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Small locality in Skellefteå Municipality, Västerbotten County

Sandfors

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1

Facts

MunicipalitySkellefteå
CountyVästerbotten County
Population93
Area28 ha
SCB code2482SB167

2

Place profile

0/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
52/100
Quiet surroundings
77/100
Rurality
40/100
Urbanity
15/100
Family friendliness
0/100
Senior friendliness
0/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest30 m
  • Distance to water410 m
  • Distance to farmland50 m
  • Distance to shoreline410 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road30 m
  • Distance to railway18.7 km
  • Distance to industry6 km
  • Distance to power line2.8 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store11.7 km
  • Distance to school9.5 km
  • Distance to train station30.3 km

Median across 57 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 370–428
  • 495–938
  • 5710–1438
  • 3915–1939
  • 2220–2426
  • 3225–2926
  • 5330–3456
  • 5335–3953
  • 4240–4435
  • 5045–4942
  • 3250–5437
  • 6155–5947
  • 4460–6436
  • 5565–6955
  • 6070–7454
  • 4175–7932
  • 3580+34

Men 762Women 676

Marital status

  • Unmarried772 (54 %)
  • Married509 (35 %)
  • Divorced105 (7 %)
  • Widowed49 (3 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Sandfors, 1,438 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 93 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 seat35 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

  • Mörttjärnen12 ha2.8 km
  • Lillträsket6 ha3.1 km
  • Grånästjärnen10 ha4.5 km
  • Norra Bastuträsket26 ha5 km

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Nearest localities

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Associations and activities

  • Sandfors SamhällsnämndByaverksamhet/SamhällsverksamhetOther

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 zone32.2 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)14.3 km
  • Potentially contaminated land2 in the locality190 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve5 km
  • Natura 200014.1 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest20.1 km
  • Water protection area11.9 km
  • Habitat protection7.6 km
  • National conservation interest3.4 km
  • National heritage interest20.4 km

Services & safety

  • School9.5 km
  • Fire station19.2 km
  • Police station24.3 km
  • Civil defence shelter18.6 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site11.7 km
  • Swimming pool11.8 km
  • Campsite10.8 km
  • Hiking trail10.2 km
  • Cycle trail1.2 km
  • Floodlit track21.6 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant1 in the locality250 m
  • Café10.8 km
  • Petrol station11.8 km
  • Library11.8 km
  • Sports hall11.8 km
  • Hotel11.6 km
  • Care home26.3 km
  • Recycling centre12 km

Disturbance

  • Major road10.7 km
  • Railway18.8 km
  • Power line2.7 km
  • Wind turbine14.4 km
  • Mobile mast22.1 km
  • Military area33.5 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)1.6 km
  • Mine2.5 km
  • Quarry3.1 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark11.6 km
  • Church9.7 km
  • Community hall16.6 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 Sandfors.