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Årsunda
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Urban area in Sandviken Municipality, Gävleborg County

Årsunda

1

Facts

MunicipalitySandviken
CountyGävleborg County
Population985
Area146 ha
SCB code2181TB111

2

Place profile

31/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
39/100
Quiet surroundings
54/100
Rurality
47/100
Urbanity
33/100
Family friendliness
50/100
Senior friendliness
19/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest50 m
  • Distance to water950 m
  • Distance to farmland130 m
  • Distance to shoreline950 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway10.5 km
  • Distance to industry640 m
  • Distance to power line8.6 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store420 m
  • Distance to school1 km
  • Distance to train station11.4 km

Median across 448 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 160–418
  • 245–927
  • 2610–1433
  • 3215–1921
  • 2820–2413
  • 1825–2911
  • 1730–3423
  • 4235–3939
  • 3940–4431
  • 2145–4919
  • 3250–5429
  • 3955–5934
  • 3460–6435
  • 3465–6929
  • 3970–7447
  • 3575–7921
  • 5180+73

Men 527Women 503

Marital status

  • Unmarried539 (52 %)
  • Married347 (33 %)
  • Divorced75 (7 %)
  • Widowed80 (8 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Årsunda, 1,030 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 985 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 44 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

  • Storsjön6,938 ha1.5 km
  • Väsaren48 ha4.6 km
  • Ottnaren1,146 ha5.1 km
  • Körsjön23 ha5.9 km

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Nearest localities

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Associations and activities

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 zone640 m
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)13.5 km
  • Potentially contaminated land6 in the locality140 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve6.5 km
  • Natura 20008.9 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest20.7 km
  • Water protection area130 m
  • Habitat protection5.4 km
  • National conservation interest140 m
  • National heritage interest360 m

Services & safety

  • School3 in the locality400 m
  • Fire station11.2 km
  • Police station12 km
  • Civil defence shelter8.3 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site1 in the locality770 m
  • Swimming pool1 in the locality1.3 km
  • Campsite1 in the locality700 m
  • Hiking trail11.2 km
  • Cycle trail15.7 km
  • Ski trail15.7 km
  • Floodlit track14.1 km
  • Birding site33.1 km
  • Geologically notable site6.6 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant2 in the locality330 m
  • Café10 km
  • Petrol station2 in the locality1.4 km
  • Library9.9 km
  • Sports hall1 in the locality1.2 km
  • Hotel1 in the locality730 m
  • Care home1 in the locality510 m
  • Recycling centre1.5 km

Disturbance

  • Major road370 m
  • Railway10.3 km
  • Power line10.4 km
  • Wind turbine11.8 km
  • Mobile mast14.4 km
  • Military area19.2 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)2.6 km
  • Mine2.6 km
  • Quarry5.4 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark1.5 km
  • Church1 in the locality720 m
  • Community hall1 in the locality860 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

  • Population38,360
  • Median income391,900 kr/yr
  • Average age44.8 years
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The figures describe Sandviken Municipality as a whole, not Årsunda.