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Small locality in Nordanstig Municipality, Gävleborg County

Vattrång

1

Facts

MunicipalityNordanstig
CountyGävleborg County
Population86
Area35 ha
SCB code2132SB126

2

Place profile

28/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
37/100
Quiet surroundings
66/100
Rurality
38/100
Urbanity
39/100
Family friendliness
32/100
Senior friendliness
38/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest40 m
  • Distance to water160 m
  • Distance to farmland40 m
  • Distance to shoreline160 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway3.7 km
  • Distance to industry6.9 km
  • Distance to power line1.6 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store2.7 km
  • Distance to school2.6 km
  • Distance to train station16.6 km

Median across 54 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

3

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 Vattrång, 1,925 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 86 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 2 min
  • Municipal seat20 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

  • Svedtjärnen6 ha2.2 km
  • Harsjön210 ha2.4 km
  • Stor-Målsjön16 ha2.5 km
  • Lill-Målsjön8 ha2.5 km

6

Nearest localities

7

Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone20.5 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)10.9 km
  • Potentially contaminated land2.3 km

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve3.5 km
  • Natura 200038.4 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest18 km
  • Water protection area2.2 km
  • Habitat protection5.8 km
  • National conservation interest2.5 km
  • National heritage interest6.3 km

Services & safety

  • School2.6 km
  • Fire station8.3 km
  • Police station20.4 km
  • Civil defence shelter17.5 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site3.8 km
  • Swimming pool3 km
  • Campsite3 km
  • Hiking trail6.4 km
  • Cycle trail3.9 km
  • Ski trail20.7 km
  • Floodlit track8.4 km
  • Geologically notable site49.3 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant2.7 km
  • Café1 in the locality120 m
  • Petrol station7.3 km
  • Library10.1 km
  • Sports hall7.9 km
  • Hotel10.4 km
  • Care home3.2 km
  • Recycling centre19.1 km

Disturbance

  • Major road2.4 km
  • Railway4.8 km
  • Power line1.8 km
  • Wind turbine9.5 km
  • Mobile mast3.2 km
  • Military area27.8 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)3.1 km
  • Mine17.5 km
  • Quarry6.7 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark2.6 km
  • Church2.8 km
  • Community hall10.6 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 Vattrång.