Hammarsbacken
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest20 m
- Distance to water500 m
- Distance to farmland50 m
- Distance to shoreline500 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway3 km
- Distance to industry1.5 km
- Distance to power line930 m
Services
- Distance to grocery store2.3 km
- Distance to school1.7 km
- Distance to train station7.2 km
Median across 38 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 580–451
- 575–957
- 4910–1444
- 5415–1948
- 4120–2424
- 3525–2931
- 4830–3452
- 7635–3960
- 5540–4455
- 6845–4959
- 7350–5475
- 8955–5959
- 6560–6469
- 7165–6957
- 5670–7450
- 5375–7933
- 5080+40
Men 998Women 864
Marital status
- Unmarried1,051 (56 %)
- Married623 (33 %)
- Divorced145 (8 %)
- Widowed55 (3 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Hammarsbacken, 1,862 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 93 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 20 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.
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Lakes nearby
- Sälgsjön83 ha3.4 km
- Valsjön105 ha6.7 km
- Hemlingbysjön15 ha7.2 km
- Torkholmssjön16 ha8.6 km
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Surroundings
Natural hazards
- Flood zone1.7 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)1.5 km
- Potentially contaminated land630 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve7.7 km
- Natura 20008.4 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest18.9 km
- Water protection area1.4 km
- Habitat protection9.1 km
- National conservation interest8.5 km
- National heritage interest130 m
Services & safety
- School1.7 km
- Fire station7.4 km
- Police station7.1 km
- Civil defence shelter1.7 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site5.4 km
- Swimming pool2.1 km
- Campsite7.3 km
- Hiking trail1.1 km
- Cycle trail1.6 km
- Ski trail6.3 km
- Floodlit track2 km
- Birding site39.8 km
- Geologically notable site8.8 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant1.6 km
- Café1.8 km
- Petrol station3.2 km
- Library2.2 km
- Sports hall2 km
- Hotel4.6 km
- Care home2.2 km
- Recycling centre5.4 km
Disturbance
- Major road1.5 km
- Railway3.1 km
- Power line1.1 km
- Wind turbine7.5 km
- Mobile mast1.9 km
- Military area2.5 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)1.5 km
- Mine10.2 km
- Quarry3 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark4.3 km
- Church1.7 km
- Community hall2.4 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
The figures describe Gävle Municipality as a whole, not Hammarsbacken.