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Small locality in Boden Municipality, Norrbotten County

Övre Svartlå

1

Facts

MunicipalityBoden
CountyNorrbotten County
Population176
Area47 ha
SCB code2582SB106

2

Place profile

3/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
65/100
Quiet surroundings
67/100
Rurality
51/100
Urbanity
0/100
Family friendliness
8/100
Senior friendliness
0/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest20 m
  • Distance to water250 m
  • Distance to farmland110 m
  • Distance to shoreline250 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway12 km
  • Distance to industry25.6 km
  • Distance to power line210 m

Services

  • Distance to grocery store12.9 km
  • Distance to school12.9 km
  • Distance to train station20.3 km

Median across 158 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 210–436
  • 345–925
  • 2710–1427
  • 1915–1917
  • 2520–2414
  • 3225–2921
  • 4430–3440
  • 3135–3931
  • 3740–4423
  • 4445–4937
  • 4150–5434
  • 5055–5939
  • 4260–6448
  • 6365–6950
  • 5770–7448
  • 6375–7940
  • 5680+75

Men 686Women 605

Marital status

  • Unmarried652 (51 %)
  • Married400 (31 %)
  • Divorced153 (12 %)
  • Widowed73 (6 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Övre Svartlå, 1,291 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 176 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 seat33 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

  • Hapträsket33 ha2.1 km
  • Lapptjärnen7 ha3.9 km
  • Lidträsket8 ha4.1 km
  • Innerstträsket21 ha4.2 km

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Nearest localities

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Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone24.7 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)8.8 km
  • Potentially contaminated land3 in the locality80 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve2.6 km
  • Natura 200034 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest30.4 km
  • Water protection area80 m
  • Habitat protection1.6 km
  • National conservation interest24.8 km
  • National heritage interest26 km

Services & safety

  • School1 in the locality10 m
  • Fire station33.5 km
  • Police station31.7 km
  • Civil defence shelter12.9 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site510 m
  • Swimming pool30.5 km
  • Campsite13.6 km
  • Hiking trail32.2 km
  • Cycle trail30.8 km
  • Floodlit track27.9 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant3.5 km
  • Café30.1 km
  • Petrol station12.8 km
  • Library38.7 km
  • Sports hall27.6 km
  • Hotel10.9 km
  • Care home30.6 km
  • Recycling centre14 km

Disturbance

  • Major road240 m
  • Railway13.6 km
  • Power line160 m
  • Mobile mast21.6 km
  • Military area12.3 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)1.7 km
  • Mine27.5 km
  • Quarry3.5 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark27.8 km
  • Church13.2 km
  • Community hall10.5 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 Övre Svartlå.