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Small locality in Överkalix Municipality, Norrbotten County

Gyljen

1

Facts

MunicipalityÖverkalix
CountyNorrbotten County
Population111
Area55 ha
SCB code2513SB101

2

Place profile

7/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
53/100
Quiet surroundings
73/100
Rurality
43/100
Urbanity
0/100
Family friendliness
7/100
Senior friendliness
11/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest20 m
  • Distance to water160 m
  • Distance to farmland90 m
  • Distance to shoreline160 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway33.4 km
  • Distance to industry5.7 km
  • Distance to power line6.2 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store6 km
  • Distance to school7.8 km
  • Distance to train station46.5 km

Median across 130 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

3

Age distribution

  • 350–428
  • 365–941
  • 3910–1427
  • 3415–1921
  • 1920–2414
  • 3825–2925
  • 4230–3437
  • 5935–3952
  • 3940–4434
  • 3745–4935
  • 5850–5445
  • 5255–5953
  • 9560–6487
  • 9765–6985
  • 9570–7464
  • 7375–7952
  • 7880+75

Men 926Women 775

Marital status

  • Unmarried814 (48 %)
  • Married630 (37 %)
  • Divorced149 (9 %)
  • Widowed95 (6 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Gyljen, 1,701 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 111 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 seat14 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

  • Sandsjärv379 ha1.8 km
  • Ytteravan11 ha2.5 km
  • Innerträsket93 ha2.8 km
  • Storbergstjärnen7 ha4.3 km

6

Nearest localities

7

Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone5.7 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)2.7 km
  • Potentially contaminated land3 in the locality140 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve6.8 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest4.1 km
  • Water protection area1.7 km
  • Habitat protection3.8 km
  • National conservation interest880 m
  • National heritage interestThe locality lies within

Services & safety

  • School7.7 km
  • Fire station8.3 km
  • Police station7.8 km
  • Civil defence shelter6.6 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site36.8 km
  • Swimming pool7.6 km
  • Campsite7.6 km
  • Hiking trail23.2 km
  • Cycle trail6.1 km
  • Geologically notable site34.8 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant7.8 km
  • Café8 km
  • Petrol station5.9 km
  • Library7.8 km
  • Sports hall7.3 km
  • Hotel7.6 km
  • Care home8 km
  • Recycling centre38.5 km

Disturbance

  • Major road180 m
  • Railway33.2 km
  • Power line6 km
  • Wind turbine20.4 km
  • Mobile mast10.4 km
  • Military area22.6 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)1.9 km
  • Mine21.5 km
  • Quarry38.7 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark7.9 km
  • Church7 km
  • Community hall7.7 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

  • Population3,201
  • Median income371,200 kr/yr
  • Average age50.5 years
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The figures describe Överkalix Municipality as a whole, not Gyljen.