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Urban area in Överkalix Municipality, Norrbotten County

Svartbyn

1

Facts

MunicipalityÖverkalix
CountyNorrbotten County
Population245
Area127 ha
SCB code2513TB102

2

Place profile

7/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
56/100
Quiet surroundings
67/100
Rurality
50/100
Urbanity
12/100
Family friendliness
7/100
Senior friendliness
11/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest50 m
  • Distance to water200 m
  • Distance to farmland30 m
  • Distance to shoreline200 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway22.2 km
  • Distance to industry8.6 km
  • Distance to power line1 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store6.7 km
  • Distance to school7.1 km
  • Distance to train station38.3 km

Median across 236 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 Svartbyn, 1,701 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 245 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 seat7 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

  • Byträsket24 ha1.8 km
  • Räktjärv1,395 ha2.6 km
  • Tjärnmyrtjärnarna5 ha2.8 km
  • Lomben6 ha3.1 km

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Nearest localities

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Associations and activities

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.

8

Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone2.2 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)4.3 km
  • Potentially contaminated land20 in the locality30 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve6.4 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest1.2 km
  • Water protection area430 m
  • Habitat protection3.1 km
  • National conservation interest2.1 km
  • National heritage interest1.3 km

Services & safety

  • School6.3 km
  • Fire station6.6 km
  • Police station7 km
  • Civil defence shelter6.5 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site25.2 km
  • Swimming pool7.1 km
  • Campsite7 km
  • Hiking trail11.2 km
  • Cycle trail7.8 km
  • Floodlit track39 km
  • Geologically notable site48.1 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant1.2 km
  • Café6.9 km
  • Petrol station1.2 km
  • Library6.7 km
  • Sports hall6.1 km
  • Hotel7.1 km
  • Care home6.7 km
  • Recycling centre35.2 km

Disturbance

  • Major road2.6 km
  • Railway22.4 km
  • Power line1.8 km
  • Wind turbine25.8 km
  • Mobile mast4 km
  • Military area9.5 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)2.9 km
  • Mine25.9 km
  • Quarry25.3 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark1 in the locality1.7 km
  • Church6.7 km
  • Community hall7.1 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 Svartbyn.