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Small locality in Söderhamn Municipality, Gävleborg County

Berga

1

Facts

MunicipalitySöderhamn
CountyGävleborg County
Population81
Area40 ha
SCB code2182SB119

2

Place profile

43/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
33/100
Quiet surroundings
53/100
Rurality
43/100
Urbanity
23/100
Family friendliness
48/100
Senior friendliness
39/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest20 m
  • Distance to water920 m
  • Distance to farmland30 m
  • Distance to shoreline920 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway230 m
  • Distance to industry1.7 km
  • Distance to power line270 m

Services

  • Distance to grocery store1.5 km
  • Distance to school1.5 km
  • Distance to train station5.3 km

Median across 69 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 510–462
  • 775–965
  • 9210–1471
  • 7515–1984
  • 5020–2448
  • 4225–2937
  • 5230–3472
  • 8135–3972
  • 7340–4466
  • 8445–4969
  • 8650–5488
  • 10055–5982
  • 10560–6493
  • 10565–6990
  • 8970–7478
  • 9275–7968
  • 8180+84

Men 1,335Women 1,229

Marital status

  • Unmarried1,384 (54 %)
  • Married816 (32 %)
  • Divorced260 (10 %)
  • Widowed96 (4 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 2 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Berga, 2,564 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 81 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

  • Stockholm3 h 10 min
  • Municipal seat11 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.

5

Lakes nearby

  • Vedtjärtjärnen10 ha3.2 km
  • Marmen1,793 ha3.8 km
  • Vågen12 ha4.4 km
  • Styvsjön8 ha4.5 km

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Nearest localities

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Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone7.7 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)8.7 km
  • Potentially contaminated land1 in the locality470 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve3.4 km
  • Natura 20005 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest3.4 km
  • Water protection area2.5 km
  • Habitat protection2.6 km
  • National conservation interest3.1 km
  • National heritage interest620 m

Services & safety

  • School1.6 km
  • Fire station6.9 km
  • Police station6.9 km
  • Civil defence shelter5.3 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site5.4 km
  • Swimming pool1.6 km
  • Campsite5.9 km
  • Hiking trail9.5 km
  • Cycle trail7 km
  • Ski trail32.3 km
  • Floodlit track1.2 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant4.1 km
  • Café6.3 km
  • Petrol station4.5 km
  • Library6.5 km
  • Sports hall5 km
  • Hotel5.3 km
  • Care home6.6 km
  • Recycling centre6.9 km

Disturbance

  • Major road1.1 km
  • Railway1 km
  • Power line360 m
  • Wind turbine15.1 km
  • Mobile mast1.9 km
  • Military area42 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)14.8 km
  • Mine20.4 km
  • Quarry4.6 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark4.7 km
  • Church1.6 km
  • Community hall4.7 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

  • Population24,545
  • Median income369,500 kr/yr
  • Average age47.2 years
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The figures describe Söderhamn Municipality as a whole, not Berga.