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Edsele
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Small locality in Sollefteå Municipality, Västernorrland County

Edsele

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1

Facts

MunicipalitySollefteå
CountyVästernorrland County
Population128
Area82 ha
SCB code2283SB117

2

Place profile

0/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
46/100
Quiet surroundings
69/100
Rurality
40/100
Urbanity
0/100
Family friendliness
0/100
Senior friendliness
0/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest70 m
  • Distance to water590 m
  • Distance to farmland40 m
  • Distance to shoreline590 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway16.4 km
  • Distance to industry12.3 km
  • Distance to power line980 m

Services

  • Distance to grocery store15.3 km
  • Distance to school18.1 km
  • Distance to train station72.1 km

Median across 118 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 320–421
  • 265–921
  • 3510–1425
  • 2315–1916
  • 1820–2416
  • 1925–2920
  • 3530–3426
  • 3735–3929
  • 3040–4431
  • 4045–4922
  • 3950–5421
  • 3955–5937
  • 4860–6437
  • 4765–6941
  • 6670–7435
  • 3975–7928
  • 5280+52

Men 625Women 478

Marital status

  • Unmarried589 (53 %)
  • Married356 (32 %)
  • Divorced116 (10 %)
  • Widowed45 (4 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Edsele, 1,103 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 128 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 seat51 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

  • Skelingen43 ha3.2 km
  • Gårdsjön44 ha3.7 km
  • Nörd-Hummeltjärnen6 ha3.9 km
  • Rammsjön31 ha4.4 km

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Nearest localities

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Associations and activities

  • EdselebygdegårdLocal heritage
  • Edsele kyrkakyrkaReligion

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 zone16.9 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)10.1 km
  • Potentially contaminated land7 in the locality30 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve9.6 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest100 m
  • Water protection area170 m
  • Habitat protection4.7 km
  • National conservation interest1.2 km
  • National heritage interest14 km

Services & safety

  • School15.1 km
  • Fire station15 km
  • Police station45.8 km
  • Civil defence shelter14.9 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site13.9 km
  • Swimming pool33.4 km
  • Campsite750 m
  • Hiking trail13.4 km
  • Cycle trail2.2 km
  • Floodlit track28.5 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant14.9 km
  • Café17 km
  • Petrol station1 in the locality600 m
  • Library35.1 km
  • Sports hall14 km
  • Hotel18.3 km
  • Recycling centre14.8 km

Disturbance

  • Major road1.9 km
  • Railway16.4 km
  • Power line1.1 km
  • Wind turbine10.6 km
  • Mobile mast35.2 km
  • Military area46.6 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)38 km
  • Mine45.1 km
  • Quarry14.7 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark15 km
  • Church1 in the locality540 m
  • Community hall20.2 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

  • Population18,396
  • Median income365,600 kr/yr
  • Average age47.2 years
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The figures describe Sollefteå Municipality as a whole, not Edsele.