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Bäsna
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Urban area in Gagnef Municipality, Dalarna County

Bäsna

1

Facts

MunicipalityGagnef
CountyDalarna County
Population660
Area146 ha
SCB code2026TB102

2

Place profile

41/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
43/100
Quiet surroundings
56/100
Rurality
50/100
Urbanity
50/100
Family friendliness
39/100
Senior friendliness
39/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest30 m
  • Distance to water400 m
  • Distance to farmland140 m
  • Distance to shoreline400 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road30 m
  • Distance to railway960 m
  • Distance to industry3.3 km
  • Distance to power line1.2 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store4.6 km
  • Distance to school1.2 km
  • Distance to train station4.5 km

Median across 447 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 560–442
  • 735–971
  • 5810–1471
  • 7915–1959
  • 3320–2433
  • 3625–2928
  • 4230–3459
  • 8135–3963
  • 6240–4465
  • 5045–4963
  • 4950–5446
  • 6855–5956
  • 6860–6465
  • 6065–6949
  • 5070–7439
  • 4875–7949
  • 6080+47

Men 973Women 905

Marital status

  • Unmarried1,043 (56 %)
  • Married640 (34 %)
  • Divorced134 (7 %)
  • Widowed61 (3 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Bäsna, 1,878 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 660 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

  • Stockholm3 h 21 min
  • Municipal seat14 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

  • Stora Orsen10 ha3.2 km
  • Långsjön14 ha3.9 km
  • Gimmen433 ha5.1 km
  • Stora Länsan21 ha5.4 km

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Nearest localities

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Associations and activities

  • BäsnabygdegårdLocal heritage

Associations and activities carrying the locality's name, from the municipalities' own registers, the Swedish Sports Confederation and the Swedish Tax Agency. The list is not exhaustive: an association without the locality name in its name is not included.

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Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone4.4 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)3.5 km
  • Potentially contaminated land3 in the locality190 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve1.5 km
  • Natura 200023.6 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest5.1 km
  • Water protection area340 m
  • Habitat protection1.4 km
  • National conservation interest5.4 km
  • National heritage interest1.8 km

Services & safety

  • School1 in the locality710 m
  • Fire station9.4 km
  • Police station4.7 km
  • Civil defence shelter10.5 km
  • Vulnerable area (police)11.4 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site1.2 km
  • Swimming pool8.3 km
  • Campsite1.4 km
  • Hiking trail690 m
  • Cycle trail570 m
  • Ski trail9 km
  • Floodlit track10 km
  • Geologically notable site22.8 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant1 in the locality520 m
  • Café1 in the locality840 m
  • Petrol station4.3 km
  • Library4.6 km
  • Sports hall1 in the locality1.1 km
  • Hotel5.9 km
  • Care home10.9 km
  • Recycling centre11.4 km

Disturbance

  • Major road1.3 km
  • Railway1 km
  • Power line1.7 km
  • Wind turbine7.8 km
  • Mobile mast4.5 km
  • Military area26.2 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)3.1 km
  • Mine11.7 km
  • Quarry3.5 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark2 km
  • Church3.9 km
  • Community hall1 in the locality230 m

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

  • Population10,384
  • Median income392,300 kr/yr
  • Average age44.5 years
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The figures describe Gagnef Municipality as a whole, not Bäsna.