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Small locality in Vansbro Municipality, Dalarna County

Björnbacken

1

Facts

MunicipalityVansbro
CountyDalarna County
Population128
Area97 ha
SCB code2021SB124

2

Place profile

29/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
45/100
Quiet surroundings
57/100
Rurality
48/100
Urbanity
11/100
Family friendliness
32/100
Senior friendliness
28/100

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.

5

Lakes nearby

  • Kvarnsjön32 ha1.1 km
  • Torstjärnen9 ha2.1 km
  • Mellansjön28 ha2.6 km
  • Stora Hedtjärnen8 ha3.2 km

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Nearest localities

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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
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The figures describe Vansbro Municipality as a whole, not Björnbacken.