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Alby
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Urban area in Ånge Municipality, Västernorrland County

Alby

1

Facts

MunicipalityÅnge
CountyVästernorrland County
Population272
Area152 ha
SCB code2260TB101

2

Place profile

6/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
50/100
Quiet surroundings
46/100
Rurality
56/100
Urbanity
8/100
Family friendliness
9/100
Senior friendliness
0/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest30 m
  • Distance to water250 m
  • Distance to farmland1.7 km
  • Distance to shoreline250 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway110 m
  • Distance to industry210 m
  • Distance to power line520 m

Services

  • Distance to grocery store10 km
  • Distance to school9.1 km
  • Distance to train station10 km

Median across 328 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 310–425
  • 265–926
  • 4210–1440
  • 3615–1932
  • 2420–2428
  • 2825–2923
  • 5430–3437
  • 5235–3941
  • 4640–4429
  • 3445–4944
  • 4950–5440
  • 7855–5978
  • 8260–6463
  • 7565–6969
  • 7070–7451
  • 7475–7946
  • 7480+83

Men 875Women 755

Marital status

  • Unmarried834 (51 %)
  • Married561 (34 %)
  • Divorced152 (9 %)
  • Widowed95 (6 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Alby, 1,630 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 272 inhabitants. A statistical area follows no locality boundary, so the figures describe the area around the locality, not the locality alone.

4

Driving time

  • 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

  • Torssjön10 ha3.1 km
  • Aldern187 ha4.4 km
  • Östra Vattensjön46 ha4.7 km
  • Ångesjön286 ha4.8 km

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Nearest localities

7

Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone570 m
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)730 m
  • Potentially contaminated land14 in the locality30 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve5 km
  • Natura 20008.6 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest15.2 km
  • Water protection area7.4 km
  • Habitat protection3.7 km
  • National conservation interest6.7 km
  • National heritage interest3.8 km

Services & safety

  • School9.2 km
  • Fire station11.1 km
  • Police station9.8 km
  • Civil defence shelter8.6 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site9.4 km
  • Swimming pool8.4 km
  • Campsite3.5 km
  • Hiking trail15.3 km
  • Cycle trail750 m
  • Ski trail48.5 km
  • Floodlit track6.3 km
  • Geologically notable site25.2 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant9.5 km
  • Café9.5 km
  • Petrol station7.5 km
  • Library28.3 km
  • Sports hall1 in the locality410 m
  • Hotel9.7 km
  • Care home9.7 km
  • Recycling centre1 in the locality400 m

Disturbance

  • Major road1.1 km
  • Railway530 m
  • Power line170 m
  • Wind turbine6.8 km
  • Mobile mast4.9 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)2.7 km
  • Mine24 km
  • Quarry3.3 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark21.7 km
  • Church1 in the locality690 m
  • Community hall30.4 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

  • Population9,044
  • Median income378,500 kr/yr
  • Average age47.4 years
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The figures describe Ånge Municipality as a whole, not Alby.