Facts

MunicipalityBoden

CountyNorrbotten County

Population92

Area75 ha

SCB code2582SB129

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Place profile

15/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity

67/100

Quiet surroundings

62/100

Rurality

54/100

Urbanity

20/100

Family friendliness

20/100

Senior friendliness

5/100

Nature

Distance to forest20 m
Distance to water260 m
Distance to farmland80 m
Distance to shoreline260 m

Disturbance

Distance to major road20 m
Distance to railway6.1 km
Distance to industry23.6 km
Distance to power line2.4 km

Services

Distance to grocery store4.4 km
Distance to school4.4 km
Distance to train station24.9 km

Median across 157 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 Sörbyn, 1,746 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 92 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 seat38 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

Vitträsket130 ha340 m
Avan83 ha670 m
Degerselet1,115 ha1.5 km
Storträsket12 ha2.1 km

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Nearest localities

Gunnarsbyn118 inhabitants3.2 km
Dalen55 inhabitants5.3 km
Niemisel82 inhabitants10.2 km
Norrigården63 inhabitants19.2 km
Skogså55 inhabitants20 km
Buddbyn92 inhabitants20.1 km

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Associations and activities

Tidigare Sörbyns IPidrottsplanSports

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 zone1.7 km
Wildfire area (since 2018)9.2 km
Potentially contaminated land3 in the locality150 m

Protection & regulations

Nature reserve4.3 km
Natura 200025.7 km
National outdoor-recreation interest33.8 km
Water protection area3.1 km
Habitat protection1.7 km
National conservation interest3.4 km
National heritage interest21.5 km

Services & safety

School4.4 km
Fire station4.3 km
Police station25.3 km
Civil defence shelter22.7 km

Nature & outdoors

Bathing site680 m
Swimming pool2 in the locality460 m
Campsite1 in the locality770 m
Hiking trail22.7 km
Cycle trail7.6 km
Floodlit track180 m
Birding site36.9 km
Geologically notable site47.3 km

Service & nöje

Restaurant1 in the locality840 m
Café5.6 km
Petrol station4.1 km
Library31.9 km
Sports hall4.8 km
Hotel1 in the locality850 m
Care home25.3 km
Recycling centre4.2 km

Disturbance

Major road710 m
Railway6.3 km
Power line2.4 km
Wind turbine33 km
Mobile mast2.4 km
Military area940 m

Below ground

Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)3.4 km
Mine37.7 km
Quarry4.5 km

Culture

Museum or landmark1 in the locality210 m
Church4.6 km
Community hall25.6 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 Sörbyn.