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Mellansel
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Urban area in Örnsköldsvik Municipality, Västernorrland County

Mellansel

1

Facts

MunicipalityÖrnsköldsvik
CountyVästernorrland County
Population710
Area209 ha
SCB code2284TB112

2

Place profile

20/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
40/100
Quiet surroundings
50/100
Rurality
49/100
Urbanity
32/100
Family friendliness
33/100
Senior friendliness
10/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest30 m
  • Distance to water460 m
  • Distance to farmland130 m
  • Distance to shoreline460 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway350 m
  • Distance to industry390 m
  • Distance to power line670 m

Services

  • Distance to grocery store630 m
  • Distance to school460 m
  • Distance to train station24.7 km

Median across 535 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 230–421
  • 225–913
  • 3210–1426
  • 2615–1928
  • 2220–2410
  • 2225–2913
  • 3130–3427
  • 2335–3931
  • 2840–4422
  • 3045–4933
  • 3050–5426
  • 3255–5929
  • 3460–6430
  • 4065–6942
  • 3770–7427
  • 3475–7937
  • 3380+32

Men 499Women 447

Marital status

  • Unmarried485 (51 %)
  • Married354 (37 %)
  • Divorced80 (8 %)
  • Widowed41 (4 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Mellansel, 946 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 710 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 seat39 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

  • Anundsjösjön554 ha1.3 km
  • Lillsjön23 ha2.6 km
  • Djupsjön62 ha3.4 km
  • Nörd-Bodtjärnen7 ha4 km

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Nearest localities

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Associations and activities

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 zone900 m
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)6.2 km
  • Potentially contaminated land6 in the locality110 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve8.3 km
  • Natura 200022.3 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest24.4 km
  • Water protection area1.2 km
  • Habitat protection1.6 km
  • National conservation interest2.4 km
  • National heritage interest18.4 km

Services & safety

  • School1 in the locality350 m
  • Fire station10.2 km
  • Police station25.4 km
  • Civil defence shelter16 in the locality60 m

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site2.5 km
  • Swimming pool1 in the locality470 m
  • Campsite1 in the locality560 m
  • Hiking trail70 m
  • Cycle trail25.3 km
  • Ski trail12.8 km
  • Floodlit track20.4 km
  • Geologically notable site37 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant3 in the locality110 m
  • Café9.3 km
  • Petrol station1 in the locality540 m
  • Library9.7 km
  • Sports hall1 in the locality450 m
  • Hotel1 in the locality290 m
  • Care home9.9 km
  • Recycling centre8 km

Disturbance

  • Major road2.5 km
  • Railway850 m
  • Power line1 km
  • Wind turbine13.4 km
  • Mobile mast1 in the locality260 m

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)14.6 km
  • Mine40.7 km
  • Quarry2.5 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark5.8 km
  • Church1 in the locality240 m
  • Community hall2 in the locality450 m

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

  • Population55,443
  • Median income408,200 kr/yr
  • Average age44.6 years
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The figures describe Örnsköldsvik Municipality as a whole, not Mellansel.