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Österåsen
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Small locality in Östersund Municipality, Jämtland County

Österåsen

891 m from the locality centre · Andreas Eriksson · CC BY 4.0

1

Facts

MunicipalityÖstersund
CountyJämtland County
Population104
Area59 ha
SCB code2380SB153

2

Place profile

25/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
40/100
Quiet surroundings
76/100
Rurality
35/100
Urbanity
23/100
Family friendliness
32/100
Senior friendliness
6/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest90 m
  • Distance to water1.3 km
  • Distance to farmland20 m
  • Distance to shoreline1.3 km

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road30 m
  • Distance to railway3.5 km
  • Distance to industry8.9 km
  • Distance to power line3.5 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store2.4 km
  • Distance to school340 m
  • Distance to train station3.8 km

Median across 43 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 390–435
  • 355–946
  • 2410–1424
  • 3515–1936
  • 2420–2414
  • 1725–2919
  • 4230–3436
  • 5035–3942
  • 3140–4425
  • 3245–4931
  • 3850–5439
  • 4655–5942
  • 3760–6425
  • 3665–6936
  • 3470–7426
  • 3375–7932
  • 4980+26

Men 602Women 534

Marital status

  • Unmarried677 (60 %)
  • Married315 (28 %)
  • Divorced102 (9 %)
  • Widowed39 (3 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Österåsen, 1,136 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 104 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.

5

Lakes nearby

  • Norderåssjön48 ha5.2 km
  • Stormyrtjärnen8 ha6.3 km
  • Myckeltjärnen21 ha6.5 km
  • Öjsjön51 ha7.8 km

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Nearest localities

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Associations and activities

  • Österåsens ByföreningVerksamhetsuppgift saknasOther
  • Österåsens Vägsamfällighetsförening Z116 (och väglyse)VägOther
  • Österåsens SnöskoterklubbSnöskoterSports

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 zone10 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)27.1 km
  • Potentially contaminated land2.2 km

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve2.9 km
  • Natura 20006.6 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest20.9 km
  • Water protection area1.8 km
  • Habitat protection3 km
  • National conservation interest4.5 km
  • National heritage interestThe locality lies within

Services & safety

  • School2.4 km
  • Fire station26.2 km
  • Police station28.9 km
  • Civil defence shelter25.1 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site1.6 km
  • Swimming pool20.4 km
  • Campsite1.6 km
  • Hiking trail4.7 km
  • Cycle trail26.9 km
  • Floodlit track2.5 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant27.6 km
  • Café10.8 km
  • Petrol station2.4 km
  • Library10.6 km
  • Sports hall2.5 km
  • Hotel28.1 km
  • Care home30.3 km
  • Recycling centre9.7 km

Disturbance

  • Major road5.2 km
  • Railway6 km
  • Power line3.6 km
  • Wind turbine7.4 km
  • Mobile mast24.9 km
  • Military area19.6 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)13.6 km
  • Quarry6.5 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark21.4 km
  • Church1.9 km
  • Community hall15.9 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

  • Population64,979
  • Median income388,200 kr/yr
  • Average age42.7 years
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The figures describe Östersund Municipality as a whole, not Österåsen.