Smedsbyn
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest70 m
- Distance to water320 m
- Distance to farmland30 m
- Distance to shoreline320 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway13 km
- Distance to industry12.3 km
- Distance to power line2.6 km
Services
- Distance to grocery store13.1 km
- Distance to school15.2 km
- Distance to train station15.5 km
Median across 59 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 610–457
- 505–957
- 4610–1445
- 5015–1936
- 4720–2424
- 3925–2947
- 7130–3463
- 6735–3953
- 6140–4435
- 5045–4949
- 4650–5443
- 6055–5942
- 6160–6456
- 4165–6940
- 4670–7436
- 2875–7936
- 3980+40
Men 863Women 759
Marital status
- Unmarried933 (57 %)
- Married566 (35 %)
- Divorced91 (6 %)
- Widowed47 (3 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Smedsbyn, 1,622 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 80 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 seat31 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
- Persöfjärden1,207 ha1.5 km
- Smedsträsket28 ha3.7 km
- Höträsket10 ha4.6 km
- Trollträsket7 ha4.6 km
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Associations and activities
- Equmenia SmedsbynscoutkårOutdoor life
- SmedsbynbygdegårdLocal heritage
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 zone11.6 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)8.2 km
- Potentially contaminated land770 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve4.1 km
- Natura 2000430 m
- National outdoor-recreation interest11 km
- Water protection area3.5 km
- Habitat protection4.6 km
- National conservation interest630 m
- National heritage interest15.3 km
Services & safety
- School9.4 km
- Fire station14.5 km
- Police station15.1 km
- Civil defence shelter12.9 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site8 km
- Swimming pool9.9 km
- Campsite16.4 km
- Hiking trail23.2 km
- Cycle trail8.7 km
- Ski trail29.9 km
- Floodlit track12.9 km
- Birding site8 km
- Geologically notable site20.5 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant13.1 km
- Café15.5 km
- Petrol station9.8 km
- Library13.1 km
- Sports hall10.2 km
- Hotel11.6 km
- Care home13.4 km
- Recycling centre12.3 km
Disturbance
- Major road380 m
- Railway14.4 km
- Power line2.8 km
- Wind turbine9.2 km
- Mobile mast16.6 km
- Military area7.3 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)1.7 km
- Mine14.6 km
- Quarry13.4 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark14.8 km
- Church13 km
- Community hall17.4 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 Smedsbyn.