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Hortlax
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest70 m
- Distance to water780 m
- Distance to farmland100 m
- Distance to shoreline670 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway3.3 km
- Distance to industry1.1 km
- Distance to power line4.1 km
Services
- Distance to grocery store680 m
- Distance to school730 m
- Distance to train station46.4 km
Median across 580 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 850–477
- 765–988
- 10210–1479
- 9615–1983
- 4720–2438
- 7425–2969
- 8030–3492
- 9235–3982
- 7440–4476
- 7645–4979
- 9350–5490
- 10055–5989
- 7460–6477
- 9465–6979
- 5570–7458
- 6775–7969
- 9280+84
Men 1,377Women 1,309
Marital status
- Unmarried1,347 (50 %)
- Married1,010 (38 %)
- Divorced192 (7 %)
- Widowed124 (5 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 2 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Hortlax, 2,686 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 1,591 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 seat8 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
- Avan97 ha720 m
- Höträsket22 ha1.4 km
- Grundviken5 ha3.3 km
- Ängesviken10 ha3.5 km
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Nearest localities
- Bergsviken2,352 inhabitants1.4 km
- Höglandsnäs81 inhabitants2.2 km
- Höglandsnäs69 inhabitants2.6 km
- Piteå23,824 inhabitants3.2 km
- Hemlunda170 inhabitants3.7 km
- Vitsand55 inhabitants4.3 km
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Associations and activities
- Hortlax ScoutkårscoutkårOutdoor life
- Hortlax sporthallsporthallSports
- Hortlax kyrkakyrkaReligion
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 zone2.1 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)9.9 km
- Potentially contaminated land3 in the locality190 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve8.2 km
- Natura 200017.3 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest5.6 km
- Water protection area2.6 km
- Habitat protection5.6 km
- National conservation interest8.7 km
- National heritage interest220 m
Services & safety
- School3 in the locality360 m
- Fire station4.5 km
- Police station4.5 km
- Civil defence shelter1 in the locality370 m
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site4.4 km
- Swimming pool1 in the locality390 m
- Campsite4.2 km
- Hiking trail3.2 km
- Cycle trail90 m
- Ski trail6.4 km
- Floodlit track6.5 km
- Birding site47.7 km
- Geologically notable site41.7 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant2.3 km
- Café4.9 km
- Petrol station2.3 km
- Library5.4 km
- Sports hall1 in the locality410 m
- Hotel3.8 km
- Care home3.8 km
- Recycling centre1 in the locality500 m
Disturbance
- Major road3.2 km
- Railway4.2 km
- Power line4.2 km
- Wind turbine9.6 km
- Mobile mast6 km
- Military area29.9 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)4 km
- Mine34.4 km
- Quarry1.9 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark4.2 km
- Church1 in the locality380 m
- Community hall2.4 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
- Population42,447
- Median income420,000 kr/yr
- Average age44.3 years
The figures describe Piteå Municipality as a whole, not Hortlax.