
Bäl


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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest20 m
- Distance to water1.1 km
- Distance to farmland50 m
- Distance to shoreline1.1 km
Disturbance
- Distance to major road30 m
- Distance to railway12.3 km
- Distance to industry12.4 km
- Distance to power line760 m
Services
- Distance to grocery store5.5 km
- Distance to school10.3 km
- Distance to train station12.4 km
Median across 31 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 240–431
- 495–940
- 3110–1448
- 5615–1930
- 2820–2415
- 2425–2920
- 3430–3433
- 5035–3954
- 3840–4433
- 4345–4945
- 5950–5450
- 4355–5950
- 6160–6446
- 4265–6948
- 4570–7435
- 4675–7937
- 4580+36
Men 718Women 651
Marital status
- Unmarried743 (54 %)
- Married479 (35 %)
- Divorced97 (7 %)
- Widowed50 (4 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Bäl, 1,369 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 64 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 seat25 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
- Tingstäde träsk462 ha7.7 km
- Storsund33 ha12.2 km
- Landträskdammen18 ha15.9 km
- Fardume träsk330 ha22 km
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Surroundings
Natural hazards
- Wildfire area (since 2018)10.3 km
- Potentially contaminated land2 in the locality150 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve830 m
- Natura 200014.2 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest1.4 km
- Water protection area6.2 km
- Habitat protection530 m
- National conservation interestThe locality lies within
- National heritage interestThe locality lies within
Services & safety
- School4.9 km
- Fire station16.8 km
- Police station19.3 km
- Civil defence shelter11.7 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site8.5 km
- Swimming pool8.4 km
- Campsite8.2 km
- Hiking trail12.5 km
- Cycle trail2.6 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant8.4 km
- Café2.5 km
- Petrol station12.7 km
- Library18.5 km
- Sports hall1.5 km
- Hotel10.5 km
- Care home19.1 km
- Recycling centre13.5 km
Disturbance
- Major road290 m
- Power line1.7 km
- Wind turbine1.9 km
- Mobile mast8.5 km
- Military area9.2 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)4.4 km
- Quarry7 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark9.1 km
- Church1 in the locality270 m
- Community hall6.6 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
- Population60,971
- Median income373,600 kr/yr
- Average age45.9 years
The figures describe Gotland Municipality as a whole, not Bäl.