
Arvidsjaur
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest50 m
- Distance to water300 m
- Distance to farmland3.9 km
- Distance to shoreline300 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway820 m
- Distance to industry380 m
- Distance to power line1.6 km
Services
- Distance to grocery store500 m
- Distance to school460 m
- Distance to train station1.2 km
Median across 1,536 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 1030–487
- 1075–9127
- 13210–14129
- 13315–19114
- 14120–2493
- 13925–2982
- 14030–34136
- 16935–39130
- 13440–44118
- 12345–49116
- 10250–54126
- 13955–59118
- 11960–64109
- 11965–69143
- 11470–74116
- 11375–79140
- 17480+252
Men 2,201Women 2,136
Marital status
- Unmarried2,427 (56 %)
- Married1,218 (28 %)
- Divorced420 (10 %)
- Widowed271 (6 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 3 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Arvidsjaur, 4,337 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 4,448 inhabitants. A statistical area follows no locality boundary, so the figures describe the area around the locality, not the locality alone.
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Driving time
- Municipal seatThis IS the municipal seat
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Lakes nearby
- Nyborgstjärnen12 ha280 m
- Västra RingletJilliebe Riŋgele (sju) · 23 ha750 m
- Östra RingletLuvliebe Riŋgele (sju) · 10 ha850 m
- Olletjärnen8 ha860 m
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Nearest localities
- Abborrträsk92 inhabitants17.9 km
- Pjesker59 inhabitants23.2 km
- Moskosel160 inhabitants33.6 km
- Adak83 inhabitants37 km
- Glommersträsk208 inhabitants41.6 km
- Malå2,013 inhabitants48.1 km
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Associations and activities
- Arvidsjaur – var med och starta!scoutkårOutdoor life
- Arvidsjaurs GolfklubbgolfSports
- Arvidsjaurs kyrkakyrkaReligion
- PRO ArvidsjaurpensionärsföreningSocial
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
- Wildfire area (since 2018)17.5 km
- Potentially contaminated land45 in the locality110 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve4.6 km
- Natura 200024.9 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest40.7 km
- Water protection area1.4 km
- Habitat protection12.8 km
- National conservation interest1.2 km
- National heritage interest29.2 km
Services & safety
- School5 in the locality30 m
- Fire station42.1 km
- Police station1 in the locality950 m
- Civil defence shelter50 in the locality10 m
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site1 in the locality1.3 km
- Swimming pool1 in the locality240 m
- Campsite1 in the locality1.3 km
- Hiking trail620 m
- Floodlit track560 m
- Geologically notable site30 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant5 in the locality230 m
- Café2 in the locality210 m
- Petrol station3 in the locality570 m
- Library1 in the locality400 m
- Sports hall3 in the locality320 m
- Hotel4 in the locality320 m
- Care home42.4 km
- Recycling centre38.2 km
Disturbance
- Major road60 m
- Railway570 m
- Power line1.3 km
- Wind turbine34.5 km
- Mobile mast630 m
- Military area1.2 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)6.5 km
- Mine25.7 km
- Quarry5.9 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark3 in the locality390 m
- Church2 in the locality580 m
- Community hall19.9 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
- Population6,089
- Median income404,800 kr/yr
- Average age46.3 years