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Bergby
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Urban area in Gävle Municipality, Gävleborg County

Bergby

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1

Facts

MunicipalityGävle
CountyGävleborg County
Population1,503
Area436 ha
SCB code2180TB102

2

Place profile

25/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
42/100
Quiet surroundings
63/100
Rurality
44/100
Urbanity
35/100
Family friendliness
31/100
Senior friendliness
24/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest40 m
  • Distance to water330 m
  • Distance to farmland90 m
  • Distance to shoreline330 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway270 m
  • Distance to industry4.9 km
  • Distance to power line2.5 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store1.7 km
  • Distance to school1.5 km
  • Distance to train station18.6 km

Median across 894 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 490–433
  • 615–942
  • 5010–1460
  • 4115–1965
  • 2920–2432
  • 4325–2947
  • 6730–3458
  • 5135–3950
  • 5140–4456
  • 5045–4951
  • 6650–5463
  • 7055–5981
  • 8360–6460
  • 6765–6952
  • 6170–7466
  • 6275–7953
  • 8180+92

Men 982Women 961

Marital status

  • Unmarried1,046 (54 %)
  • Married573 (29 %)
  • Divorced225 (12 %)
  • Widowed104 (5 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Bergby, 1,943 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 1,503 inhabitants. A statistical area follows no locality boundary, so the figures describe the area around the locality, not the locality alone.

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Driving time

  • Stockholm2 h 38 min
  • Municipal seat36 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

  • Hamrångefjärden1,204 ha1.9 km
  • Lössnaren31 ha3.1 km
  • Nissjön10 ha4.5 km
  • Hundsfjärden14 ha5.2 km

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Nearest localities

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Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone12.4 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)5.7 km
  • Potentially contaminated land17 in the locality1 km

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserveThe locality lies within
  • Natura 20007.9 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest32.3 km
  • Water protection area290 m
  • Habitat protection3.7 km
  • National conservation interest1000 m
  • National heritage interest16.4 km

Services & safety

  • School2 in the locality950 m
  • Fire station27.4 km
  • Police station27.7 km
  • Civil defence shelter17.3 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site2.2 km
  • Swimming pool3 in the locality1.3 km
  • Campsite19.1 km
  • Hiking trail19.9 km
  • Cycle trail870 m
  • Ski trail28.5 km
  • Floodlit track4.9 km
  • Geologically notable site13.8 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant1 in the locality1.5 km
  • Café1 in the locality1.5 km
  • Petrol station2.6 km
  • Library18.6 km
  • Sports hall4.8 km
  • Hotel1 in the locality2.5 km
  • Care home22.3 km
  • Recycling centre24.5 km

Disturbance

  • Major road630 m
  • Railway1.4 km
  • Power line2.5 km
  • Wind turbine5.1 km
  • Mobile mast6.8 km
  • Military area28.1 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)3 km
  • Mine19.9 km
  • Quarry15.2 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark4.7 km
  • Church1 in the locality1.3 km
  • Community hall3.2 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 Bergby.