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Small locality in Älvsbyn Municipality, Norrbotten County

Bredsel

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1

Facts

MunicipalityÄlvsbyn
CountyNorrbotten County
Population59
Area30 ha
SCB code2560SB107

2

Place profile

12/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
62/100
Quiet surroundings
74/100
Rurality
48/100
Urbanity
20/100
Family friendliness
17/100
Senior friendliness
15/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest20 m
  • Distance to water470 m
  • Distance to farmland230 m
  • Distance to shoreline470 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road30 m
  • Distance to railway25.9 km
  • Distance to industry29.7 km
  • Distance to power line1.8 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store3.5 km
  • Distance to school31.6 km
  • Distance to train station27.8 km

Median across 48 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 270–426
  • 275–926
  • 4010–1430
  • 3215–1925
  • 2620–2417
  • 2625–2913
  • 3730–3436
  • 5735–3941
  • 5040–4440
  • 2845–4930
  • 4550–5436
  • 6555–5957
  • 6760–6459
  • 8265–6982
  • 8770–7458
  • 6975–7945
  • 5780+53

Men 822Women 674

Marital status

  • Unmarried660 (44 %)
  • Married595 (40 %)
  • Divorced169 (11 %)
  • Widowed78 (5 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Bredsel, 1,496 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 59 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 seat35 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

  • Bredselet157 ha540 m
  • Storbergträsket38 ha4.1 km
  • Östra Störhusträsket12 ha4.2 km
  • Brännträsket39 ha4.5 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.

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Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone820 m
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)8.6 km
  • Potentially contaminated land2 in the locality100 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve1.9 km
  • Natura 200019.1 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest870 m
  • Water protection area200 m
  • Habitat protection1.9 km
  • National conservation interest2.8 km
  • National heritage interest1.9 km

Services & safety

  • School2.8 km
  • Fire station16.2 km
  • Civil defence shelter2.8 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site31.7 km
  • Swimming pool2.8 km
  • Campsite2.2 km
  • Hiking trail2.3 km
  • Floodlit track48 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant3.3 km
  • Café2.8 km
  • Petrol station2.8 km
  • Library31.8 km
  • Sports hall30 km
  • Hotel2 km
  • Recycling centre35.1 km

Disturbance

  • Major road750 m
  • Railway26.6 km
  • Power line1.8 km
  • Wind turbine29.8 km
  • Mobile mast4.4 km
  • Military area44.1 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)1.1 km
  • Mine13.2 km
  • Quarry13.3 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark2.4 km
  • Church2.1 km
  • Community hall1 in the locality200 m

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

  • Population7,774
  • Median income396,000 kr/yr
  • Average age45.8 years
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The figures describe Älvsbyn Municipality as a whole, not Bredsel.