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Bäckefors
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest50 m
- Distance to water610 m
- Distance to farmland520 m
- Distance to shoreline610 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway230 m
- Distance to industry1.2 km
- Distance to power line530 m
Services
- Distance to grocery store300 m
- Distance to school470 m
- Distance to train station14.7 km
Median across 341 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 300–425
- 265–940
- 5510–1436
- 6015–1938
- 3320–2424
- 3625–2926
- 4330–3440
- 3835–3944
- 4540–4442
- 5245–4936
- 6050–5447
- 7855–5958
- 6460–6475
- 6265–6959
- 6870–7464
- 7875–7966
- 7380+81
Men 901Women 801
Marital status
- Unmarried856 (50 %)
- Married572 (34 %)
- Divorced182 (11 %)
- Widowed96 (6 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Bäckefors, 1,702 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 632 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
- Stockholm5 h 56 min
- Gothenburg2 h 10 min
- Malmö5 h 21 min
- 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
- Hivattnet42 ha2.9 km
- Lysevattnet322 ha2.9 km
- Kvarnetjärnet7 ha3 km
- Savetjärnet7 ha3.1 km
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Nearest localities
- Asketveten69 inhabitants7.1 km
- Dalskog104 inhabitants8.9 km
- Dals Långed1,337 inhabitants15.4 km
- Ekebol53 inhabitants17.3 km
- Billingsfors954 inhabitants18.9 km
- Håbol57 inhabitants19.6 km
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Associations and activities
- Equmenia BäckeforsscoutkårOutdoor life
- BäckeforsbygdegårdLocal heritage
- Bäckefors Hembygds och FramtidsföreningBarnverksamhetLocal heritage
- Bäckefors AtletklubbStyrketräningSports
- Bäckefors IFLängdåkningSports
- Bäckefors kyrkakyrkaReligion
- Equmenia BäckeforsBarnverksamhetReligion
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 zone13.5 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)16.5 km
- Potentially contaminated land15 in the locality60 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve3.4 km
- Natura 20005.1 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest11.1 km
- Water protection area680 m
- Habitat protection1.8 km
- National conservation interest670 m
- National heritage interest620 m
Services & safety
- School1 in the locality370 m
- Fire station16.5 km
- Police station20.9 km
- Civil defence shelter1 in the locality160 m
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site2.3 km
- Swimming pool13.3 km
- Campsite9.8 km
- Hiking trail9.1 km
- Cycle trail370 m
- Floodlit track20.2 km
- Geologically notable site46.8 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant15.5 km
- Café7.4 km
- Petrol station1 in the locality520 m
- Library15.6 km
- Sports hall1 in the locality770 m
- Hotel15 km
- Care home15 km
- Recycling centre16.8 km
Disturbance
- Major road550 m
- Railway1.3 km
- Power line570 m
- Wind turbine5.2 km
- Mobile mast670 m
- Military area40.7 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)1.1 km
- Mine14.7 km
- Quarry2.6 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark8.3 km
- Church1 in the locality1.2 km
- Community hall5.1 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
- Population9,076
- Median income374,500 kr/yr
- Average age48.2 years
The figures describe Bengtsfors Municipality as a whole, not Bäckefors.