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Small locality in Vimmerby Municipality, Kalmar County

Backa

1

Facts

MunicipalityVimmerby
CountyKalmar County
Population60
Area34 ha
SCB code0884SB109

2

Place profile

15/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
42/100
Quiet surroundings
59/100
Rurality
42/100
Urbanity
22/100
Family friendliness
18/100
Senior friendliness
7/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest20 m
  • Distance to water470 m
  • Distance to farmland60 m
  • Distance to shoreline470 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road30 m
  • Distance to railway5.5 km
  • Distance to industry170 m
  • Distance to power line7.5 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store5.2 km
  • Distance to school2.1 km
  • Distance to train station9.6 km

Median across 40 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 330–426
  • 405–935
  • 4210–1436
  • 4515–1918
  • 2920–2411
  • 2425–2932
  • 4830–3438
  • 4035–3944
  • 3640–4434
  • 4845–4932
  • 4550–5440
  • 5555–5960
  • 8060–6450
  • 5665–6972
  • 6470–7452
  • 6675–7952
  • 6880+63

Men 819Women 695

Marital status

  • Unmarried755 (50 %)
  • Married557 (37 %)
  • Divorced137 (9 %)
  • Widowed73 (5 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Backa, 1,514 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 60 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

  • Stockholm4 h 2 min
  • Gothenburg3 h 48 min
  • Malmö4 h 54 min
  • Municipal seat15 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

  • Lilla Gransjön10 ha1.6 km
  • Stora Gransjön13 ha1.6 km
  • Solaren303 ha2.4 km
  • Snokebogöl10 ha2.7 km

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Nearest localities

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Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone1.8 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)5.7 km
  • Potentially contaminated land2 in the locality240 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve11.1 km
  • Natura 200016.4 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest16.4 km
  • Water protection area500 m
  • Habitat protection2.1 km
  • National conservation interest100 m
  • National heritage interestThe locality lies within

Services & safety

  • School5.3 km
  • Fire station9.6 km
  • Police station9.9 km
  • Civil defence shelter6.2 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site3.2 km
  • Swimming pool8.5 km
  • Campsite9.7 km
  • Hiking trail840 m
  • Cycle trail1.2 km
  • Ski trail43.6 km
  • Floodlit track21.8 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant5.1 km
  • Café1.2 km
  • Petrol station8.9 km
  • Library5.3 km
  • Sports hall6.2 km
  • Hotel9 km
  • Care home29.4 km
  • Recycling centre9.4 km

Disturbance

  • Major road6.6 km
  • Railway5.8 km
  • Power line7.4 km
  • Wind turbine15.5 km
  • Mobile mast11.6 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)2.3 km
  • Mine31.4 km
  • Quarry7.5 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark2.6 km
  • Church1 in the locality200 m
  • Community hall9.4 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

  • Population15,384
  • Median income389,800 kr/yr
  • Average age45.3 years
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The figures describe Vimmerby Municipality as a whole, not Backa.