Björkenäs
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest20 m
- Distance to water1 km
- Distance to farmland40 m
- Distance to shoreline1 km
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway42.3 km
- Distance to industry5.3 km
- Distance to power line340 m
Services
- Distance to grocery store5.1 km
- Distance to school5.6 km
- Distance to train station45.7 km
Median across 34 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 260–428
- 355–936
- 2310–1433
- 3815–1931
- 1820–2419
- 1525–2910
- 3030–3432
- 5235–3941
- 5340–4445
- 3745–4939
- 5650–5438
- 7155–5965
- 7260–6471
- 8165–6970
- 5970–7464
- 7675–7956
- 7480+64
Men 816Women 742
Marital status
- Unmarried633 (41 %)
- Married700 (45 %)
- Divorced143 (9 %)
- Widowed83 (5 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Björkenäs, 1,558 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 50 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
- Gothenburg1 h 38 min
- Malmö4 h 50 min
- Municipal seat20 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
- Kärrs vatten10 ha790 m
- Långöns vatten8 ha3.3 km
- Hällers myr9 ha3.9 km
- Välseröd vatten11 ha5.3 km
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Nearest localities
- Hunnebostrand1,988 inhabitants4.3 km
- Bovallstrand456 inhabitants5.1 km
- Brodalen190 inhabitants5.1 km
- Hals53 inhabitants5.7 km
- Gerlesborg97 inhabitants6.2 km
- Brastad1,947 inhabitants6.3 km
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Surroundings
Natural hazards
- Flood zone16.7 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)6 km
- Potentially contaminated land1 in the locality220 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve3.6 km
- Natura 200033.2 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest2.3 km
- Water protection area3.1 km
- Habitat protection1.2 km
- National conservation interest1.1 km
- National heritage interest780 m
Services & safety
- School5 km
- Fire station7.8 km
- Police station11.1 km
- Civil defence shelter5 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site6.1 km
- Swimming pool12.1 km
- Campsite1.6 km
- Hiking trail800 m
- Cycle trail10.1 km
- Birding site25.2 km
- Geologically notable site5.4 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant2.2 km
- Café2.4 km
- Petrol station5 km
- Library12.2 km
- Sports hall4.8 km
- Hotel1.1 km
- Care home4.8 km
- Recycling centre5.6 km
Disturbance
- Major road1.1 km
- Railway14.9 km
- Power line220 m
- Wind turbine8.8 km
- Mobile mast1.7 km
- Military area14.1 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)2 km
- Quarry2.6 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark1.9 km
- Church4.4 km
- Community hall1.3 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
- Population9,104
- Median income412,600 kr/yr
- Average age51.3 years
The figures describe Sotenäs Municipality as a whole, not Björkenäs.