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Furuvik
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Urban area in Gävle Municipality, Gävleborg County

Furuvik

1

Facts

MunicipalityGävle
CountyGävleborg County
Population749
Area141 ha
SCB code2180TB107

2

Place profile

49/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
52/100
Quiet surroundings
53/100
Rurality
56/100
Urbanity
73/100
Family friendliness
56/100
Senior friendliness
40/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest20 m
  • Distance to water140 m
  • Distance to farmland1.6 km
  • Distance to shoreline130 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway340 m
  • Distance to industry1.6 km
  • Distance to power line2.7 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store470 m
  • Distance to school1.7 km
  • Distance to train station460 m

Median across 441 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 320–429
  • 425–945
  • 4110–1429
  • 3615–1943
  • 2720–2416
  • 1025–299
  • 2530–3428
  • 4035–3957
  • 3340–4431
  • 4345–4943
  • 4450–5442
  • 5455–5937
  • 3460–6424
  • 3465–6938
  • 3670–7434
  • 3275–7935
  • 2680+18

Men 589Women 558

Marital status

  • Unmarried634 (55 %)
  • Married398 (34 %)
  • Divorced98 (8 %)
  • Widowed30 (3 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Furuvik, 1,147 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 749 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 19 min
  • Municipal seat18 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

  • Trösken351 ha420 m
  • Kastsjön8 ha4.8 km
  • Älgsjön101 ha5.2 km
  • Rudsjön17 ha5.5 km

6

Nearest localities

7

Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone3.9 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)4.5 km
  • Potentially contaminated land2 in the locality110 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve600 m
  • Natura 20002.1 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest6 km
  • Water protection area10.4 km
  • Habitat protection5.8 km
  • National conservation interest620 m
  • National heritage interest7.6 km

Services & safety

  • School1.6 km
  • Fire station4.9 km
  • Police station5.3 km
  • Civil defence shelter2.9 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site1.1 km
  • Swimming pool9 in the locality270 m
  • Campsite1 in the locality460 m
  • Hiking trail6.8 km
  • Cycle trail80 m
  • Ski trail7.8 km
  • Floodlit track9.9 km
  • Birding site27.2 km
  • Geologically notable site1.9 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant2 in the locality600 m
  • Café2 in the locality550 m
  • Petrol station4.4 km
  • Library5.3 km
  • Sports hall4.8 km
  • Hotel800 m
  • Care home5.1 km
  • Recycling centre6.2 km

Disturbance

  • Major road190 m
  • Railway3.6 km
  • Power line2.8 km
  • Wind turbine2.9 km
  • Mobile mast1 km
  • Military area11.8 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)1.2 km
  • Mine24.7 km
  • Quarry3.7 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark20 in the locality490 m
  • Church5 km
  • Community hall6.7 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 Furuvik.