Björsbyn
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest30 m
- Distance to water440 m
- Distance to farmland60 m
- Distance to shoreline440 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway3 km
- Distance to industry1.9 km
- Distance to power line2.5 km
Services
- Distance to grocery store2.4 km
- Distance to school2.4 km
- Distance to train station3.2 km
Median across 61 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 570–467
- 715–957
- 6910–1486
- 10515–1975
- 3620–2425
- 2725–2927
- 5530–3460
- 6335–3960
- 6340–4460
- 6345–4962
- 7950–5488
- 8355–5968
- 5860–6450
- 5165–6929
- 3070–7441
- 3575–7925
- 3680+34
Men 981Women 914
Marital status
- Unmarried1,104 (58 %)
- Married670 (35 %)
- Divorced98 (5 %)
- Widowed33 (2 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Björsbyn, 1,895 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 157 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 seat13 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
- Sellingssundet11 ha930 m
- Mjölkuddtjärnen7 ha3.4 km
- Gammelstadsfjärden1,297 ha5.4 km
- Höträsket15 ha7.8 km
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Nearest localities
- Oppibyn144 inhabitants500 m
- Nils-Anders76 inhabitants1 km
- Luleå49,646 inhabitants1.1 km
- Lass50 inhabitants2.4 km
- Hällbacken och Sinksundet1,411 inhabitants2.5 km
- Rutvik928 inhabitants3.3 km
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Surroundings
Natural hazards
- Flood zone24.2 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)5.9 km
- Potentially contaminated land2 in the locality170 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve850 m
- Natura 20001.9 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest3.9 km
- Water protection area4.2 km
- Habitat protection5.8 km
- National conservation interest1.9 km
- National heritage interest3.3 km
Services & safety
- School1.5 km
- Fire station3.3 km
- Police station5.9 km
- Civil defence shelter1.6 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site4.1 km
- Swimming pool5.5 km
- Campsite5.8 km
- Hiking trail4.1 km
- Cycle trail1.7 km
- Ski trail10.9 km
- Floodlit track4.4 km
- Birding site4.4 km
- Geologically notable site9.2 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant2.3 km
- Café2.1 km
- Petrol station3.1 km
- Library2.3 km
- Sports hall3.6 km
- Hotel3.8 km
- Care home3.9 km
- Recycling centre3.2 km
Disturbance
- Major road1.3 km
- Railway4.6 km
- Power line2.5 km
- Wind turbine11.7 km
- Mobile mast3.7 km
- Military area10.1 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)2.8 km
- Mine21.1 km
- Quarry5.5 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark2.3 km
- Church2.2 km
- Community hall2.2 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
- Population79,645
- Median income421,100 kr/yr
- Average age42.8 years
The figures describe Luleå Municipality as a whole, not Björsbyn.