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Small locality in Ånge Municipality, Västernorrland County

Ovansjö

1

Facts

MunicipalityÅnge
CountyVästernorrland County
Population97
Area48 ha
SCB code2260SB122

2

Place profile

19/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
61/100
Quiet surroundings
58/100
Rurality
55/100
Urbanity
11/100
Family friendliness
9/100
Senior friendliness
9/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest40 m
  • Distance to water170 m
  • Distance to farmland40 m
  • Distance to shoreline170 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway400 m
  • Distance to industry4.1 km
  • Distance to power line920 m

Services

  • Distance to grocery store5 km
  • Distance to school4.1 km
  • Distance to train station5 km

Median across 76 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 Ovansjö, 1,630 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 97 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 seat6 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

  • Ångesjön286 ha490 m
  • Håtjärnen17 ha1.7 km
  • Östra Vattensjön46 ha4.7 km
  • Mellan-Vattensjön13 ha6.4 km

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Nearest localities

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Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone2.3 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)1.9 km
  • Potentially contaminated land990 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve3.4 km
  • Natura 200010.2 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest19.5 km
  • Water protection area6.1 km
  • Habitat protection3.3 km
  • National conservation interest2.3 km
  • National heritage interest7.7 km

Services & safety

  • School4.6 km
  • Fire station6.5 km
  • Police station5.3 km
  • Civil defence shelter4.1 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site4.8 km
  • Swimming pool3.8 km
  • Campsite2.7 km
  • Hiking trail11.3 km
  • Cycle trail2.8 km
  • Floodlit track4.5 km
  • Geologically notable site29.1 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant4.9 km
  • Café4.9 km
  • Petrol station5.5 km
  • Library27.7 km
  • Sports hall4.8 km
  • Hotel5.1 km
  • Care home5.1 km
  • Recycling centre5 km

Disturbance

  • Major road80 m
  • Railway1.3 km
  • Power line990 m
  • Wind turbine9.3 km
  • Mobile mast1.4 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)3.3 km
  • Mine22.4 km
  • Quarry5.5 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark18.8 km
  • Church4.2 km
  • Community hall29.1 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 Ovansjö.