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Urban area in Sandviken Municipality, Gävleborg County

Backberg och Norrberg

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1

Facts

MunicipalitySandviken
CountyGävleborg County
Population367
Area129 ha
SCB code2181TB101

2

Place profile

36/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
38/100
Quiet surroundings
50/100
Rurality
50/100
Urbanity
47/100
Family friendliness
43/100
Senior friendliness
28/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest60 m
  • Distance to water710 m
  • Distance to farmland20 m
  • Distance to shoreline710 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road30 m
  • Distance to railway2.1 km
  • Distance to industry2.1 km
  • Distance to power line850 m

Services

  • Distance to grocery store1.8 km
  • Distance to school2 km
  • Distance to train station6.2 km

Median across 148 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 650–460
  • 635–970
  • 7210–1475
  • 7215–1977
  • 10220–2430
  • 7725–2950
  • 10530–3479
  • 11335–3978
  • 9940–4463
  • 12145–4984
  • 12050–5481
  • 12855–5977
  • 12860–6485
  • 9265–6974
  • 9670–7486
  • 8275–7972
  • 10180+82

Men 1,636Women 1,223

Marital status

  • Unmarried1,629 (57 %)
  • Married793 (28 %)
  • Divorced310 (11 %)
  • Widowed121 (4 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 2 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Backberg och Norrberg, 2,859 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 367 inhabitants. A statistical area follows no locality boundary, so the figures describe the area around the locality, not the locality alone.

4

Driving time

  • Stockholm2 h 35 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

  • Alsjön8 ha2.7 km
  • Storsjön6,938 ha3 km
  • Näsbysjön350 ha4.8 km
  • Koppartjärnen8 ha7.4 km

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Nearest localities

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Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone1 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)6.3 km
  • Potentially contaminated land2 in the locality500 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve3.6 km
  • Natura 200015.9 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest14.8 km
  • Water protection area1.3 km
  • Habitat protection5.5 km
  • National conservation interest4.1 km
  • National heritage interest8.1 km

Services & safety

  • School2 km
  • Fire station8.9 km
  • Police station8.9 km
  • Civil defence shelter1.8 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site2.9 km
  • Swimming pool6 km
  • Campsite2 km
  • Hiking trail6.5 km
  • Cycle trail10.7 km
  • Ski trail11 km
  • Floodlit track6.4 km
  • Birding site45.7 km
  • Geologically notable site15.8 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant1.8 km
  • Café1.9 km
  • Petrol station1.9 km
  • Library4 km
  • Sports hall3.8 km
  • Hotel7.1 km
  • Care home1.7 km
  • Recycling centre3 km

Disturbance

  • Major road250 m
  • Railway3.4 km
  • Power line930 m
  • Wind turbine2.9 km
  • Mobile mast3.8 km
  • Military area20.8 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)3.6 km
  • Mine4.9 km
  • Quarry5.4 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark2.4 km
  • Church1.9 km
  • Community hall5.7 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

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