
Iggesund
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest30 m
- Distance to water510 m
- Distance to farmland660 m
- Distance to shoreline380 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway390 m
- Distance to industry590 m
- Distance to power line1.2 km
Services
- Distance to grocery store1 km
- Distance to school4.7 km
- Distance to train station960 m
Median across 1,133 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 730–471
- 825–989
- 10310–1480
- 9715–1996
- 10620–2486
- 9825–2961
- 13130–34108
- 10935–39117
- 9740–44106
- 9445–4985
- 11450–54106
- 11055–59102
- 11160–6485
- 7965–6992
- 10770–7492
- 9775–79106
- 10480+127
Men 1,712Women 1,609
Marital status
- Unmarried1,890 (57 %)
- Married899 (27 %)
- Divorced382 (12 %)
- Widowed142 (4 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 2 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Iggesund, 3,321 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 3,370 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 42 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
- Viksjön113 ha1.1 km
- Iggsjön117 ha1.3 km
- Långtjärnen6 ha1.6 km
- Mjuggsjön17 ha2.1 km
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Nearest localities
- Njutånger806 inhabitants2.7 km
- Vintergatan80 inhabitants3.7 km
- Skogshyddan56 inhabitants5.4 km
- Storbyn60 inhabitants5.6 km
- Hudiksvall16,792 inhabitants6.3 km
- Ulvsta62 inhabitants6.8 km
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Associations and activities
- Iggesunds FolketshusOther
- Iggesund ScoutkårscoutkårOutdoor life
- Iggesunds BadhussporthallSports
- Iggesunds BruksmuseummuseumCulture
- Iggesunds KyrkakyrkaReligion
- PRO IggesundpensionärsföreningSocial
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 zone1.3 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)3.1 km
- Potentially contaminated land25 in the locality200 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve2.4 km
- Natura 200014.7 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest2.5 km
- Water protection area9.6 km
- Habitat protection3.7 km
- National conservation interest1.2 km
- National heritage interestThe locality lies within
Services & safety
- School2 in the locality190 m
- Fire station1 in the locality930 m
- Police station9.5 km
- Civil defence shelter30 in the locality170 m
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site1.5 km
- Swimming pool6.5 km
- Campsite1 in the locality1.4 km
- Hiking trail4.1 km
- Cycle trail7.3 km
- Ski trail24.4 km
- Floodlit track28.3 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant8.8 km
- Café9.2 km
- Petrol station1 in the locality860 m
- Library9.3 km
- Sports hall4 in the locality320 m
- Hotel9 km
- Care home1 in the locality490 m
- Recycling centre4.1 km
Disturbance
- Major road110 m
- Railway870 m
- Power line820 m
- Wind turbine18.1 km
- Mobile mast13.8 km
- Military area1.8 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)14.5 km
- Mine43.5 km
- Quarry3 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark1 in the locality850 m
- Church1 in the locality580 m
- Community hall1 in the locality410 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
- Population37,528
- Median income386,700 kr/yr
- Average age45.6 years
The figures describe Hudiksvall Municipality as a whole, not Iggesund.