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Small locality in Torsby Municipality, Värmland County

Sandbacken

1

Facts

MunicipalityTorsby
CountyVärmland County
Population65
Area29 ha
SCB code1737SB134

2

Place profile

13/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
61/100
Quiet surroundings
70/100
Rurality
47/100
Urbanity
35/100
Family friendliness
11/100
Senior friendliness
19/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest40 m
  • Distance to water130 m
  • Distance to farmland40 m
  • Distance to shoreline130 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road30 m
  • Distance to railway20.6 km
  • Distance to industry18.6 km
  • Distance to power line1 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store390 m
  • Distance to school17.3 km
  • Distance to train station22.5 km

Median across 44 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

3

Age distribution

  • 340–447
  • 535–936
  • 4010–1442
  • 3815–1931
  • 1920–2426
  • 4225–2931
  • 6130–3452
  • 7235–3949
  • 4540–4442
  • 5245–4933
  • 4450–5441
  • 7055–5957
  • 6460–6460
  • 7565–6968
  • 6070–7449
  • 5875–7947
  • 5780+66

Men 884Women 777

Marital status

  • Unmarried967 (58 %)
  • Married494 (30 %)
  • Divorced123 (7 %)
  • Widowed77 (5 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Sandbacken, 1,661 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 65 inhabitants. A statistical area follows no locality boundary, so the figures describe the area around the locality, not the locality alone.

4

Driving time

  • Stockholm5 h 42 min
  • Gothenburg4 h 59 min
  • Municipal seat26 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

  • Aspsjön118 ha1.2 km
  • Övre Brocken348 ha1.6 km
  • Kvällsjön49 ha1.7 km
  • Ljusnetjärnen19 ha2.4 km

6

Nearest localities

7

Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone17.5 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)12.7 km
  • Potentially contaminated land2 in the locality100 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve3.2 km
  • Natura 20003.5 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interestThe locality lies within
  • Water protection area13.8 km
  • Habitat protection5.9 km
  • National conservation interest3.7 km
  • National heritage interest15.5 km

Services & safety

  • School14.1 km
  • Fire station1.5 km
  • Police station43.8 km
  • Civil defence shelter23 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site4.1 km
  • Swimming pool7.5 km
  • Campsite1.6 km
  • Hiking trail5.2 km
  • Cycle trail16.9 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant5.1 km
  • Café1 in the locality570 m
  • Petrol station7.6 km
  • Sports hall21.4 km
  • Hotel6.7 km
  • Care home22.2 km
  • Recycling centre20.1 km

Disturbance

  • Major road6.4 km
  • Railway20.7 km
  • Power line1.2 km
  • Wind turbine14.1 km
  • Mobile mast5.6 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)31.9 km
  • Mine47.2 km
  • Quarry4.8 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark1.6 km
  • Church1.8 km
  • Community hall42.2 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

  • Population11,321
  • Median income383,500 kr/yr
  • Average age48.0 years
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The figures describe Torsby Municipality as a whole, not Sandbacken.