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Sälgsjön
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Urban area in Gävle Municipality, Gävleborg County

Sälgsjön

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1

Facts

MunicipalityGävle
CountyGävleborg County
Population231
Area34 ha
SCB code2180TB116

2

Place profile

40/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
47/100
Quiet surroundings
29/100
Rurality
63/100
Urbanity
22/100
Family friendliness
31/100
Senior friendliness
42/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest30 m
  • Distance to water190 m
  • Distance to farmland1.8 km
  • Distance to shoreline190 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road30 m
  • Distance to railway5.4 km
  • Distance to industry710 m
  • Distance to power line390 m

Services

  • Distance to grocery store3.1 km
  • Distance to school3.3 km
  • Distance to train station6.8 km

Median across 144 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 Sälgsjön, 1,862 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 231 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 10 min
  • Municipal seat13 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 ha160 m
  • Hemlingbysjön15 ha3.5 km
  • Älgsjön101 ha5.9 km
  • Torkholmssjön16 ha8.1 km

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Nearest localities

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Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone5.8 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)5.3 km
  • Potentially contaminated land1.7 km

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve7.1 km
  • Natura 20007.9 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest15 km
  • Water protection area5.2 km
  • Habitat protection5.5 km
  • National conservation interest6.2 km
  • National heritage interest3.7 km

Services & safety

  • School3.3 km
  • Fire station6.9 km
  • Police station6.6 km
  • Civil defence shelter3.6 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site6.2 km
  • Swimming pool4 km
  • Campsite5.1 km
  • Hiking trail2.8 km
  • Cycle trail230 m
  • Ski trail3.1 km
  • Floodlit track5.7 km
  • Birding site35.6 km
  • Geologically notable site11.7 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant3.5 km
  • Café4.7 km
  • Petrol station2.4 km
  • Library4 km
  • Sports hall1.1 km
  • Hotel6.1 km
  • Care home3.5 km
  • Recycling centre4.4 km

Disturbance

  • Major road610 m
  • Railway5.5 km
  • Power line860 m
  • Wind turbine3.4 km
  • Mobile mast1.7 km
  • Military area4.2 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)900 m
  • Mine12.3 km
  • Quarry950 m

Culture

  • Museum or landmark5.8 km
  • Church4.7 km
  • Community hall6.3 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 Sälgsjön.