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Björksele
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Small locality in Lycksele Municipality, Västerbotten County

Björksele

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1

Facts

MunicipalityLycksele
CountyVästerbotten County
Population77
Area64 ha
SCB code2481SB110

2

Place profile

0/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
61/100
Quiet surroundings
78/100
Rurality
44/100
Urbanity
0/100
Family friendliness
0/100
Senior friendliness
0/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest30 m
  • Distance to water320 m
  • Distance to farmland60 m
  • Distance to shoreline320 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road30 m
  • Distance to railway28.6 km
  • Distance to industry24.3 km
  • Distance to power line22.7 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store24.1 km
  • Distance to school8.6 km
  • Distance to train station29.9 km

Median across 88 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 190–411
  • 215–919
  • 2210–1423
  • 2915–1912
  • 1320–246
  • 725–297
  • 1330–3416
  • 3735–3926
  • 2040–4413
  • 2645–4920
  • 2650–5425
  • 3055–5924
  • 3760–6422
  • 2765–6932
  • 3070–7426
  • 4275–7934
  • 3180+20

Men 430Women 336

Marital status

  • Unmarried362 (47 %)
  • Married279 (36 %)
  • Divorced80 (10 %)
  • Widowed45 (6 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Björksele, 766 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 seat47 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

  • Lillträsket35 ha2 km
  • Norrlidtjärnen10 ha2.4 km
  • Ytterträsket66 ha3.5 km
  • Sörtjärnen17 ha3.6 km

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Nearest localities

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Associations and activities

  • Björksele 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 zone6.4 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)3 km
  • Potentially contaminated land1 in the locality680 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve4.6 km
  • Natura 20007.9 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest2.1 km
  • Water protection area440 m
  • Habitat protection8.1 km
  • National conservation interest370 m
  • National heritage interest740 m

Services & safety

  • School8.6 km
  • Fire station45.1 km
  • Police station24.2 km
  • Civil defence shelter42.5 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site18 km
  • Swimming pool44.4 km
  • Campsite23 km
  • Hiking trail23.2 km
  • Cycle trail920 m
  • Floodlit track40.8 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant8.6 km
  • Café21.5 km
  • Petrol station8.6 km
  • Library24.2 km
  • Sports hall8.2 km
  • Hotel8.6 km
  • Care home43.9 km
  • Recycling centre40.3 km

Disturbance

  • Major road140 m
  • Railway29.4 km
  • Power line22.8 km
  • Wind turbine3.5 km
  • Mobile mast3.2 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)2 km
  • Mine6.2 km
  • Quarry10.3 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark24.2 km
  • Church1 in the locality250 m
  • Community hall43.7 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

  • Population12,118
  • Median income390,800 kr/yr
  • Average age43.9 years
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The figures describe Lycksele Municipality as a whole, not Björksele.