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Björkå bruk
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Small locality in Sollefteå Municipality, Västernorrland County

Björkå bruk

270 m from the locality centre · Tekniska museet · CC BY 2.0
597 m from the locality centre · Own work · Public domain

1

Facts

MunicipalitySollefteå
CountyVästernorrland County
Population63
Area28 ha
SCB code2283SB114

2

Place profile

0/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
45/100
Quiet surroundings
73/100
Rurality
38/100
Urbanity
0/100
Family friendliness
0/100
Senior friendliness
0/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest20 m
  • Distance to water220 m
  • Distance to farmland40 m
  • Distance to shoreline220 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road30 m
  • Distance to railway1.1 km
  • Distance to industry13.5 km
  • Distance to power line8.1 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store15.3 km
  • Distance to school13.8 km
  • Distance to train station16 km

Median across 35 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 110–48
  • 155–917
  • 2010–1418
  • 2015–1923
  • 1120–246
  • 1625–296
  • 2330–3418
  • 1935–3928
  • 1840–4424
  • 2245–4910
  • 2950–5423
  • 2955–5925
  • 2860–6441
  • 4265–6939
  • 4470–7414
  • 2775–7923
  • 1980+31

Men 393Women 354

Marital status

  • Unmarried382 (51 %)
  • Married240 (32 %)
  • Divorced84 (11 %)
  • Widowed36 (5 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Björkå bruk, 747 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 63 inhabitants. A statistical area follows no locality boundary, so the figures describe the area around the locality, not the locality alone.

4

Driving time

  • Municipal seat18 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

  • Björksjön74 ha5.3 km
  • Simsjön72 ha5.9 km
  • Gunnsjön10 ha6 km
  • Koltjärnen9 ha6.4 km

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Nearest localities

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Associations and activities

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 zone19.5 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)9.2 km
  • Potentially contaminated land1 in the locality270 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve9.5 km
  • Natura 200032.1 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest1.1 km
  • Water protection area1.1 km
  • Habitat protection2.4 km
  • National conservation interest1 km
  • National heritage interest400 m

Services & safety

  • School10 km
  • Fire station16.9 km
  • Police station15.2 km
  • Civil defence shelter5.7 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site5.3 km
  • Swimming pool15.6 km
  • Campsite15.6 km
  • Hiking trail15.7 km
  • Cycle trail29.1 km
  • Floodlit track43 km
  • Geologically notable site43.3 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant15.5 km
  • Café16.1 km
  • Petrol station14.2 km
  • Library16 km
  • Sports hall14.5 km
  • Hotel16.1 km
  • Care home37.5 km
  • Recycling centre15.7 km

Disturbance

  • Major road470 m
  • Railway1.2 km
  • Power line9 km
  • Wind turbine20.8 km
  • Mobile mast10.8 km
  • Military area9.2 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)10.7 km
  • Quarry5.4 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark13.9 km
  • Church1.4 km
  • Community hall760 m

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

  • Population18,396
  • Median income365,600 kr/yr
  • Average age47.2 years
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The figures describe Sollefteå Municipality as a whole, not Björkå bruk.