Björsjö
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest50 m
- Distance to water190 m
- Distance to farmland100 m
- Distance to shoreline190 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road30 m
- Distance to railway10.5 km
- Distance to industry10.2 km
- Distance to power line1.1 km
Services
- Distance to grocery store12 km
- Distance to school12.5 km
- Distance to train station11.9 km
Median across 80 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 310–434
- 505–939
- 4610–1443
- 5815–1947
- 2620–2418
- 2625–2932
- 4630–3444
- 6535–3948
- 5540–4433
- 4145–4945
- 5050–5453
- 6955–5961
- 6760–6461
- 6565–6951
- 5670–7458
- 6175–7941
- 5080+37
Men 862Women 745
Marital status
- Unmarried788 (49 %)
- Married639 (40 %)
- Divorced143 (9 %)
- Widowed45 (3 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Björsjö, 1,607 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 115 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
- Gothenburg5 h 28 min
- Municipal seat17 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
- Dammsjön30 ha500 m
- Mellantjärnen10 ha1.3 km
- Övra Långtjärnen7 ha1.7 km
- Mörktjärnen16 ha2.6 km
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Nearest localities
- Stora Snöån67 inhabitants7.3 km
- Ludvika15,675 inhabitants9.9 km
- Hagge289 inhabitants9.9 km
- Halvars101 inhabitants10.2 km
- Lernbo119 inhabitants11.2 km
- Smedjebacken5,190 inhabitants11.2 km
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Associations and activities
- BjörsjöbygdegårdLocal heritage
- Björsjö Gym & CampgymSports
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 zone11.2 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)10.1 km
- Potentially contaminated land2 in the locality240 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve4.9 km
- Natura 200019.1 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest3 km
- Water protection areaThe locality lies within
- Habitat protection5.4 km
- National conservation interest7 km
- National heritage interest6.9 km
Services & safety
- School10.6 km
- Fire station12.5 km
- Police station15 km
- Civil defence shelter11.7 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site670 m
- Swimming pool13.3 km
- Campsite3.5 km
- Hiking trail160 m
- Cycle trail7.8 km
- Ski trail13 km
- Floodlit track13 km
- Geologically notable site49.1 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant10.1 km
- Café12.6 km
- Petrol station11.6 km
- Library12.7 km
- Sports hall10 km
- Hotel6.1 km
- Care home15.3 km
- Recycling centre12.8 km
Disturbance
- Major road7.3 km
- Railway10.6 km
- Power line2 km
- Wind turbine8.6 km
- Mobile mast13.7 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)10.3 km
- Mine5.1 km
- Quarry2.6 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark10.4 km
- Church8.8 km
- Community hall15.9 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
- Population10,823
- Median income409,400 kr/yr
- Average age47.5 years
The figures describe Smedjebacken Municipality as a whole, not Björsjö.