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Bodås
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Small locality in Hofors Municipality, Gävleborg County

Bodås

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1

Facts

MunicipalityHofors
CountyGävleborg County
Population91
Area19 ha
SCB code2104SB109

2

Place profile

7/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
47/100
Quiet surroundings
65/100
Rurality
43/100
Urbanity
26/100
Family friendliness
0/100
Senior friendliness
6/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest10 m
  • Distance to water560 m
  • Distance to farmland240 m
  • Distance to shoreline560 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway230 m
  • Distance to industry9.3 km
  • Distance to power line620 m

Services

  • Distance to grocery store9.5 km
  • Distance to school9.3 km
  • Distance to train station1.9 km

Median across 52 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 800–460
  • 865–987
  • 8410–1464
  • 6315–1969
  • 5220–2434
  • 5225–2957
  • 8630–3474
  • 8135–3990
  • 7040–4472
  • 7345–4949
  • 9250–54108
  • 12955–59105
  • 12560–64117
  • 13065–69117
  • 11870–74109
  • 10975–7997
  • 9680+114

Men 1,526Women 1,423

Marital status

  • Unmarried1,434 (49 %)
  • Married1,121 (38 %)
  • Divorced273 (9 %)
  • Widowed124 (4 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 2 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Bodås, 2,949 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 91 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

  • Stockholm2 h 51 min
  • Municipal seat22 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

  • Nyhytte-Dammsjön24 ha940 m
  • Torshytte-Dammsjön9 ha2.6 km
  • Axen15 ha2.9 km
  • Krattdammen26 ha3.1 km

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Nearest localities

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Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone9.7 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)5 km
  • Potentially contaminated land2 in the locality190 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve3.9 km
  • Natura 20009.6 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest20.9 km
  • Water protection area1.4 km
  • Habitat protection2.2 km
  • National conservation interest3.9 km
  • National heritage interest220 m

Services & safety

  • School9.5 km
  • Fire station15.3 km
  • Police station28.5 km
  • Civil defence shelter1 in the locality150 m

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site2.6 km
  • Swimming pool14.4 km
  • Campsite10.5 km
  • Hiking trail1.7 km
  • Cycle trail10.3 km
  • Ski trail32.1 km
  • Floodlit track10.1 km
  • Birding site29.4 km
  • Geologically notable site18 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant9.8 km
  • Café2.9 km
  • Petrol station9.7 km
  • Library15.9 km
  • Sports hall15.2 km
  • Hotel2.9 km
  • Care home9.9 km
  • Recycling centre9.9 km

Disturbance

  • Major road150 m
  • Railway1.7 km
  • Power line660 m
  • Wind turbine7.3 km
  • Mobile mast20.2 km
  • Military area22.7 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)2.6 km
  • Mine960 m
  • Quarry7.2 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark7.4 km
  • Church9.4 km
  • Community hall11.7 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

  • Population9,281
  • Median income395,500 kr/yr
  • Average age46.1 years
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The figures describe Hofors Municipality as a whole, not Bodås.