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Överhärde
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Urban area in Gävle Municipality, Gävleborg County

Överhärde

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1

Facts

MunicipalityGävle
CountyGävleborg County
Population548
Area142 ha
SCB code2180TB122

2

Place profile

42/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
19/100
Quiet surroundings
38/100
Rurality
44/100
Urbanity
37/100
Family friendliness
49/100
Senior friendliness
43/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest30 m
  • Distance to water1.5 km
  • Distance to farmland60 m
  • Distance to shoreline1.5 km

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway3.6 km
  • Distance to industry310 m
  • Distance to power line490 m

Services

  • Distance to grocery store2.1 km
  • Distance to school2.9 km
  • Distance to train station11.7 km

Median across 350 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 470–452
  • 585–958
  • 6610–1474
  • 8015–1965
  • 4020–2432
  • 1925–2924
  • 4630–3456
  • 5635–3972
  • 6240–4454
  • 7045–4971
  • 7250–5472
  • 6455–5960
  • 5860–6454
  • 5665–6946
  • 4970–7439
  • 5075–7948
  • 4680+38

Men 939Women 915

Marital status

  • Unmarried1,043 (56 %)
  • Married673 (36 %)
  • Divorced102 (5 %)
  • Widowed48 (3 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Överhärde, 1,854 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 548 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 18 min
  • Municipal seat16 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

  • Valsjön105 ha3.8 km
  • Storsjön6,938 ha4.7 km
  • Sälgsjön83 ha6.5 km
  • Bäcktärnan7 ha6.5 km

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Nearest localities

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Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone1.7 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)3 km
  • Potentially contaminated land8 in the locality190 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve8.5 km
  • Natura 20008.5 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest20.6 km
  • Water protection area230 m
  • Habitat protection12.9 km
  • National conservation interest8.2 km
  • National heritage interest2.9 km

Services & safety

  • School2.3 km
  • Fire station3.6 km
  • Police station10.5 km
  • Civil defence shelter1.6 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site4.9 km
  • Swimming pool1 in the locality980 m
  • Campsite10.2 km
  • Hiking trail2 km
  • Cycle trail1.9 km
  • Ski trail7.6 km
  • Floodlit track2.1 km
  • Birding site42.9 km
  • Geologically notable site8.2 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant1.9 km
  • Café1.9 km
  • Petrol station1.8 km
  • Library2.9 km
  • Sports hall2.7 km
  • Hotel3.3 km
  • Care home3.5 km
  • Recycling centre5.5 km

Disturbance

  • Major road390 m
  • Railway6.7 km
  • Power line950 m
  • Wind turbine10.2 km
  • Mobile mast4.7 km
  • Military area2 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)2.2 km
  • Mine5.9 km
  • Quarry2.1 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark2.1 km
  • Church4 km
  • Community hall2.3 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 Överhärde.