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Helgum
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Small locality in Sollefteå Municipality, Västernorrland County

Helgum

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1

Facts

MunicipalitySollefteå
CountyVästernorrland County
Population144
Area63 ha
SCB code2283SB121

2

Place profile

0/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
48/100
Quiet surroundings
65/100
Rurality
44/100
Urbanity
0/100
Family friendliness
0/100
Senior friendliness
0/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest50 m
  • Distance to water130 m
  • Distance to farmland310 m
  • Distance to shoreline130 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway90 m
  • Distance to industry6.1 km
  • Distance to power line460 m

Services

  • Distance to grocery store6.2 km
  • Distance to school15 km
  • Distance to train station41.7 km

Median across 118 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 480–439
  • 575–939
  • 7010–1444
  • 5415–1939
  • 3620–2430
  • 3625–2930
  • 6230–3451
  • 7135–3945
  • 5340–4458
  • 6845–4949
  • 8150–5460
  • 8655–5959
  • 8760–6475
  • 9865–6992
  • 11370–7476
  • 7375–7950
  • 10280+96

Men 1,195Women 932

Marital status

  • Unmarried1,106 (52 %)
  • Married710 (33 %)
  • Divorced213 (10 %)
  • Widowed102 (5 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 2 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Helgum, 2,127 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 144 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 seat21 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

  • Helgumssjön843 ha170 m
  • Nässjön63 ha4.1 km
  • Lövsjön149 ha4.5 km
  • Visjön6 ha4.8 km

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Nearest localities

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Associations and activities

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 zone2.8 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)2.8 km
  • Potentially contaminated land7 in the locality130 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve10.1 km
  • Natura 200036.9 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest9 km
  • Water protection area530 m
  • Habitat protection3 km
  • National conservation interest9.9 km
  • National heritage interest8.4 km

Services & safety

  • School1 in the locality200 m
  • Fire station14.4 km
  • Police station17.3 km
  • Civil defence shelter6.4 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site6.5 km
  • Swimming pool16.8 km
  • Campsite700 m
  • Hiking trail11.4 km
  • Cycle trail690 m
  • Floodlit track20.4 km
  • Geologically notable site45.8 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant6.6 km
  • Café6.7 km
  • Petrol station6.3 km
  • Library6.8 km
  • Sports hall11.4 km
  • Hotel14.8 km
  • Recycling centre16.2 km

Disturbance

  • Major road760 m
  • Railway1.3 km
  • Power line410 m
  • Wind turbine10.5 km
  • Mobile mast13.9 km
  • Military area15.8 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)12.8 km
  • Mine38 km
  • Quarry6 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark4.9 km
  • Church7.1 km
  • Community hall16.6 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 Helgum.