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Forsmo
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Small locality in Sollefteå Municipality, Västernorrland County

Forsmo

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1

Facts

MunicipalitySollefteå
CountyVästernorrland County
Population142
Area31 ha
SCB code2283SB106

2

Place profile

3/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
65/100
Quiet surroundings
64/100
Rurality
53/100
Urbanity
0/100
Family friendliness
0/100
Senior friendliness
6/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest30 m
  • Distance to water400 m
  • Distance to farmland180 m
  • Distance to shoreline400 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway150 m
  • Distance to industry9.3 km
  • Distance to power line420 m

Services

  • Distance to grocery store9.1 km
  • Distance to school9.8 km
  • Distance to train station36.7 km

Median across 113 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 350–424
  • 355–947
  • 3810–1432
  • 3615–1928
  • 2920–2417
  • 3025–2921
  • 3430–3435
  • 4735–3941
  • 3840–4436
  • 3145–4931
  • 3250–5429
  • 6055–5944
  • 4860–6446
  • 4165–6934
  • 5170–7425
  • 4375–7929
  • 4280+42

Men 670Women 561

Marital status

  • Unmarried694 (57 %)
  • Married383 (31 %)
  • Divorced104 (8 %)
  • Widowed45 (4 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Forsmo, 1,231 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 142 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 seat19 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

  • Selsjön20 ha4.4 km
  • Åter-Krukessjön31 ha4.8 km
  • Norr-Krukessjön33 ha6.2 km
  • Djuptjärnen9 ha6.3 km

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Nearest localities

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Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone2.7 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)8.3 km
  • Potentially contaminated land1 in the locality140 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve700 m
  • Natura 200042.3 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest70 m
  • Water protection area1.1 km
  • Habitat protection3.7 km
  • National conservation interest6 km
  • National heritage interest4.4 km

Services & safety

  • School2.2 km
  • Fire station10 km
  • Police station11.6 km
  • Civil defence shelter1.2 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site10.9 km
  • Swimming pool10.9 km
  • Campsite6.6 km
  • Hiking trail1.1 km
  • Cycle trail15.8 km
  • Floodlit track37.5 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant10.4 km
  • Café11.1 km
  • Petrol station9.2 km
  • Library10.9 km
  • Sports hall11.4 km
  • Hotel11.2 km
  • Recycling centre9.6 km

Disturbance

  • Major road2 km
  • Railway1.3 km
  • Power line400 m
  • Wind turbine10.2 km
  • Mobile mast1 in the locality250 m
  • Military area12.7 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)29.3 km
  • Quarry5.1 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark11.4 km
  • Church2.3 km
  • Community hall11.6 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

  • Population18,396
  • Median income365,600 kr/yr
  • Average age47.2 years
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The figures describe Sollefteå Municipality as a whole, not Forsmo.