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Gävle
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Urban area in Gävle Municipality, Gävleborg County

Gävle

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Facts

MunicipalityGävle
CountyGävleborg County
Population86,533
Area5,497 ha
SCB code2180TC108

2

Place profile

73/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
39/100
Quiet surroundings
31/100
Rurality
58/100
Urbanity
64/100
Family friendliness
83/100
Senior friendliness
70/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest50 m
  • Distance to water490 m
  • Distance to farmland710 m
  • Distance to shoreline460 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway900 m
  • Distance to industry520 m
  • Distance to power line910 m

Services

  • Distance to grocery store600 m
  • Distance to school600 m
  • Distance to train station3.7 km

Median across 14,263 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 2,3170–42,159
  • 2,6545–92,569
  • 2,76210–142,703
  • 2,98615–192,799
  • 3,02320–242,778
  • 3,03225–292,733
  • 3,43430–343,307
  • 3,40035–393,289
  • 2,97640–442,841
  • 2,80045–492,765
  • 3,02650–543,137
  • 2,99555–592,990
  • 2,82460–642,831
  • 2,40865–692,433
  • 2,03470–742,322
  • 2,10575–792,387
  • 2,58780+3,612

Men 47,363Women 47,655

Marital status

  • Unmarried53,976 (57 %)
  • Married27,121 (29 %)
  • Divorced10,245 (11 %)
  • Widowed3,756 (4 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 48 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Gävle, 95,018 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 86,533 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 15 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

  • Rudsjön17 ha4.7 km
  • Kastsjön8 ha5.4 km
  • Hemlingbysjön15 ha5.4 km
  • Hillesjön127 ha6.6 km

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Nearest localities

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Associations and activities

And 7 more associations →

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 zoneThe locality lies within
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)4.3 km
  • Potentially contaminated land356 in the locality30 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve980 m
  • Natura 20001000 m
  • National outdoor-recreation interest15.9 km
  • Water protection area980 m
  • Habitat protection5.6 km
  • National conservation interest1.2 km
  • National heritage interestThe locality lies within

Services & safety

  • School93 in the locality50 m
  • Fire station2 in the locality130 m
  • Police station1 in the locality390 m
  • Civil defence shelter730 in the locality130 m

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site5 in the locality2.4 km
  • Swimming pool34 in the locality1.2 km
  • Campsite2 in the locality220 m
  • Hiking trail1.8 km
  • Cycle trail160 m
  • Ski trail3 km
  • Floodlit track2 km
  • Birding site36.6 km
  • Geologically notable site6.7 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant110 in the locality210 m
  • Café24 in the locality280 m
  • Petrol station26 in the locality410 m
  • Library6 in the locality600 m
  • Sports hall24 in the locality880 m
  • Hotel12 in the locality50 m
  • Care home20 in the locality670 m
  • Recycling centre10 in the locality2.2 km

Disturbance

  • Major road350 m
  • Railway390 m
  • Power line1.3 km
  • Wind turbine9.3 km
  • Mobile mast8 in the locality1.4 km
  • Military area2.4 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)22 in the locality1.4 km
  • Mine15.3 km
  • Quarry6 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark35 in the locality360 m
  • Church20 in the locality460 m
  • Community hall13 in the locality550 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
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