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Hammerdal
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Urban area in Strömsund Municipality, Jämtland County

Hammerdal

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1

Facts

MunicipalityStrömsund
CountyJämtland County
Population1,089
Area452 ha
SCB code2313TB103

2

Place profile

28/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
40/100
Quiet surroundings
49/100
Rurality
49/100
Urbanity
38/100
Family friendliness
9/100
Senior friendliness
36/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest90 m
  • Distance to water310 m
  • Distance to farmland60 m
  • Distance to shoreline310 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway8.3 km
  • Distance to industry360 m
  • Distance to power line510 m

Services

  • Distance to grocery store760 m
  • Distance to school31.8 km
  • Distance to train station8.9 km

Median across 783 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 630–455
  • 675–964
  • 8510–1485
  • 6215–1950
  • 6220–2442
  • 6825–2947
  • 7930–3468
  • 10535–3978
  • 6740–4453
  • 8045–4980
  • 8450–5473
  • 10555–5992
  • 11660–64101
  • 11665–6991
  • 8370–7476
  • 9175–7986
  • 11280+130

Men 1,445Women 1,271

Marital status

  • Unmarried1,500 (55 %)
  • Married802 (29 %)
  • Divorced283 (10 %)
  • Widowed147 (5 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 2 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Hammerdal, 2,716 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 1,089 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 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.

5

Lakes nearby

  • Hammerdalssjön1,555 ha630 m
  • Blekvågen8 ha1.6 km
  • Vågarna21 ha2 km
  • Fyrsjön761 ha3.5 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 zone21 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)1.4 km
  • Potentially contaminated land35 in the locality430 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve5.2 km
  • Natura 200017.6 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest1.5 km
  • Water protection area3.6 km
  • Habitat protection7.9 km
  • National conservation interest630 m
  • National heritage interest18.4 km

Services & safety

  • School1 in the locality1.3 km
  • Civil defence shelter1 in the locality1.4 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site27.2 km
  • Swimming pool16.6 km
  • Campsite1.5 km
  • Hiking trail27.1 km
  • Floodlit track1.6 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant32.4 km
  • Café38.6 km
  • Petrol station2 in the locality1.5 km
  • Library38.4 km
  • Sports hall1 in the locality1.5 km
  • Hotel1 in the locality1.3 km
  • Recycling centre2.7 km

Disturbance

  • Major road410 m
  • Railway12.3 km
  • Power line490 m
  • Wind turbine7.8 km
  • Mobile mast37 km
  • Military area47.5 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)11.6 km
  • Quarry9.5 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark17.9 km
  • Church1 in the locality2.4 km
  • Community hall10.2 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

  • Population11,023
  • Median income357,700 kr/yr
  • Average age48.0 years
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The figures describe Strömsund Municipality as a whole, not Hammerdal.