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Hemavan/Bierke
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Urban area in Storuman Municipality, Västerbotten County

Hemavan/Bierke

1

Facts

MunicipalityStoruman
CountyVästerbotten County
Population299
Area232 ha
SCB code2421TB102

2

Place profile

11/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
15/100
Quiet surroundings
71/100
Rurality
25/100
Urbanity
42/100
Family friendliness
8/100
Senior friendliness
21/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest5.8 km
  • Distance to water530 m
  • Distance to farmland340 m
  • Distance to shoreline530 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway122.9 km
  • Distance to industry122.2 km
  • Distance to power line12.1 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store940 m
  • Distance to school15.2 km
  • Distance to train station123 km

Median across 1,101 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

3

Age distribution

  • 240–426
  • 325–926
  • 2710–1438
  • 4015–1948
  • 2220–2420
  • 3425–2932
  • 4730–3428
  • 3835–3934
  • 5040–4440
  • 4145–4949
  • 4150–5452
  • 7055–5948
  • 7360–6462
  • 6265–6949
  • 5870–7452
  • 4775–7949
  • 6080+76

Men 766Women 729

Marital status

  • Unmarried792 (53 %)
  • Married494 (33 %)
  • Divorced126 (8 %)
  • Widowed75 (5 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Hemavan/Bierke, 1,495 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 299 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 seat1 h 57 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

  • Ahasjön150 ha1 km
  • Storavan16 ha1.8 km
  • Gaajne67 ha3.2 km
  • Lilla Gaina9 ha3.5 km

6

Nearest localities

7

Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone2.3 km
  • Potentially contaminated land3 in the locality130 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve2.4 km
  • Natura 20001.4 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest10.6 km
  • Water protection area1.1 km
  • Habitat protection26.1 km
  • National conservation interest410 m
  • National heritage interest610 m

Services & safety

  • School14.8 km
  • Fire station14 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site13.6 km
  • Campsite1.4 km
  • Hiking trail90 m
  • Cycle trail44.9 km
  • Ski trail980 m
  • Floodlit track1.1 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant4 in the locality260 m
  • Café1.6 km
  • Petrol station2 in the locality160 m
  • Library14.4 km
  • Sports hall2 in the locality270 m
  • Hotel3 in the locality120 m
  • Recycling centre13.1 km

Disturbance

  • Major road2.2 km
  • Power line12.1 km
  • Mobile mast4.4 km

Below ground

  • Mine8.6 km
  • Quarry6.4 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark1 in the locality760 m
  • Church1 in the locality510 m
  • Community hall14.4 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

  • Population5,577
  • Median income378,500 kr/yr
  • Average age47.9 years
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The figures describe Storuman Municipality as a whole, not Hemavan/Bierke.