
Sorsele
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest50 m
- Distance to water150 m
- Distance to farmland390 m
- Distance to shoreline150 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway300 m
- Distance to industry640 m
- Distance to power line840 m
Services
- Distance to grocery store740 m
- Distance to school51.7 km
- Distance to train station930 m
Median across 527 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 230–419
- 275–936
- 2210–1429
- 3215–1933
- 2220–2421
- 3725–2927
- 3830–3425
- 3435–3930
- 3240–4426
- 2345–4925
- 3150–5432
- 3755–5928
- 2560–6430
- 3965–6931
- 3370–7436
- 2975–7933
- 4780+69
Men 531Women 530
Marital status
- Unmarried638 (59 %)
- Married267 (25 %)
- Divorced105 (10 %)
- Widowed76 (7 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Sorsele, 1,061 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 1,092 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 seatThis IS the municipal seat
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Lakes nearby
- Sör-SvergoträsketÅrjjie Sveärgguo (sju) · 168 ha2.3 km
- Girkkuojávrátje17 ha3.2 km
- Stortjärnen12 ha3.9 km
- Norr-SvergoträsketNuortta Sveärgguo (sju) · 194 ha4.2 km
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Associations and activities
- Sorsele – var med och starta!scoutkårOutdoor life
- Sorsele kyrkakyrkaReligion
- PRO SorselepensionärsföreningSocial
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 zone2.5 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)4.9 km
- Potentially contaminated land18 in the locality310 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve2.8 km
- Natura 20001.7 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest2.8 km
- Water protection area3.6 km
- Habitat protection4 km
- National conservation interest1.6 km
- National heritage interest1.6 km
Services & safety
- School1 in the locality800 m
- Fire station1 in the locality360 m
- Police station1 in the locality400 m
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site420 m
- Swimming pool380 m
- Campsite1 in the locality360 m
- Cycle trail260 m
Service & nöje
- Restaurant32.9 km
- Café1 in the locality510 m
- Petrol station2 in the locality410 m
- Library32.2 km
- Sports hall1 in the locality730 m
- Hotel1 in the locality220 m
- Recycling centre32.2 km
Disturbance
- Major road250 m
- Railway4.1 km
- Power line840 m
- Wind turbine19.7 km
- Mobile mast6.6 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)3.6 km
- Mine25.3 km
- Quarry10.2 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark1 in the locality520 m
- Church3 in the locality290 m
- Community hall32.2 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
- Population2,357
- Median income373,700 kr/yr
- Average age48.2 years