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Small locality in Bengtsfors Municipality, Västra Götaland County

Närsbyn

1

Facts

MunicipalityBengtsfors
CountyVästra Götaland County
Population62
Area54 ha
SCB code1460SB108

2

Place profile

15/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
48/100
Quiet surroundings
58/100
Rurality
48/100
Urbanity
12/100
Family friendliness
11/100
Senior friendliness
0/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest30 m
  • Distance to water160 m
  • Distance to farmland30 m
  • Distance to shoreline160 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway4.4 km
  • Distance to industry2.8 km
  • Distance to power line740 m

Services

  • Distance to grocery store5.8 km
  • Distance to school5.7 km
  • Distance to train station5.2 km

Median across 70 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 340–443
  • 545–944
  • 3710–1443
  • 5215–1941
  • 3020–2417
  • 3225–2921
  • 3030–3434
  • 6235–3957
  • 4140–4433
  • 5445–4940
  • 6650–5452
  • 8355–5972
  • 8460–6485
  • 9465–6984
  • 9170–7478
  • 8475–7964
  • 10080+91

Men 1,028Women 899

Marital status

  • Unmarried937 (48 %)
  • Married727 (37 %)
  • Divorced171 (9 %)
  • Widowed110 (6 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Närsbyn, 1,927 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 62 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 21 min
  • Gothenburg2 h 44 min
  • Malmö5 h 56 min
  • Municipal seat11 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

  • Översidetjärnet27 ha160 m
  • Laxsjön1,670 ha540 m
  • Knarretjärnet13 ha1.8 km
  • Bågetjärnet33 ha2.6 km

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Nearest localities

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Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone1.7 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)5.6 km
  • Potentially contaminated land2 in the locality390 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve4.2 km
  • Natura 20009 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest1.8 km
  • Water protection area3.3 km
  • Habitat protection2.8 km
  • National conservation interest1.2 km
  • National heritage interest5 km

Services & safety

  • School2.2 km
  • Fire station4.8 km
  • Police station6.2 km
  • Civil defence shelter6 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site2.1 km
  • Swimming pool5.5 km
  • Campsite5.1 km
  • Hiking trail5.7 km
  • Cycle trail510 m
  • Floodlit track6.2 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant5.5 km
  • Café5.2 km
  • Petrol station5.4 km
  • Library5.7 km
  • Sports hall4 km
  • Hotel5.1 km
  • Care home19.1 km
  • Recycling centre7.1 km

Disturbance

  • Major road750 m
  • Railway4.6 km
  • Power line960 m
  • Wind turbine12.2 km
  • Mobile mast4.4 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)3 km
  • Mine5.6 km
  • Quarry9.1 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark5.2 km
  • Church1 in the locality220 m
  • Community hall9.2 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
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The figures describe Bengtsfors Municipality as a whole, not Närsbyn.