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Urban area in Gävle Municipality, Gävleborg County

Berg

1

Facts

MunicipalityGävle
CountyGävleborg County
Population301
Area118 ha
SCB code2180TB101

2

Place profile

18/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
46/100
Quiet surroundings
59/100
Rurality
50/100
Urbanity
12/100
Family friendliness
29/100
Senior friendliness
7/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest20 m
  • Distance to water1.3 km
  • Distance to farmland30 m
  • Distance to shoreline1.3 km

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway20.5 km
  • Distance to industry1.6 km
  • Distance to power line1.2 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store1.5 km
  • Distance to school1.5 km
  • Distance to train station21.4 km

Median across 157 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 350–424
  • 425–944
  • 4410–1443
  • 4015–1941
  • 4620–2430
  • 4325–2933
  • 4330–3434
  • 5235–3951
  • 3940–4443
  • 3745–4935
  • 5150–5443
  • 4955–5933
  • 5060–6450
  • 4965–6947
  • 4970–7447
  • 5475–7959
  • 5780+69

Men 780Women 726

Marital status

  • Unmarried833 (55 %)
  • Married457 (30 %)
  • Divorced120 (8 %)
  • Widowed92 (6 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Berg, 1,506 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 301 inhabitants. A statistical area follows no locality boundary, so the figures describe the area around the locality, not the locality alone.

4

Driving time

  • Stockholm2 h 16 min
  • Municipal seat42 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

  • Ölbosjön29 ha3.1 km
  • Bramsöfjärden5,577 ha3.1 km
  • Hedesundafjärden2,781 ha4.4 km
  • Nilsessjön24 ha5 km

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Nearest localities

7

Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone2.1 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)3.4 km
  • Potentially contaminated land3 in the locality650 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve3.3 km
  • Natura 20002.3 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest1.6 km
  • Water protection area1.6 km
  • Habitat protection2.3 km
  • National conservation interest1.7 km
  • National heritage interest1.8 km

Services & safety

  • School1.8 km
  • Fire station23.8 km
  • Police station27.5 km
  • Civil defence shelter12.8 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site6.4 km
  • Swimming pool3.9 km
  • Campsite6.2 km
  • Hiking trail3.4 km
  • Cycle trail23.8 km
  • Ski trail25.2 km
  • Floodlit track24.4 km
  • Birding site25 km
  • Geologically notable site10.3 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant6.3 km
  • Café7.6 km
  • Petrol station3.2 km
  • Library17.1 km
  • Sports hall17.2 km
  • Hotel11.7 km
  • Care home2.3 km
  • Recycling centre2.1 km

Disturbance

  • Major road190 m
  • Railway21.2 km
  • Power line1.7 km
  • Wind turbine16.7 km
  • Mobile mast4.9 km
  • Military area15.4 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)1.2 km
  • Mine10.3 km
  • Quarry4.6 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark4.7 km
  • Church3.2 km
  • Community hall1.9 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

  • Population103,838
  • Median income394,000 kr/yr
  • Average age42.6 years
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The figures describe Gävle Municipality as a whole, not Berg.