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Norrfors
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Small locality in Vindeln Municipality, Västerbotten County

Norrfors

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1

Facts

MunicipalityVindeln
CountyVästerbotten County
Population92
Area43 ha
SCB code2404SB111

2

Place profile

14/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
62/100
Quiet surroundings
60/100
Rurality
53/100
Urbanity
9/100
Family friendliness
22/100
Senior friendliness
5/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest20 m
  • Distance to water170 m
  • Distance to farmland30 m
  • Distance to shoreline170 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway14.6 km
  • Distance to industry1.6 km
  • Distance to power line1.1 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store3.9 km
  • Distance to school3.3 km
  • Distance to train station15.6 km

Median across 110 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 300–436
  • 385–941
  • 4410–1443
  • 3315–1951
  • 2620–2422
  • 3325–2917
  • 3530–3432
  • 4535–3955
  • 4840–4435
  • 4245–4938
  • 3350–5427
  • 4855–5936
  • 5560–6438
  • 5265–6938
  • 5370–7445
  • 4075–7930
  • 4080+31

Men 695Women 615

Marital status

  • Unmarried723 (55 %)
  • Married428 (33 %)
  • Divorced107 (8 %)
  • Widowed57 (4 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Norrfors, 1,310 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 92 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 seat18 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

  • Ralträsket55 ha3.5 km
  • Sävurträsket36 ha4.5 km
  • Lillträsket31 ha4.9 km
  • Åtmyrsjön60 ha5.2 km

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Nearest localities

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Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone1 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)6.9 km
  • Potentially contaminated land1.1 km

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve4.9 km
  • Natura 20005.4 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest13 km
  • Water protection area1.7 km
  • Habitat protection3.1 km
  • National conservation interest8.2 km
  • National heritage interest14.1 km

Services & safety

  • School3.2 km
  • Fire station33.2 km
  • Police station17.5 km
  • Civil defence shelter17.4 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site430 m
  • Swimming pool17.6 km
  • Campsite3.5 km
  • Hiking trail110 m
  • Cycle trail14.2 km
  • Floodlit track17.4 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant17.9 km
  • Café4 km
  • Petrol station1.7 km
  • Library3.2 km
  • Sports hall17.4 km
  • Hotel15.7 km
  • Care home33.9 km
  • Recycling centre17.8 km

Disturbance

  • Major road3.5 km
  • Railway16.4 km
  • Power line1.2 km
  • Wind turbine26.7 km
  • Mobile mast11.1 km
  • Military area32.5 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)34.1 km
  • Mine12.2 km
  • Quarry1 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark16.7 km
  • Church2.5 km
  • Community hall15.5 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 Norrfors.