Facts

MunicipalitySorsele

CountyVästerbotten County

Population69

Area51 ha

SCB code2422SB102

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Place profile

24/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity

43/100

Quiet surroundings

75/100

Rurality

35/100

Urbanity

19/100

Family friendliness

35/100

Senior friendliness

11/100

Nature

Distance to forest20 m
Distance to water70 m
Distance to farmland140 m
Distance to shoreline70 m

Disturbance

Distance to major road30 m
Distance to railway14.1 km
Distance to industry31.4 km
Distance to power line2.2 km

Services

Distance to grocery store360 m
Distance to school40.3 km
Distance to train station15.8 km

Median across 99 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

280–419
365–927
3710–1423
2415–1927
1820–245
1225–2921
3030–3427
3435–3932
4040–4432
3945–4931
4450–5439
5955–5955
6860–6452
7165–6956
5670–7443
5175–7942
4880+45

Men 695Women 576

Marital status

Unmarried616 (48 %)
Married467 (37 %)
Divorced124 (10 %)
Widowed72 (6 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Gargnäs, 1,271 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 69 inhabitants. A statistical area follows no locality boundary, so the figures describe the area around the locality, not the locality alone.

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Driving time

Municipal seat42 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.

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Lakes nearby

Hemsjön282 ha250 m
Gargnässelet108 ha430 m
Lillträsket70 ha1.3 km
Yttre Mörtträsket44 ha2.2 km

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Nearest localities

Blattnicksele145 inhabitants17.4 km
Adak83 inhabitants29.1 km
Sorsele1,092 inhabitants31.2 km
Gunnarn153 inhabitants35 km
Barsele80 inhabitants37.8 km
Kristineberg157 inhabitants39.4 km

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Associations and activities

Gargnäs 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 zone600 m
Wildfire area (since 2018)3.1 km
Potentially contaminated land3 in the locality310 m

Protection & regulations

Nature reserve15.4 km
Natura 20009.5 km
National outdoor-recreation interest2.6 km
Water protection area670 m
Habitat protection5.8 km
National conservation interest1.2 km
National heritage interest3.4 km

Services & safety

School1 in the locality300 m
Fire station32.3 km
Police station31.9 km
Civil defence shelter45.4 km

Nature & outdoors

Bathing site1 in the locality530 m
Swimming pool18.3 km
Campsite1 in the locality680 m
Hiking trail40.4 km
Cycle trail280 m
Floodlit track29.6 km

Service & nöje

Restaurant15.3 km
Café18.3 km
Petrol station1 in the locality550 m
Library1 in the locality300 m
Sports hall32.7 km
Hotel13.2 km
Care home46.7 km
Recycling centre220 m

Disturbance

Major road3.9 km
Railway17 km
Power line2.9 km
Wind turbine12.6 km
Mobile mast1.4 km

Below ground

Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)3.3 km
Mine23 km
Quarry14.1 km

Culture

Museum or landmark7.8 km
Church2 in the locality200 m
Community hall1 in the locality290 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

Population2,357
Median income373,700 kr/yr
Average age48.2 years

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The figures describe Sorsele Municipality as a whole, not Gargnäs.