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Medle
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Urban area in Skellefteå Municipality, Västerbotten County

Medle

1

Facts

MunicipalitySkellefteå
CountyVästerbotten County
Population574
Area162 ha
SCB code2482TB114

2

Place profile

15/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
30/100
Quiet surroundings
59/100
Rurality
41/100
Urbanity
13/100
Family friendliness
19/100
Senior friendliness
18/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest50 m
  • Distance to water240 m
  • Distance to farmland60 m
  • Distance to shoreline240 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway450 m
  • Distance to industry4.2 km
  • Distance to power line1 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store7.4 km
  • Distance to school830 m
  • Distance to train station34.7 km

Median across 285 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 450–439
  • 435–952
  • 4310–1446
  • 4615–1941
  • 1920–2416
  • 1425–2922
  • 5030–3450
  • 4835–3950
  • 3140–4435
  • 4845–4949
  • 5550–5442
  • 4855–5943
  • 3560–6426
  • 2565–6937
  • 3970–7423
  • 2675–7921
  • 2180+34

Men 636Women 626

Marital status

  • Unmarried695 (55 %)
  • Married461 (37 %)
  • Divorced56 (4 %)
  • Widowed44 (4 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Medle, 1,262 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 574 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

  • Flocktjärnen6 ha5.6 km
  • Stor-Örutjärnen6 ha5.7 km
  • Falkträsket108 ha6.2 km
  • Varuträsket574 ha7.5 km

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Nearest localities

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Associations and activities

  • Medle Bys SamfällighetsföreningByaverksamhet/SamhällsverksamhetOther
  • Medle BönhusföreningByaverksamhet/SamhällsverksamhetOther
  • Medle HembygdsföreningHembygdsvårdLocal heritage
  • Medle SKTennisSports
  • EFS MedleReligionReligion
  • Salt MedleFriluftslivReligion

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 zone14 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)5.3 km
  • Potentially contaminated land6 in the locality590 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve14.1 km
  • Natura 200022.8 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest30.3 km
  • Water protection area1.8 km
  • Habitat protection4.3 km
  • National conservation interest9.5 km
  • National heritage interest7.4 km

Services & safety

  • School1 in the locality390 m
  • Fire station15.7 km
  • Police station10 km
  • Civil defence shelter6.7 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site5.7 km
  • Swimming pool7.5 km
  • Campsite10.9 km
  • Hiking trail5.6 km
  • Cycle trail7.8 km
  • Floodlit track8.4 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant1 in the locality600 m
  • Café6 km
  • Petrol station9.4 km
  • Library9.8 km
  • Sports hall3 km
  • Hotel8 km
  • Care home13.4 km
  • Recycling centre11.5 km

Disturbance

  • Major road50 m
  • Railway770 m
  • Power line1.9 km
  • Wind turbine19.3 km
  • Mobile mast4.8 km
  • Military area26.2 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)10.7 km
  • Mine6.4 km
  • Quarry9.1 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark7.7 km
  • Church1 in the locality400 m
  • Community hall9.9 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 Medle.