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Small locality in Sandviken Municipality, Gävleborg County

Bäckas

1

Facts

MunicipalitySandviken
CountyGävleborg County
Population70
Area39 ha
SCB code2181SB118

2

Place profile

17/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
40/100
Quiet surroundings
77/100
Rurality
34/100
Urbanity
23/100
Family friendliness
7/100
Senior friendliness
19/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest20 m
  • Distance to water170 m
  • Distance to farmland60 m
  • Distance to shoreline170 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road30 m
  • Distance to railway8.4 km
  • Distance to industry8.1 km
  • Distance to power line4.6 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store8.9 km
  • Distance to school8.6 km
  • Distance to train station8.8 km

Median across 59 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 380–447
  • 475–950
  • 5210–1458
  • 5815–1961
  • 3620–2427
  • 3225–2933
  • 5130–3451
  • 6835–3964
  • 6740–4462
  • 4345–4953
  • 7850–5460
  • 8955–5984
  • 8860–6467
  • 5665–6968
  • 5970–7443
  • 5275–7952
  • 6880+54

Men 982Women 934

Marital status

  • Unmarried1,004 (53 %)
  • Married666 (35 %)
  • Divorced167 (9 %)
  • Widowed70 (4 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Bäckas, 1,916 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 70 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 56 min
  • Municipal seat34 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

  • Härnen6 ha2.4 km
  • Holmsjön6 ha2.8 km
  • Rojärvi9 ha2.9 km
  • Långsjön6 ha3.5 km

6

Nearest localities

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Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone3.5 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)12.9 km
  • Potentially contaminated land1.8 km

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve2.2 km
  • Natura 20009.3 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest1.1 km
  • Water protection area3.5 km
  • Habitat protection1.9 km
  • National conservation interest3.8 km
  • National heritage interest8.1 km

Services & safety

  • School8.5 km
  • Fire station8.5 km
  • Police station23.1 km
  • Civil defence shelter8.5 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site9.9 km
  • Swimming pool2 in the locality260 m
  • Campsite13.2 km
  • Hiking trail1.2 km
  • Cycle trail270 m
  • Ski trail21.8 km
  • Floodlit track8.4 km
  • Geologically notable site22.2 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant1.8 km
  • Café17.8 km
  • Petrol station8.5 km
  • Library8.6 km
  • Sports hall1.8 km
  • Hotel1.7 km
  • Care home8.3 km
  • Recycling centre8.5 km

Disturbance

  • Major road3.8 km
  • Railway8.5 km
  • Power line4.6 km
  • Wind turbine2.6 km
  • Mobile mast1.8 km
  • Military area32.4 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)1.8 km
  • Mine11.8 km
  • Quarry4.2 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark1.7 km
  • Church8.9 km
  • Community hall8.8 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

  • Population38,360
  • Median income391,900 kr/yr
  • Average age44.8 years
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The figures describe Sandviken Municipality as a whole, not Bäckas.