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Small locality in Älvsbyn Municipality, Norrbotten County

Pålsträsk

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1

Facts

MunicipalityÄlvsbyn
CountyNorrbotten County
Population78
Area51 ha
SCB code2560SB110

2

Place profile

0/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
53/100
Quiet surroundings
69/100
Rurality
44/100
Urbanity
0/100
Family friendliness
0/100
Senior friendliness
0/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest20 m
  • Distance to water400 m
  • Distance to farmland60 m
  • Distance to shoreline400 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road30 m
  • Distance to railway6.9 km
  • Distance to industry8.9 km
  • Distance to power line8.5 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store10.6 km
  • Distance to school11.1 km
  • Distance to train station11.5 km

Median across 43 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 430–437
  • 315–945
  • 3010–1429
  • 2515–1934
  • 3020–2426
  • 2925–2938
  • 4930–3437
  • 3435–3939
  • 2240–4431
  • 4745–4938
  • 6450–5448
  • 4555–5943
  • 5260–6443
  • 5665–6955
  • 6770–7438
  • 3975–7937
  • 2880+20

Men 691Women 638

Marital status

  • Unmarried668 (51 %)
  • Married501 (38 %)
  • Divorced106 (8 %)
  • Widowed39 (3 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Pålsträsk, 1,329 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 78 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 seat16 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

  • Pålsträsket240 ha250 m
  • Bredträsket169 ha3.2 km
  • Nörd-Tenträsket20 ha3.8 km
  • Bergträsket25 ha4.2 km

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Nearest localities

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Associations and activities

  • PålsträskbygdegårdLocal heritage
  • Pålsträsk ByaföreningSports

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 zone8.6 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)7 km
  • Potentially contaminated land3 in the locality220 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve10 km
  • Natura 200029.1 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest5.4 km
  • Water protection area9.8 km
  • Habitat protection6.5 km
  • National conservation interest4.5 km
  • National heritage interest9.9 km

Services & safety

  • School8.3 km
  • Fire station28.1 km
  • Police station27.4 km
  • Civil defence shelter9.8 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site15.7 km
  • Swimming pool13.3 km
  • Campsite10.1 km
  • Hiking trail10.9 km
  • Cycle trail18.9 km
  • Ski trail37.1 km
  • Floodlit track12.8 km
  • Birding site37.7 km
  • Geologically notable site30.4 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant10.5 km
  • Café19 km
  • Petrol station10.7 km
  • Library10.5 km
  • Sports hall8.1 km
  • Hotel9.4 km
  • Care home28.3 km
  • Recycling centre28.6 km

Disturbance

  • Major road510 m
  • Railway9.6 km
  • Power line8.5 km
  • Wind turbine30 km
  • Mobile mast2.2 km
  • Military area2.7 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)1 km
  • Mine11.8 km
  • Quarry10.6 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark10 km
  • Church7.6 km
  • Community hall16.1 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

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