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Small locality in Hudiksvall Municipality, Gävleborg County

Västanäng

1

Facts

MunicipalityHudiksvall
CountyGävleborg County
Population87
Area47 ha
SCB code2184SB147

2

Place profile

12/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
45/100
Quiet surroundings
74/100
Rurality
38/100
Urbanity
11/100
Family friendliness
13/100
Senior friendliness
0/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest30 m
  • Distance to water260 m
  • Distance to farmland30 m
  • Distance to shoreline260 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway6.7 km
  • Distance to industry6.9 km
  • Distance to power line3 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store9.5 km
  • Distance to school570 m
  • Distance to train station6.9 km

Median across 49 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 210–413
  • 255–927
  • 3210–1426
  • 3015–1925
  • 2120–2417
  • 2225–2916
  • 2330–3429
  • 2835–3925
  • 3040–4429
  • 3045–4918
  • 2450–5423
  • 3355–5930
  • 3560–6437
  • 3865–6933
  • 3470–7433
  • 2175–7917
  • 2580+16

Men 472Women 414

Marital status

  • Unmarried522 (60 %)
  • Married257 (30 %)
  • Divorced62 (7 %)
  • Widowed28 (3 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Västanäng, 886 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 87 inhabitants. A statistical area follows no locality boundary, so the figures describe the area around the locality, not the locality alone.

4

Driving time

  • Stockholm4 h 9 min
  • Municipal seat35 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

  • Glombosjön14 ha1.1 km
  • Oppsjösjön42 ha1.5 km
  • Loppesjön26 ha1.9 km
  • Vålåssjön36 ha2.7 km

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Nearest localities

7

Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone8.8 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)7.4 km
  • Potentially contaminated land2 in the locality340 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve5.3 km
  • Natura 200019.5 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest5.6 km
  • Water protection area7.4 km
  • Habitat protection3 km
  • National conservation interest5.6 km
  • National heritage interest6.9 km

Services & safety

  • School1 in the locality320 m
  • Fire station9.7 km
  • Police station24.4 km
  • Civil defence shelter22.5 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site12.9 km
  • Swimming pool10 km
  • Campsite6.9 km
  • Hiking trail4.4 km
  • Cycle trail8.4 km
  • Ski trail14.7 km
  • Floodlit track10 km
  • Geologically notable site33.8 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant9 km
  • Café9.2 km
  • Petrol station9.2 km
  • Library9.8 km
  • Sports hall8.6 km
  • Hotel13 km
  • Care home9.1 km
  • Recycling centre8.8 km

Disturbance

  • Major road5.9 km
  • Railway6.4 km
  • Power line2.8 km
  • Wind turbine29.3 km
  • Mobile mast7 km
  • Military area24 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)1.6 km
  • Mine25.3 km
  • Quarry4.1 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark9 km
  • Church8.5 km
  • Community hall8.7 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

  • Population37,528
  • Median income386,700 kr/yr
  • Average age45.6 years
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The figures describe Hudiksvall Municipality as a whole, not Västanäng.