Vitsand
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest40 m
- Distance to water350 m
- Distance to farmland20 m
- Distance to shoreline350 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road30 m
- Distance to railway4 km
- Distance to industry2.3 km
- Distance to power line4.8 km
Services
- Distance to grocery store2.3 km
- Distance to school2.7 km
- Distance to train station43.8 km
Median across 24 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 1170–492
- 1185–9133
- 11810–14143
- 13815–19113
- 6620–2451
- 6325–2976
- 13130–34149
- 14435–39120
- 13940–44125
- 12445–49117
- 12750–54108
- 16555–59152
- 10060–64128
- 12165–69119
- 12070–7498
- 9975–7999
- 9380+79
Men 1,983Women 1,902
Marital status
- Unmarried1,945 (50 %)
- Married1,549 (40 %)
- Divorced242 (6 %)
- Widowed148 (4 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 3 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Vitsand, 3,885 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 55 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 seat7 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
- Ängesviken10 ha520 m
- Abborrtjärnen6 ha2.5 km
- Lidträsket5 ha3.9 km
- Höträsket22 ha4.6 km
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Nearest localities
- Vitsand93 inhabitants340 m
- Bergsviken2,352 inhabitants960 m
- Hemlunda170 inhabitants1.9 km
- Piteå23,824 inhabitants3.4 km
- Östra Liden99 inhabitants3.4 km
- Hortlax1,591 inhabitants3.5 km
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Surroundings
Natural hazards
- Flood zone1.8 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)9.1 km
- Potentially contaminated land210 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve12.6 km
- Natura 200018.2 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest5.1 km
- Water protection area1.3 km
- Habitat protection7.7 km
- National conservation interest4.2 km
- National heritage interest3.2 km
Services & safety
- School2 km
- Fire station5.9 km
- Police station5.9 km
- Civil defence shelter2.6 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site2.2 km
- Swimming pool4.2 km
- Campsite2 km
- Hiking trail890 m
- Cycle trail2.5 km
- Ski trail2.2 km
- Floodlit track2.2 km
- Birding site47.4 km
- Geologically notable site41 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant2.9 km
- Café2.5 km
- Petrol station2.9 km
- Library4.6 km
- Sports hall2.5 km
- Hotel5.4 km
- Care home5.5 km
- Recycling centre2.9 km
Disturbance
- Major road370 m
- Railway4 km
- Power line5 km
- Wind turbine13.9 km
- Mobile mast2.9 km
- Military area34.3 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)7.3 km
- Mine31.5 km
- Quarry4.9 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark4.6 km
- Church2.1 km
- Community hall3.1 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
- Population42,447
- Median income420,000 kr/yr
- Average age44.3 years
The figures describe Piteå Municipality as a whole, not Vitsand.