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Small locality in Skellefteå Municipality, Västerbotten County

Skatan

1

Facts

MunicipalitySkellefteå
CountyVästerbotten County
Population169
Area81 ha
SCB code2482SB133

2

Place profile

30/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
39/100
Quiet surroundings
60/100
Rurality
42/100
Urbanity
10/100
Family friendliness
25/100
Senior friendliness
37/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest20 m
  • Distance to water1.4 km
  • Distance to farmland1.9 km
  • Distance to shoreline110 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road30 m
  • Distance to railway6 km
  • Distance to industry3.6 km
  • Distance to power line3.1 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store4.2 km
  • Distance to school4.9 km
  • Distance to train station50.7 km

Median across 223 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 420–433
  • 625–944
  • 4910–1438
  • 5015–1940
  • 2220–2425
  • 4325–2930
  • 5730–3453
  • 6835–3956
  • 5740–4447
  • 6945–4950
  • 6150–5459
  • 7055–5964
  • 6460–6460
  • 5265–6956
  • 6270–7447
  • 4875–7945
  • 3980+21

Men 915Women 768

Marital status

  • Unmarried804 (48 %)
  • Married737 (44 %)
  • Divorced90 (5 %)
  • Widowed44 (3 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Skatan, 1,683 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 169 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

  • Grytan6 ha2 km
  • Storavan8 ha7.1 km
  • Bredviken22 ha7.9 km
  • Sjön6 ha9.4 km

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Nearest localities

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Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone13.3 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)13 km
  • Potentially contaminated land3.3 km

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve5.8 km
  • Natura 200014.5 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest17.8 km
  • Water protection area14.3 km
  • Habitat protection1.9 km
  • National conservation interest5.4 km
  • National heritage interest8.8 km

Services & safety

  • School5.3 km
  • Fire station5.8 km
  • Police station8.2 km
  • Civil defence shelter4.4 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site120 m
  • Swimming pool7.8 km
  • Campsite1 in the locality300 m
  • Hiking trail3.2 km
  • Cycle trail8 km
  • Floodlit track5.7 km
  • Geologically notable site42.2 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant4.5 km
  • Café4.8 km
  • Petrol station4.5 km
  • Library5.2 km
  • Sports hall5 km
  • Hotel7.9 km
  • Care home5.1 km
  • Recycling centre4.2 km

Disturbance

  • Major road5.2 km
  • Railway6.3 km
  • Power line3.4 km
  • Wind turbine40.3 km
  • Mobile mast10.2 km
  • Military area8.3 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)2.9 km
  • Mine18 km
  • Quarry1.6 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark7.9 km
  • Church5.1 km
  • Community hall5.8 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 Skatan.