Gyljen
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
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.
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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.
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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.
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Lakes nearby
- Sandsjärv379 ha1.8 km
- Ytteravan11 ha2.5 km
- Innerträsket93 ha2.8 km
- Storbergstjärnen7 ha4.3 km
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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
The figures describe Överkalix Municipality as a whole, not Gyljen.