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Norrbyn
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Small locality in Bollnäs Municipality, Gävleborg County

Norrbyn

1

Facts

MunicipalityBollnäs
CountyGävleborg County
Population51
Area25 ha
SCB code2183SB124

2

Place profile

25/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
40/100
Quiet surroundings
56/100
Rurality
44/100
Urbanity
35/100
Family friendliness
14/100
Senior friendliness
30/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest20 m
  • Distance to water440 m
  • Distance to farmland40 m
  • Distance to shoreline440 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road30 m
  • Distance to railway380 m
  • Distance to industry1.6 km
  • Distance to power line660 m

Services

  • Distance to grocery store2.5 km
  • Distance to school12.7 km
  • Distance to train station2.5 km

Median across 34 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

3

Age distribution

  • 290–433
  • 435–943
  • 5210–1460
  • 5315–1941
  • 3220–2435
  • 3025–2921
  • 4430–3439
  • 5435–3950
  • 4540–4455
  • 5545–4949
  • 6150–5452
  • 8055–5964
  • 7860–6468
  • 6465–6961
  • 5870–7464
  • 5275–7941
  • 6580+54

Men 895Women 830

Marital status

  • Unmarried897 (52 %)
  • Married591 (34 %)
  • Divorced157 (9 %)
  • Widowed79 (5 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Norrbyn, 1,725 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 51 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 12 min
  • Municipal seat12 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

  • Bergviken4,301 ha2.2 km
  • Fäsjön29 ha2.6 km
  • Djupasjön36 ha2.9 km
  • Fräkensjön7 ha3.9 km

6

Nearest localities

7

Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone9 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)6 km
  • Potentially contaminated land2 in the locality40 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve9.5 km
  • Natura 200016.4 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest2.1 km
  • Water protection area4.3 km
  • Habitat protection1.5 km
  • National conservation interest16.3 km
  • National heritage interest1.1 km

Services & safety

  • School2.7 km
  • Fire station15.4 km
  • Police station27.8 km
  • Civil defence shelter2.5 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site4 km
  • Swimming pool13.9 km
  • Campsite12.4 km
  • Hiking trail4.5 km
  • Cycle trail13.5 km
  • Ski trail17.3 km
  • Floodlit track4.8 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant2.5 km
  • Café10.3 km
  • Petrol station2.5 km
  • Library27.4 km
  • Sports hall2.3 km
  • Hotel3.5 km
  • Care home14.2 km
  • Recycling centre22 km

Disturbance

  • Major road110 m
  • Railway1.5 km
  • Power line830 m
  • Wind turbine12.2 km
  • Mobile mast9.5 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)2.2 km
  • Mine27 km
  • Quarry3.8 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark3.5 km
  • Church770 m
  • Community hall12.3 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.

8

Applies to the whole municipality

  • Population26,243
  • Median income364,200 kr/yr
  • Average age45.5 years
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The figures describe Bollnäs Municipality as a whole, not Norrbyn.