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Junsele
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Urban area in Sollefteå Municipality, Västernorrland County

Junsele

1

Facts

MunicipalitySollefteå
CountyVästernorrland County
Population729
Area224 ha
SCB code2283TB102

2

Place profile

23/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
40/100
Quiet surroundings
55/100
Rurality
46/100
Urbanity
47/100
Family friendliness
19/100
Senior friendliness
35/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest90 m
  • Distance to water470 m
  • Distance to farmland110 m
  • Distance to shoreline470 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway7.1 km
  • Distance to industry540 m
  • Distance to power line1.6 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store530 m
  • Distance to school28.1 km
  • Distance to train station83.8 km

Median across 502 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 170–414
  • 265–922
  • 2310–1418
  • 2915–1926
  • 2420–2422
  • 3325–2918
  • 3230–3420
  • 3235–3928
  • 2540–4423
  • 1445–4927
  • 4050–5439
  • 4155–5947
  • 5460–6445
  • 5765–6951
  • 4570–7444
  • 4175–7933
  • 6480+88

Men 597Women 565

Marital status

  • Unmarried602 (52 %)
  • Married347 (30 %)
  • Divorced131 (11 %)
  • Widowed85 (7 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Junsele, 1,162 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 729 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 6 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

  • Betarsjön3,381 ha1.5 km
  • Stortjärnen10 ha2.6 km
  • Ljussjön83 ha3.2 km
  • Sandnästjärnen8 ha4.4 km

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Nearest localities

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Associations and activities

  • Junsele SlalombackensporthallSports
  • JunselehallensporthallSports
  • Junsele kyrkakyrkaReligion
  • PRO JunselepensionärsföreningSocial

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.

8

Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone6.6 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)5.9 km
  • Potentially contaminated land15 in the locality70 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve8.6 km
  • Natura 200024.8 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest26.4 km
  • Water protection area5.5 km
  • Habitat protection2 km
  • National conservation interest490 m
  • National heritage interest5.9 km

Services & safety

  • School1 in the locality750 m
  • Fire station27 km
  • Civil defence shelter2 in the locality710 m

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site6.1 km
  • Campsite1.4 km
  • Hiking trail3.6 km
  • Cycle trail760 m
  • Floodlit track1.2 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant2 in the locality10 m
  • Café1 in the locality60 m
  • Petrol station25.2 km
  • Library1 in the locality200 m
  • Sports hall1 in the locality850 m
  • Hotel1 in the locality10 m
  • Recycling centre27 km

Disturbance

  • Major road180 m
  • Railway9.8 km
  • Power line2.4 km
  • Wind turbine19.7 km
  • Mobile mast45.8 km

Below ground

  • Mine13.8 km
  • Quarry15.6 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark1 in the locality710 m
  • Church1 in the locality970 m
  • Community hall19.8 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 Junsele.