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Bäl
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Small locality in Gotland Municipality, Gotland County

Bäl

252 m from the locality centre · Arkland · CC BY-SA 4.0
253 m from the locality centre · Arkland · CC BY-SA 4.0

1

Facts

MunicipalityGotland
CountyGotland County
Population64
Area29 ha
SCB code0980SB162

2

Place profile

3/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
31/100
Quiet surroundings
71/100
Rurality
32/100
Urbanity
12/100
Family friendliness
0/100
Senior friendliness
11/100

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.

3

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.

4

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.

5

Lakes nearby

  • Tingstäde träsk462 ha7.7 km
  • Storsund33 ha12.2 km
  • Landträskdammen18 ha15.9 km
  • Fardume träsk330 ha22 km

6

Nearest localities

7

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.

8

Applies to the whole municipality

  • Population60,971
  • Median income373,600 kr/yr
  • Average age45.9 years
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The figures describe Gotland Municipality as a whole, not Bäl.