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Gideå
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Urban area in Örnsköldsvik Municipality, Västernorrland County

Gideå

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Facts

MunicipalityÖrnsköldsvik
CountyVästernorrland County
Population275
Area67 ha
SCB code2284TB106

2

Place profile

24/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
53/100
Quiet surroundings
64/100
Rurality
49/100
Urbanity
19/100
Family friendliness
27/100
Senior friendliness
19/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest40 m
  • Distance to water260 m
  • Distance to farmland80 m
  • Distance to shoreline260 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway12.7 km
  • Distance to industry17.1 km
  • Distance to power line7 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store310 m
  • Distance to school350 m
  • Distance to train station17.8 km

Median across 139 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 Gideå, 1,063 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 275 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 seat36 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.

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Lakes nearby

  • Gissjön823 ha390 m
  • Lill-Hundsjön29 ha1.9 km
  • Hötjärnen8 ha3 km
  • Stavasjön15 ha4.3 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 zone26.5 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)2.2 km
  • Potentially contaminated land2 in the locality440 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve2.1 km
  • Natura 200020.7 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest2.1 km
  • Water protection area1.1 km
  • Habitat protection8 km
  • National conservation interest1.9 km
  • National heritage interest19.6 km

Services & safety

  • School1 in the locality260 m
  • Fire station7.9 km
  • Police station24.6 km
  • Civil defence shelter1 in the locality280 m

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site560 m
  • Swimming pool19.2 km
  • Campsite16.6 km
  • Hiking trail9.2 km
  • Cycle trail260 m
  • Ski trail20.3 km
  • Floodlit track21.6 km
  • Geologically notable site38.1 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant18.3 km
  • Café14.8 km
  • Petrol station1 in the locality470 m
  • Library20.1 km
  • Sports hall19.2 km
  • Hotel23.3 km
  • Care home1 in the locality340 m
  • Recycling centre22.3 km

Disturbance

  • Major road120 m
  • Railway12.8 km
  • Power line7.1 km
  • Wind turbine11 km
  • Mobile mast6.5 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)19.9 km
  • Mine28 km
  • Quarry16.5 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark2 in the locality240 m
  • Church1 in the locality140 m
  • Community hall1 in the locality250 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 Gideå.