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Small locality in Boden Municipality, Norrbotten County

Älvsta

1

Facts

MunicipalityBoden
CountyNorrbotten County
Population75
Area33 ha
SCB code2582SB126

2

Place profile

19/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
48/100
Quiet surroundings
50/100
Rurality
54/100
Urbanity
17/100
Family friendliness
19/100
Senior friendliness
22/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest30 m
  • Distance to water70 m
  • Distance to farmland60 m
  • Distance to shoreline70 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway1.4 km
  • Distance to industry3.7 km
  • Distance to power line790 m

Services

  • Distance to grocery store3.8 km
  • Distance to school4.6 km
  • Distance to train station8.6 km

Median across 65 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 450–426
  • 435–935
  • 5410–1445
  • 4115–1943
  • 2420–2421
  • 3625–2932
  • 5030–3444
  • 5535–3947
  • 4940–4438
  • 5145–4954
  • 6650–5451
  • 7755–5957
  • 7860–6462
  • 7465–6975
  • 8470–7450
  • 7575–7949
  • 6880+47

Men 970Women 776

Marital status

  • Unmarried854 (49 %)
  • Married647 (37 %)
  • Divorced169 (10 %)
  • Widowed69 (4 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Älvsta, 1,746 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 75 inhabitants. A statistical area follows no locality boundary, so the figures describe the area around the locality, not the locality alone.

4

Driving time

  • Municipal seat12 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.

5

Lakes nearby

  • Notträsket25 ha1.9 km
  • Kvavisträsket36 ha3.6 km
  • Börsttjärnen6 ha4.9 km
  • Joängesträsket9 ha5.4 km

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Nearest localities

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Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone26.1 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)2.5 km
  • Potentially contaminated land1.5 km

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve3.9 km
  • Natura 200013.5 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest21.4 km
  • Water protection area460 m
  • Habitat protection5.5 km
  • National conservation interest10.4 km
  • National heritage interest1 km

Services & safety

  • School1.7 km
  • Fire station10.1 km
  • Police station10.9 km
  • Civil defence shelter4.6 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site1.2 km
  • Swimming pool7.7 km
  • Campsite13.3 km
  • Hiking trail13.1 km
  • Cycle trail7.6 km
  • Ski trail24.7 km
  • Floodlit track11.3 km
  • Birding site16.4 km
  • Geologically notable site11.6 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant4 km
  • Café4.6 km
  • Petrol station1.6 km
  • Library19.8 km
  • Sports hall1.3 km
  • Hotel12.4 km
  • Care home11.4 km
  • Recycling centre11.8 km

Disturbance

  • Major road1.1 km
  • Railway11.2 km
  • Power line1.4 km
  • Wind turbine16.7 km
  • Mobile mast7.2 km
  • Military area5.2 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)2.2 km
  • Mine21.2 km
  • Quarry7 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark10.1 km
  • Church4.8 km
  • Community hall4.6 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

  • Population28,049
  • Median income412,600 kr/yr
  • Average age45.0 years
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The figures describe Boden Municipality as a whole, not Älvsta.