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Forsbacka
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest30 m
- Distance to water210 m
- Distance to farmland1.9 km
- Distance to shoreline210 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road30 m
- Distance to railway890 m
- Distance to industry390 m
- Distance to power line870 m
Services
- Distance to grocery store750 m
- Distance to school680 m
- Distance to train station15.7 km
Median across 441 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 230–436
- 495–936
- 4110–1433
- 4415–1920
- 5720–2453
- 4725–2937
- 6530–3455
- 6535–3948
- 3540–4433
- 4545–4941
- 5550–5454
- 6955–5948
- 6660–6470
- 5965–6951
- 5270–7449
- 6575–7973
- 7080+72
Men 907Women 809
Marital status
- Unmarried877 (51 %)
- Married534 (31 %)
- Divorced226 (13 %)
- Widowed77 (4 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Forsbacka, 1,716 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 1,697 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 22 min
- Municipal seat19 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
- Storsjön6,938 ha830 m
- Bäcktärnan7 ha5.2 km
- Valsjön105 ha5.3 km
- Fiskängstjärnen8 ha6.9 km
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Nearest localities
- Överhärde548 inhabitants2.2 km
- Ytterhärde54 inhabitants2.9 km
- Källbergs68 inhabitants3.6 km
- Brunnsvik60 inhabitants3.9 km
- Rödjängstorp114 inhabitants4.1 km
- 2181SB12362 inhabitants4.1 km
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Associations and activities
- Forsbacka IdrottsklubbsporthallSports
- Forsbacka BrukmuseumCulture
- Forsbackas bibliotekbibliotekCulture
- Forsbacka kyrkakyrkaReligion
- PRO ForsbackapensionärsföreningSocial
Associations and activities carrying the locality's name, from the municipalities' own registers, the Swedish Sports Confederation and the Swedish Tax Agency. The list is not exhaustive: an association without the locality name in its name is not included.
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Surroundings
Natural hazards
- Flood zone530 m
- Wildfire area (since 2018)9.7 km
- Potentially contaminated land8 in the locality460 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve7.3 km
- Natura 20007.3 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest23.7 km
- Water protection area3.6 km
- Habitat protection10.7 km
- National conservation interest7.1 km
- National heritage interestThe locality lies within
Services & safety
- School2 in the locality170 m
- Fire station1 in the locality440 m
- Police station6.6 km
- Civil defence shelter7 in the locality110 m
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site850 m
- Swimming pool5 in the locality480 m
- Campsite7.8 km
- Hiking trail4.4 km
- Cycle trail4.4 km
- Ski trail5.7 km
- Floodlit track6.1 km
- Birding site44.2 km
- Geologically notable site7.1 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant2 in the locality100 m
- Café4.4 km
- Petrol station1 in the locality470 m
- Library1 in the locality300 m
- Sports hall1 in the locality840 m
- Hotel1 in the locality820 m
- Care home6.4 km
- Recycling centre3.2 km
Disturbance
- Major road150 m
- Railway5.6 km
- Power line600 m
- Wind turbine12 km
- Mobile mast4.9 km
- Military area5.7 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)1.6 km
- Mine4 km
- Quarry1.8 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark2 in the locality320 m
- Church1 in the locality220 m
- Community hall2 in the locality200 m
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
The figures describe Gävle Municipality as a whole, not Forsbacka.