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Small locality in Skellefteå Municipality, Västerbotten County

Gärdsmark

1

Facts

MunicipalitySkellefteå
CountyVästerbotten County
Population116
Area57 ha
SCB code2482SB145

2

Place profile

8/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
57/100
Quiet surroundings
58/100
Rurality
53/100
Urbanity
0/100
Family friendliness
7/100
Senior friendliness
14/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest20 m
  • Distance to water250 m
  • Distance to farmland30 m
  • Distance to shoreline250 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road30 m
  • Distance to railway8.4 km
  • Distance to industry2.8 km
  • Distance to power line4.7 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store7.9 km
  • Distance to school7.4 km
  • Distance to train station40.8 km

Median across 72 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 320–438
  • 345–950
  • 3610–1438
  • 4415–1939
  • 2720–2424
  • 2925–2929
  • 5230–3444
  • 4535–3944
  • 4640–4443
  • 4545–4936
  • 7950–5459
  • 7255–5971
  • 9360–6477
  • 7765–6967
  • 5470–7434
  • 3675–7932
  • 4480+22

Men 845Women 747

Marital status

  • Unmarried742 (47 %)
  • Married679 (43 %)
  • Divorced123 (8 %)
  • Widowed46 (3 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Gärdsmark, 1,592 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 116 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 seat16 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

  • Gärdsmarksträsket65 ha290 m
  • Kroksjön64 ha1.9 km
  • Stortjärnen13 ha1.9 km
  • Gummarksträsket95 ha2.7 km

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Nearest localities

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Associations and activities

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.

8

Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone6 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)9.8 km
  • Potentially contaminated land2.4 km

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve9.6 km
  • Natura 200026.5 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest24.9 km
  • Water protection area1.2 km
  • Habitat protection5 km
  • National conservation interest8.2 km
  • National heritage interest7.6 km

Services & safety

  • School3.3 km
  • Fire station10.3 km
  • Police station8.6 km
  • Civil defence shelter7.1 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site5.9 km
  • Swimming pool8.2 km
  • Campsite5.7 km
  • Hiking trail410 m
  • Cycle trail8.2 km
  • Floodlit track6.3 km
  • Geologically notable site42.9 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant7.9 km
  • Café7.8 km
  • Petrol station7.4 km
  • Library8.3 km
  • Sports hall5.1 km
  • Hotel7.7 km
  • Care home11 km
  • Recycling centre9.2 km

Disturbance

  • Major road3.8 km
  • Railway8.7 km
  • Power line4.6 km
  • Wind turbine25.3 km
  • Mobile mast7.9 km
  • Military area24.1 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)12.6 km
  • Mine14.3 km
  • Quarry4.7 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark7.8 km
  • Church7.9 km
  • Community hall8.8 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

  • Population78,150
  • Median income423,500 kr/yr
  • Average age43.1 years
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The figures describe Skellefteå Municipality as a whole, not Gärdsmark.