Forsbacka
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest50 m
- Distance to water340 m
- Distance to farmland190 m
- Distance to shoreline140 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway3 km
- Distance to industry540 m
- Distance to power line2.4 km
Services
- Distance to grocery store1.8 km
- Distance to school1.9 km
- Distance to train station3.4 km
Median across 35 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 770–466
- 705–976
- 10510–1484
- 9915–1983
- 5020–2434
- 6325–2951
- 9230–3493
- 8735–3989
- 8740–4473
- 7345–4990
- 12650–54137
- 17555–59126
- 15560–64151
- 15765–69133
- 14570–74137
- 14475–79125
- 12780+119
Men 1,832Women 1,667
Marital status
- Unmarried1,763 (50 %)
- Married1,263 (36 %)
- Divorced304 (9 %)
- Widowed169 (5 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 2 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Forsbacka, 3,499 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 60 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 13 min
- Municipal seat5 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
- Färssjön22 ha1.4 km
- Lugnsjön7 ha2.6 km
- Skenstaviken29 ha4.2 km
- Kastviken11 ha4.3 km
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Surroundings
Natural hazards
- Flood zone290 m
- Wildfire area (since 2018)7.7 km
- Potentially contaminated land570 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve2.5 km
- Natura 20004.7 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest10.4 km
- Water protection area4.8 km
- Habitat protection3.4 km
- National conservation interest240 m
- National heritage interest1.3 km
Services & safety
- School1.7 km
- Fire station2.7 km
- Police station2 km
- Civil defence shelter790 m
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site1.5 km
- Swimming pool650 m
- Campsite1.5 km
- Hiking trail760 m
- Cycle trail910 m
- Ski trail39.7 km
- Floodlit track2.7 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant1.7 km
- Café1.4 km
- Petrol station1.7 km
- Library2.4 km
- Sports hall2.1 km
- Hotel2.8 km
- Care home2.1 km
- Recycling centre1.9 km
Disturbance
- Major road1.6 km
- Railway3.5 km
- Power line2.5 km
- Wind turbine21.5 km
- Mobile mast1.8 km
- Military area38.5 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)13.8 km
- Mine23.4 km
- Quarry4.3 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark1.5 km
- Church2.2 km
- Community hall5.8 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
The figures describe Söderhamn Municipality as a whole, not Forsbacka.