Björnbacken
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest20 m
- Distance to water330 m
- Distance to farmland30 m
- Distance to shoreline330 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road30 m
- Distance to railway2.2 km
- Distance to industry2.8 km
- Distance to power line470 m
Services
- Distance to grocery store3.2 km
- Distance to school3.8 km
- Distance to train station63.5 km
Median across 141 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 310–423
- 345–931
- 3210–1437
- 4515–1945
- 2720–2427
- 3525–2920
- 3630–3427
- 3035–3937
- 3940–4438
- 3145–4928
- 4950–5449
- 6255–5959
- 5860–6444
- 5965–6943
- 5170–7442
- 5075–7950
- 5180+62
Men 720Women 662
Marital status
- Unmarried810 (58 %)
- Married386 (28 %)
- Divorced125 (9 %)
- Widowed77 (6 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Björnbacken, 1,382 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 128 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
- Stockholm4 h 27 min
- Municipal seat5 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
- Kvarnsjön32 ha1.1 km
- Torstjärnen9 ha2.1 km
- Mellansjön28 ha2.6 km
- Stora Hedtjärnen8 ha3.2 km
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Surroundings
Natural hazards
- Flood zoneThe locality lies within
- Wildfire area (since 2018)8.3 km
- Potentially contaminated land6 in the locality320 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve3.9 km
- Natura 200039.2 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest2.1 km
- Water protection area5.7 km
- Habitat protection5.1 km
- National conservation interest2 km
- National heritage interest3 km
Services & safety
- School2.7 km
- Fire station5.6 km
- Police station46.8 km
- Civil defence shelter3.1 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site3.6 km
- Swimming pool3.3 km
- Campsite3.1 km
- Hiking trail4.5 km
- Cycle trail9.2 km
- Ski trail9.2 km
- Floodlit track9.2 km
- Geologically notable site43.2 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant2.9 km
- Café3.2 km
- Petrol station3 km
- Library5.6 km
- Sports hall3.5 km
- Hotel5.5 km
- Care home36.5 km
- Recycling centre6.9 km
Disturbance
- Major road880 m
- Railway2.8 km
- Power line610 m
- Wind turbine14 km
- Mobile mast13.2 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)1.9 km
- Mine33.3 km
- Quarry11.8 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark2.8 km
- Church2.8 km
- Community hall29.8 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
- Population6,752
- Median income367,600 kr/yr
- Average age46.2 years
The figures describe Vansbro Municipality as a whole, not Björnbacken.