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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest60 m
- Distance to water180 m
- Distance to farmland240 m
- Distance to shoreline180 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway440 m
- Distance to industry600 m
- Distance to power line1.7 km
Services
- Distance to grocery store900 m
- Distance to school7.7 km
- Distance to train station25.3 km
Median across 487 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 400–440
- 365–943
- 4410–1444
- 4215–1928
- 4220–2425
- 2925–2927
- 5230–3440
- 5535–3948
- 3340–4439
- 4045–4934
- 5550–5456
- 5855–5967
- 7160–6455
- 6065–6956
- 5970–7459
- 7375–7958
- 8280+92
Men 871Women 811
Marital status
- Unmarried855 (50 %)
- Married612 (36 %)
- Divorced154 (9 %)
- Widowed80 (5 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Björbo, 1,682 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 674 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 52 min
- Municipal seat38 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
- Våsseltjärnen23 ha2.9 km
- Käringsjön57 ha3.9 km
- Mocktjärnen11 ha4.3 km
- Närsen262 ha4.5 km
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Associations and activities
- Björbo IPsporthallSports
- PRO Björbo-FlodapensionärsföreningSocial
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 zone1.5 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)4.1 km
- Potentially contaminated land10 in the locality220 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve3.1 km
- Natura 200021.2 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest720 m
- Water protection area2.8 km
- Habitat protection4.5 km
- National conservation interest690 m
- National heritage interest11.3 km
Services & safety
- School2 in the locality160 m
- Fire station1 in the locality210 m
- Police station25.5 km
- Civil defence shelter7.6 km
- Vulnerable area (police)37.5 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site8.1 km
- Swimming pool1 in the locality220 m
- Campsite4.9 km
- Hiking trail630 m
- Cycle trail900 m
- Ski trail15.8 km
- Floodlit track3.4 km
- Geologically notable site41.3 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant1 in the locality2.3 km
- Café7.3 km
- Petrol station1 in the locality2.2 km
- Library1 in the locality200 m
- Sports hall1 in the locality140 m
- Hotel1 in the locality310 m
- Care home32.4 km
- Recycling centre6.3 km
Disturbance
- Major road570 m
- Railway1 km
- Power line1.8 km
- Wind turbine4.2 km
- Mobile mast2.5 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)3.4 km
- Mine17.8 km
- Quarry3.1 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark6 km
- Church1 in the locality450 m
- Community hall28.4 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
- Population10,384
- Median income392,300 kr/yr
- Average age44.5 years
The figures describe Gagnef Municipality as a whole, not Björbo.