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Bollnäs
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Urban area in Bollnäs Municipality, Gävleborg County

Bollnäs

1

Facts

MunicipalityBollnäs
CountyGävleborg County
Population13,918
Area1,483 ha
SCB code2183TC102

2

Place profile

64/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
36/100
Quiet surroundings
46/100
Rurality
49/100
Urbanity
79/100
Family friendliness
72/100
Senior friendliness
64/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest60 m
  • Distance to water430 m
  • Distance to farmland230 m
  • Distance to shoreline430 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway760 m
  • Distance to industry410 m
  • Distance to power line870 m

Services

  • Distance to grocery store720 m
  • Distance to school560 m
  • Distance to train station1.6 km

Median across 3,554 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 3380–4328
  • 4505–9462
  • 48910–14443
  • 48215–19462
  • 41120–24380
  • 42825–29352
  • 47130–34470
  • 49035–39485
  • 47240–44455
  • 46145–49423
  • 46350–54485
  • 46455–59472
  • 45160–64511
  • 42465–69444
  • 40770–74488
  • 42875–79557
  • 55280+769

Men 7,681Women 7,986

Marital status

  • Unmarried8,760 (56 %)
  • Married4,352 (28 %)
  • Divorced1,750 (11 %)
  • Widowed814 (5 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 9 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Bollnäs, 15,667 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 13,918 inhabitants. A statistical area follows no locality boundary, so the figures describe the area around the locality, not the locality alone.

4

Driving time

  • Stockholm3 h 24 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

  • Vågen18 ha570 m
  • Varpen792 ha760 m
  • Hängsjön12 ha2.6 km
  • Voxsjön517 ha2.8 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.

8

Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone3.2 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)9.3 km
  • Potentially contaminated land67 in the locality200 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve3.4 km
  • Natura 200018.6 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest920 m
  • Water protection area10 km
  • Habitat protection1.5 km
  • National conservation interest4.6 km
  • National heritage interest4.9 km

Services & safety

  • School18 in the locality110 m
  • Fire station1 in the locality1.5 km
  • Police station36.3 km
  • Civil defence shelter181 in the locality60 m

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site1 in the locality1 km
  • Swimming pool1 in the locality1.3 km
  • Campsite2 in the locality1.2 km
  • Hiking trail1.3 km
  • Cycle trail610 m
  • Ski trail3.3 km
  • Floodlit track18.6 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant9 in the locality380 m
  • Café5 in the locality310 m
  • Petrol station9 in the locality250 m
  • Library30.6 km
  • Sports hall2 in the locality300 m
  • Hotel2 in the locality850 m
  • Care home3 in the locality1.1 km
  • Recycling centre24.5 km

Disturbance

  • Major road80 m
  • Railway570 m
  • Power line1.1 km
  • Wind turbine13.7 km
  • Mobile mast3.3 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)3.1 km
  • Mine21 km
  • Quarry9.1 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark11 km
  • Church2 in the locality390 m
  • Community hall1 in the locality530 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

  • Population26,243
  • Median income364,200 kr/yr
  • Average age45.5 years
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