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Österforse
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Small locality in Sollefteå Municipality, Västernorrland County

Österforse

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1

Facts

MunicipalitySollefteå
CountyVästernorrland County
Population131
Area55 ha
SCB code2283SB109

2

Place profile

10/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
52/100
Quiet surroundings
57/100
Rurality
51/100
Urbanity
12/100
Family friendliness
7/100
Senior friendliness
7/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest20 m
  • Distance to water170 m
  • Distance to farmland250 m
  • Distance to shoreline170 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway110 m
  • Distance to industry3.3 km
  • Distance to power line740 m

Services

  • Distance to grocery store3.3 km
  • Distance to school11.3 km
  • Distance to train station38 km

Median across 109 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 470–458
  • 805–968
  • 8210–1461
  • 7215–1965
  • 4720–2442
  • 5325–2936
  • 6130–3468
  • 8535–3970
  • 6340–4460
  • 6045–4960
  • 8950–5493
  • 9355–5962
  • 8160–6488
  • 10165–6994
  • 10970–74101
  • 7875–7977
  • 11480+130

Men 1,315Women 1,233

Marital status

  • Unmarried1,340 (52 %)
  • Married802 (31 %)
  • Divorced244 (10 %)
  • Widowed167 (7 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 2 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Österforse, 2,548 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 131 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 seat17 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

  • Nässjön63 ha3 km
  • Helgumssjön843 ha3.4 km
  • Nordsjösjön181 ha4.2 km
  • Stor-Aspsjön39 ha4.5 km

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Nearest localities

7

Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone6.4 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)960 m
  • Potentially contaminated land1 in the locality640 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve6.9 km
  • Natura 200034.4 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest10.4 km
  • Water protection area770 m
  • Habitat protection4.9 km
  • National conservation interest11.2 km
  • National heritage interest9 km

Services & safety

  • School3.6 km
  • Fire station10.8 km
  • Police station13.6 km
  • Civil defence shelter3.6 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site4.3 km
  • Swimming pool13.2 km
  • Campsite3.1 km
  • Hiking trail10.5 km
  • Cycle trail790 m
  • Floodlit track22.9 km
  • Geologically notable site43.7 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant4 km
  • Café4 km
  • Petrol station3.5 km
  • Library4.1 km
  • Sports hall7.7 km
  • Hotel11.1 km
  • Recycling centre12.6 km

Disturbance

  • Major road770 m
  • Railway1.2 km
  • Power line900 m
  • Wind turbine8.1 km
  • Mobile mast10.2 km
  • Military area12.1 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)14.7 km
  • Mine39.4 km
  • Quarry8.1 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark2.5 km
  • Church5 km
  • Community hall13 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 Österforse.