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Avan
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Urban area in Luleå Municipality, Norrbotten County

Avan

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1

Facts

MunicipalityLuleå
CountyNorrbotten County
Population228
Area75 ha
SCB code2580TB103

2

Place profile

9/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
40/100
Quiet surroundings
76/100
Rurality
38/100
Urbanity
28/100
Family friendliness
7/100
Senior friendliness
20/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest240 m
  • Distance to water220 m
  • Distance to farmland20 m
  • Distance to shoreline220 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road30 m
  • Distance to railway3.3 km
  • Distance to industry10.1 km
  • Distance to power line2.8 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store10.6 km
  • Distance to school6.8 km
  • Distance to train station6 km

Median across 139 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 370–426
  • 525–948
  • 4310–1446
  • 4815–1938
  • 3920–2419
  • 2225–2918
  • 4530–3443
  • 5835–3950
  • 4140–4453
  • 4645–4936
  • 5750–5443
  • 6055–5947
  • 5960–6470
  • 5465–6945
  • 3770–7443
  • 5975–7945
  • 4680+35

Men 803Women 705

Marital status

  • Unmarried759 (51 %)
  • Married593 (40 %)
  • Divorced103 (7 %)
  • Widowed41 (3 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Avan, 1,508 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 228 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 seat22 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

  • Tälltjärnen23 ha3.1 km
  • Nottjärnen7 ha3.3 km
  • Smalaträsket10 ha4.9 km
  • Råtjärnen7 ha5.1 km

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Nearest localities

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Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone28.9 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)6.3 km
  • Potentially contaminated land2 in the locality360 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve6 km
  • Natura 200016.3 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest17.2 km
  • Water protection areaThe locality lies within
  • Habitat protection3.9 km
  • National conservation interest6.3 km
  • National heritage interestThe locality lies within

Services & safety

  • School1 in the locality270 m
  • Fire station14.3 km
  • Police station14.9 km
  • Civil defence shelter8.7 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site3.3 km
  • Swimming pool11.6 km
  • Campsite15.9 km
  • Hiking trail9.4 km
  • Cycle trail8.1 km
  • Ski trail21.2 km
  • Floodlit track15.6 km
  • Birding site13.5 km
  • Geologically notable site8.8 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant8.2 km
  • Café1 in the locality410 m
  • Petrol station3.8 km
  • Library17.3 km
  • Sports hall3.2 km
  • Hotel16.5 km
  • Care home15.6 km
  • Recycling centre15.3 km

Disturbance

  • Major road130 m
  • Railway15.4 km
  • Power line2.9 km
  • Wind turbine17.4 km
  • Mobile mast11.3 km
  • Military area9.4 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)3.2 km
  • Mine19 km
  • Quarry4.8 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark12.8 km
  • Church9 km
  • Community hall1 in the locality410 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

  • Population79,645
  • Median income421,100 kr/yr
  • Average age42.8 years
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The figures describe Luleå Municipality as a whole, not Avan.