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Small locality in Örnsköldsvik Municipality, Västernorrland County

Flärke

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1

Facts

MunicipalityÖrnsköldsvik
CountyVästernorrland County
Population65
Area35 ha
SCB code2284SB148

2

Place profile

12/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
40/100
Quiet surroundings
69/100
Rurality
36/100
Urbanity
21/100
Family friendliness
12/100
Senior friendliness
12/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest50 m
  • Distance to water260 m
  • Distance to farmland20 m
  • Distance to shoreline260 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway15.1 km
  • Distance to industry17 km
  • Distance to power line980 m

Services

  • Distance to grocery store240 m
  • Distance to school11 km
  • Distance to train station15.2 km

Median across 48 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 270–426
  • 405–933
  • 3610–1421
  • 3515–1914
  • 920–2413
  • 1325–2915
  • 3230–3441
  • 4935–3934
  • 3140–4433
  • 3345–4919
  • 2550–5430
  • 3755–5925
  • 3860–6439
  • 3665–6941
  • 4870–7426
  • 4175–7935
  • 4580+43

Men 575Women 488

Marital status

  • Unmarried525 (49 %)
  • Married396 (37 %)
  • Divorced83 (8 %)
  • Widowed58 (5 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Flärke, 1,063 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 65 inhabitants. A statistical area follows no locality boundary, so the figures describe the area around the locality, not the locality alone.

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Driving time

  • Municipal seat49 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

  • Selet9 ha660 m
  • Gryssjön125 ha1.6 km
  • Hundsjön78 ha2.1 km
  • Lill-Hattsjön78 ha3 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 zone33.2 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)8.8 km
  • Potentially contaminated land1 in the locality440 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve5.8 km
  • Natura 200011.1 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest8.3 km
  • Water protection area11.9 km
  • Habitat protection10.7 km
  • National conservation interest5.3 km
  • National heritage interest19.8 km

Services & safety

  • School11 km
  • Fire station15.7 km
  • Police station23.1 km
  • Civil defence shelter10.9 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site3.4 km
  • Swimming pool21.6 km
  • Campsite15.2 km
  • Hiking trail12.4 km
  • Cycle trail610 m
  • Ski trail29 km
  • Floodlit track32 km
  • Geologically notable site49 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant17.8 km
  • Café10.6 km
  • Petrol station1 in the locality450 m
  • Library15.7 km
  • Sports hall14.1 km
  • Hotel24.3 km
  • Care home11.1 km
  • Recycling centre23.4 km

Disturbance

  • Major road510 m
  • Railway16 km
  • Power line1.3 km
  • Wind turbine4.8 km
  • Mobile mast17 km
  • Military area41.1 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)19.7 km
  • Mine38.4 km
  • Quarry19 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark5.8 km
  • Church10.3 km
  • Community hall1 in the locality300 m

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

  • Population55,443
  • Median income408,200 kr/yr
  • Average age44.6 years
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The figures describe Örnsköldsvik Municipality as a whole, not Flärke.