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Backen
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Small locality in Lysekil Municipality, Västra Götaland County

Backen

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884 m from the locality centre · W.carter · CC0
898 m from the locality centre · W.carter · CC0

1

Facts

MunicipalityLysekil
CountyVästra Götaland County
Population75
Area63 ha
SCB code1484SB118

2

Place profile

44/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
27/100
Quiet surroundings
55/100
Rurality
38/100
Urbanity
26/100
Family friendliness
43/100
Senior friendliness
50/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest30 m
  • Distance to water520 m
  • Distance to farmland450 m
  • Distance to shoreline210 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway19.2 km
  • Distance to industry1.9 km
  • Distance to power line1.6 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store820 m
  • Distance to school3.3 km
  • Distance to train station19.3 km

Median across 126 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 250–434
  • 395–935
  • 3810–1443
  • 2715–1935
  • 720–247
  • 725–2913
  • 2430–3426
  • 3735–3938
  • 4540–4436
  • 2945–4925
  • 2850–5430
  • 3255–5935
  • 5160–6455
  • 6165–6954
  • 5370–7442
  • 4075–7927
  • 4080+40

Men 583Women 575

Marital status

  • Unmarried526 (45 %)
  • Married496 (42 %)
  • Divorced93 (8 %)
  • Widowed57 (5 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Backen, 1,158 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 75 inhabitants. A statistical area follows no locality boundary, so the figures describe the area around the locality, not the locality alone.

4

Driving time

  • Gothenburg1 h 50 min
  • Malmö5 h 2 min
  • Municipal seat10 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

  • Germunneröd vatten10 ha10.1 km
  • Långöns vatten8 ha11.7 km
  • Hällers myr9 ha13.1 km
  • Kärrs vatten10 ha13.1 km

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Nearest localities

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Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone20.1 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)7.8 km
  • Potentially contaminated land1.9 km

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve440 m
  • Natura 200022.1 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interestThe locality lies within
  • Water protection area2 km
  • Habitat protection2.4 km
  • National conservation interest470 m
  • National heritage interest4.2 km

Services & safety

  • School2.6 km
  • Fire station4.2 km
  • Police station4.3 km
  • Civil defence shelter2.9 km
  • Vulnerable area (police)47.3 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site3 km
  • Swimming pool1.1 km
  • Campsite1 km
  • Hiking trail970 m
  • Cycle trail6.5 km
  • Floodlit track47.1 km
  • Birding site36.3 km
  • Geologically notable site15.5 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant2.1 km
  • Café4.4 km
  • Petrol station2.7 km
  • Library4.6 km
  • Sports hall2.3 km
  • Hotel4.3 km
  • Care home12.9 km
  • Recycling centre2.4 km

Disturbance

  • Major road1.8 km
  • Railway19.8 km
  • Power line1.6 km
  • Wind turbine2.3 km
  • Mobile mast1.6 km
  • Military area13.5 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)2.1 km
  • Quarry6.4 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark900 m
  • Church980 m
  • Community hall1.4 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

  • Population13,907
  • Median income406,900 kr/yr
  • Average age49.1 years
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The figures describe Lysekil Municipality as a whole, not Backen.