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Forsby
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Urban area in Gävle Municipality, Gävleborg County

Forsby

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1

Facts

MunicipalityGävle
CountyGävleborg County
Population613
Area74 ha
SCB code2180TB105

2

Place profile

67/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
50/100
Quiet surroundings
47/100
Rurality
58/100
Urbanity
43/100
Family friendliness
77/100
Senior friendliness
59/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest40 m
  • Distance to water230 m
  • Distance to farmland180 m
  • Distance to shoreline230 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway110 m
  • Distance to industry970 m
  • Distance to power line770 m

Services

  • Distance to grocery store1.2 km
  • Distance to school1.2 km
  • Distance to train station4.2 km

Median across 291 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 1370–4104
  • 1505–9134
  • 13410–14159
  • 15315–19147
  • 13220–24109
  • 10625–2997
  • 16330–34150
  • 14335–39158
  • 13540–44128
  • 11345–49149
  • 18750–54173
  • 16655–59142
  • 13060–64150
  • 12065–6995
  • 8170–74101
  • 8775–7988
  • 11780+152

Men 2,254Women 2,236

Marital status

  • Unmarried2,662 (59 %)
  • Married1,329 (30 %)
  • Divorced355 (8 %)
  • Widowed140 (3 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 2 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Forsby, 4,490 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 613 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 19 min
  • Municipal seat10 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

  • Hillesjön127 ha3.2 km
  • Mårdängsjön69 ha3.9 km
  • Rudsjön17 ha6.2 km
  • Kastsjön8 ha7.1 km

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Nearest localities

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Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone520 m
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)3 km
  • Potentially contaminated land2 in the locality240 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve630 m
  • Natura 20002.4 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest18 km
  • Water protection area1.1 km
  • Habitat protection5.6 km
  • National conservation interest480 m
  • National heritage interest1.1 km

Services & safety

  • School1.3 km
  • Fire station4.1 km
  • Police station4.4 km
  • Civil defence shelter1 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site430 m
  • Swimming pool1.6 km
  • Campsite4.2 km
  • Hiking trail620 m
  • Cycle trail1.6 km
  • Ski trail7.1 km
  • Floodlit track1.3 km
  • Birding site39.5 km
  • Geologically notable site3.2 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant1.8 km
  • Café3.7 km
  • Petrol station1.3 km
  • Library1.9 km
  • Sports hall1.2 km
  • Hotel3.9 km
  • Care home1.3 km
  • Recycling centre2.6 km

Disturbance

  • Major road1.7 km
  • Railway540 m
  • Power line860 m
  • Wind turbine8.8 km
  • Mobile mast1.2 km
  • Military area5.3 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)790 m
  • Mine15.1 km
  • Quarry9.3 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark3.8 km
  • Church1.4 km
  • Community hall2.1 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 Forsby.