Bräcke Municipality () is a municipality in Jämtland County in northern Sweden. Its seat is located in Bräcke.
The present municipality was formed in 1974 when "old" Bräcke Municipality was amalgamated with Kälarne and Revsund. The three former municipalities had been created in 1952. The number of original entities (as of 1863) were six. Due to the declining population in the area further amalgamations have been proposed, but rejected.
Localities
There are four localities (or urban areas) in Bräcke Municipality:Statistics Sweden as of December 31, 2005
# Locality Population 1 Bräcke 1,566 2 Gällö 758 3 Kälarne 492 4 Pilgrimstad 405
The municipal seat in bold
Demographics This is a demographic table based on Bräcke Municipality's electoral districts in the 2022 Swedish general election sourced from SVT's election platform, in turn taken from SCB official statistics.
In total there were 6,167 residents, including 4,820 Swedish citizens of voting age. 52.1% voted for the left coalition and 46.7% for the right coalition. Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income.
Location % % Bräcke-Bodsjö 2,475 1,943 52.6 46.2 76 83 17 20,985 23Gällö-Sundsjö 2,494 1,890 51.4 47.2 80 87 13 23,615 29Kälarne 1,198 987 53.7 45.1 78 90 10 21,431 22Source: SVT
Villages Albacken Bensjö Fanbyn Gimdalen Hunge Nyhem Rissna Stavre Sundsjö Sörbygden Västanede
Notable people One of the most famous people coming from Bräcke Municipality is the former middle distance runner and world record holder Gunder Hägg, who was born in the village Albacken outside of the town Bräcke.
References
External links
Bräcke Municipality - Official site