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Åmsele
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Small locality in Vindeln Municipality, Västerbotten County

Åmsele

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1

Facts

MunicipalityVindeln
CountyVästerbotten County
Population150
Area84 ha
SCB code2404SB105

2

Place profile

24/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
66/100
Quiet surroundings
73/100
Rurality
49/100
Urbanity
22/100
Family friendliness
37/100
Senior friendliness
17/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest40 m
  • Distance to water150 m
  • Distance to farmland70 m
  • Distance to shoreline150 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway4.5 km
  • Distance to industry24.4 km
  • Distance to power line4.3 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store280 m
  • Distance to school390 m
  • Distance to train station10.6 km

Median across 189 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 300–429
  • 405–942
  • 4710–1442
  • 3815–1953
  • 3220–2416
  • 1825–2920
  • 3730–3437
  • 4135–3941
  • 4340–4448
  • 4445–4943
  • 4550–5442
  • 5555–5947
  • 6860–6454
  • 6865–6970
  • 7270–7446
  • 7275–7954
  • 6380+50

Men 813Women 734

Marital status

  • Unmarried734 (48 %)
  • Married589 (38 %)
  • Divorced136 (9 %)
  • Widowed82 (5 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Åmsele, 1,547 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 150 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 seat41 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

  • Kvarntjärnen6 ha1.8 km
  • Holmträsket851 ha2 km
  • Abborrträsket384 ha2.1 km
  • Linsynktjärnen6 ha2.7 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.

8

Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone2.2 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)4.5 km
  • Potentially contaminated land2 in the locality40 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve870 m
  • Natura 20005.6 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest620 m
  • Water protection area1.5 km
  • Habitat protection5.3 km
  • National conservation interest1.1 km
  • National heritage interest860 m

Services & safety

  • School27.1 km
  • Fire station31.8 km
  • Police station32.6 km
  • Civil defence shelter30.6 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site600 m
  • Swimming pool31.7 km
  • Campsite1 in the locality570 m
  • Hiking trail660 m
  • Cycle trail400 m
  • Floodlit track30.2 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant17.6 km
  • Café14.5 km
  • Petrol station1 in the locality300 m
  • Library27.1 km
  • Sports hall24.1 km
  • Hotel28 km
  • Care home31.5 km
  • Recycling centre28.2 km

Disturbance

  • Major road20 m
  • Railway4.4 km
  • Power line4 km
  • Wind turbine35.4 km
  • Mobile mast6.1 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)20.9 km
  • Mine28 km
  • Quarry12.8 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark11.7 km
  • Church1 in the locality470 m
  • Community hall17.4 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

  • Population5,417
  • Median income379,400 kr/yr
  • Average age45.4 years
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The figures describe Vindeln Municipality as a whole, not Åmsele.