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Urban area in Gävle Municipality, Gävleborg County

Harkskär och Utvalnäs

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1

Facts

MunicipalityGävle
CountyGävleborg County
Population463
Area149 ha
SCB code2180TB120

2

Place profile

10/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
38/100
Quiet surroundings
74/100
Rurality
38/100
Urbanity
23/100
Family friendliness
11/100
Senior friendliness
12/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest30 m
  • Distance to water380 m
  • Distance to farmland3.3 km
  • Distance to shoreline50 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road30 m
  • Distance to railway7.9 km
  • Distance to industry8.2 km
  • Distance to power line8.5 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store10.2 km
  • Distance to school9.1 km
  • Distance to train station12 km

Median across 327 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 350–442
  • 465–948
  • 4010–1457
  • 6615–1943
  • 2920–2418
  • 2325–2926
  • 2230–3432
  • 4135–3950
  • 5140–4446
  • 5845–4957
  • 6950–5466
  • 7255–5980
  • 7360–6466
  • 7965–6974
  • 5870–7462
  • 8575–7974
  • 5980+39

Men 906Women 880

Marital status

  • Unmarried788 (44 %)
  • Married770 (43 %)
  • Divorced164 (9 %)
  • Widowed62 (3 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Harkskär och Utvalnäs, 1,786 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 463 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 38 min
  • Municipal seat28 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

  • Storfjärden89 ha5.6 km
  • Hillesjön127 ha5.7 km
  • Rudsjön17 ha9.7 km
  • Kastsjön8 ha9.7 km

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Nearest localities

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Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone9 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)9.2 km
  • Potentially contaminated land1.7 km

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve430 m
  • Natura 20001.7 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest13.5 km
  • Water protection area6.6 km
  • Habitat protection4.3 km
  • National conservation interest1.5 km
  • National heritage interest400 m

Services & safety

  • School2.6 km
  • Fire station9.7 km
  • Police station13.8 km
  • Civil defence shelter9 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site1 in the locality130 m
  • Swimming pool1 in the locality1.2 km
  • Campsite4 km
  • Hiking trail770 m
  • Cycle trail720 m
  • Ski trail14.8 km
  • Floodlit track8.9 km
  • Birding site35.7 km
  • Geologically notable site2.5 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant1 in the locality700 m
  • Café2.8 km
  • Petrol station9.8 km
  • Library9.9 km
  • Sports hall9.6 km
  • Hotel8 km
  • Care home9.9 km
  • Recycling centre12.5 km

Disturbance

  • Major road7.7 km
  • Railway8.5 km
  • Power line8.9 km
  • Wind turbine10.2 km
  • Mobile mast10.9 km
  • Military area15.7 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)940 m
  • Mine25.4 km
  • Quarry8.6 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark6.1 km
  • Church2.7 km
  • Community hall1 in the locality1.2 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 Harkskär och Utvalnäs.