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Small locality in Lycksele Municipality, Västerbotten County

Knaften

1

Facts

MunicipalityLycksele
CountyVästerbotten County
Population65
Area27 ha
SCB code2481SB109

2

Place profile

0/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
43/100
Quiet surroundings
69/100
Rurality
39/100
Urbanity
0/100
Family friendliness
0/100
Senior friendliness
0/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest40 m
  • Distance to water650 m
  • Distance to farmland100 m
  • Distance to shoreline650 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road30 m
  • Distance to railway14.5 km
  • Distance to industry13.5 km
  • Distance to power line8.6 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store14.5 km
  • Distance to school10 km
  • Distance to train station15.3 km

Median across 27 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 150–423
  • 275–929
  • 2810–1429
  • 2315–199
  • 1320–248
  • 1625–2914
  • 2430–3428
  • 2335–3935
  • 2840–4421
  • 1945–4917
  • 2350–5422
  • 2755–5924
  • 3060–6424
  • 4065–6947
  • 4070–7431
  • 4375–7927
  • 2980+32

Men 448Women 420

Marital status

  • Unmarried442 (52 %)
  • Married308 (36 %)
  • Divorced51 (6 %)
  • Widowed48 (6 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Knaften, 868 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 65 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

  • Tuggentjärnen18 ha1.7 km
  • Lill-Gravsjön7 ha3.3 km
  • Gravsjön43 ha3.7 km
  • Stor-Blåtjärnen6 ha4.3 km

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Nearest localities

7

Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone8.8 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)12.4 km
  • Potentially contaminated land1.1 km

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve6.5 km
  • Natura 20002.2 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest3 km
  • Water protection area1.2 km
  • Habitat protection7.1 km
  • National conservation interest2.8 km
  • National heritage interest15.9 km

Services & safety

  • School1.3 km
  • Fire station14.9 km
  • Police station15.2 km
  • Civil defence shelter13.5 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site34.7 km
  • Swimming pool15.2 km
  • Campsite11.6 km
  • Hiking trail5.3 km
  • Cycle trail11.4 km
  • Floodlit track9.8 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant14.1 km
  • Café13.8 km
  • Petrol station14.7 km
  • Library15.4 km
  • Sports hall9.7 km
  • Hotel15.1 km
  • Care home13.9 km
  • Recycling centre9.5 km

Disturbance

  • Major road1.7 km
  • Railway14.8 km
  • Power line9 km
  • Wind turbine13.9 km
  • Mobile mast3.2 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)8.5 km
  • Mine37.2 km
  • Quarry3.6 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark9.2 km
  • Church13.5 km
  • Community hall9.8 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 Knaften.