30 m
  • Distance to shoreline120 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road40 m
  • Distance to railway10.1 km
  • Distance to industry280 m
  • Distance to power line380 m

Services

  • Distance to grocery store4 km
  • Distance to school4.2 km
  • Distance to train station20.2 km

Median across 56 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

3

Age distribution

  • 760–460
  • 915–981
  • 7810–1481
  • 8615–1975
  • 7620–2445
  • 6025–2956
  • 9630–3484
  • 8135–3986
  • 8340–4475
  • 7345–4975
  • 8250–5485
  • 10055–5995
  • 11960–64105
  • 7665–6980
  • 9770–7470
  • 8975–7966
  • 11480+118

Men 1,477Women 1,337

Marital status

  • Unmarried1,582 (56 %)
  • Married807 (29 %)
  • Divorced279 (10 %)
  • Widowed137 (5 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 2 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Vattlång, 2,814 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 64 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 seat12 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

  • Holsjön64 ha610 m
  • Kittesjön238 ha1.7 km
  • Stortjärnen8 ha2 km
  • Vattlångssjön76 ha2.5 km

6

Nearest localities

7

Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone13.9 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)8.9 km
  • Potentially contaminated land3 in the locality160 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve5.9 km
  • Natura 200038.8 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest12 km
  • Water protection area3.6 km
  • Habitat protection4.4 km
  • National conservation interest7.8 km
  • National heritage interest11.8 km

Services & safety

  • School4.3 km
  • Fire station13.3 km
  • Police station18.9 km
  • Civil defence shelter15.7 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site1.8 km
  • Swimming pool9.2 km
  • Campsite5.3 km
  • Hiking trail9.3 km
  • Cycle trail10.6 km
  • Ski trail14.4 km
  • Floodlit track13.3 km
  • Geologically notable site43.1 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant9.5 km
  • Café6.7 km
  • Petrol station4.1 km
  • Library9.1 km
  • Sports hall12 km
  • Hotel9.6 km
  • Care home8.8 km
  • Recycling centre17.6 km

Disturbance

  • Major road220 m
  • Railway10.1 km
  • Power line2.8 km
  • Wind turbine15.5 km
  • Mobile mast900 m
  • Military area26.1 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)1.7 km
  • Mine17.5 km
  • Quarry2.9 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark1.6 km
  • Church4.6 km
  • Community hall9.5 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

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