MapAndMoveOpen data, collected
Small locality in Lycksele Municipality, Västerbotten County

Betsele

1

Facts

MunicipalityLycksele
CountyVästerbotten County
Population77
Area27 ha
SCB code2481SB108

2

Place profile

12/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
63/100
Quiet surroundings
63/100
Rurality
53/100
Urbanity
9/100
Family friendliness
7/100
Senior friendliness
11/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest30 m
  • Distance to water100 m
  • Distance to farmland230 m
  • Distance to shoreline100 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road30 m
  • Distance to railway120 m
  • Distance to industry5.5 km
  • Distance to power line1.5 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store7.2 km
  • Distance to school6.4 km
  • Distance to train station6.9 km

Median across 50 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

3

Age distribution

  • 520–444
  • 575–950
  • 6110–1458
  • 6315–1954
  • 2720–2432
  • 3725–2928
  • 5230–3459
  • 6235–3945
  • 5840–4449
  • 5945–4958
  • 6950–5455
  • 9155–5993
  • 7960–6469
  • 9065–6973
  • 5970–7466
  • 6075–7930
  • 5180+43

Men 1,027Women 906

Marital status

  • Unmarried1,017 (53 %)
  • Married733 (38 %)
  • Divorced123 (6 %)
  • Widowed57 (3 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Betsele, 1,933 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 77 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 seat11 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

  • Stortjärnen9 ha1.8 km
  • Stor-Norditjärnen14 ha1.9 km
  • Slåttestjärnen8 ha2 km
  • Gåsträsket13 ha2.1 km

6

Nearest localities

7

Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone2 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)5.3 km
  • Potentially contaminated land1 in the locality30 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve3.1 km
  • Natura 20007.6 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest15.6 km
  • Water protection areaThe locality lies within
  • Habitat protection2.9 km
  • National conservation interest7.6 km
  • National heritage interest20.7 km

Services & safety

  • School6.4 km
  • Fire station8.2 km
  • Police station7.3 km
  • Civil defence shelter5.1 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site39 km
  • Swimming pool7 km
  • Campsite7.9 km
  • Hiking trail11.6 km
  • Cycle trail3.5 km
  • Floodlit track8 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant6.5 km
  • Café6.1 km
  • Petrol station6.5 km
  • Library7 km
  • Sports hall7 km
  • Hotel6.9 km
  • Care home6.9 km
  • Recycling centre7.2 km

Disturbance

  • Major road1.8 km
  • Railway1.8 km
  • Power line1.7 km
  • Wind turbine25.4 km
  • Mobile mast14.5 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)10.7 km
  • Mine29 km
  • Quarry4 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark6.2 km
  • Church6.1 km
  • Community hall7 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.

8

Applies to the whole municipality

  • Population12,118
  • Median income390,800 kr/yr
  • Average age43.9 years
What is it like to live in Lycksele? →

The figures describe Lycksele Municipality as a whole, not Betsele.