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Bjästa
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest60 m
- Distance to water520 m
- Distance to farmland240 m
- Distance to shoreline520 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway2.4 km
- Distance to industry450 m
- Distance to power line450 m
Services
- Distance to grocery store600 m
- Distance to school460 m
- Distance to train station14.1 km
Median across 674 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 530–438
- 605–951
- 6610–1463
- 7415–1983
- 4720–2436
- 3725–2935
- 6230–3455
- 6535–3963
- 6240–4460
- 7145–4969
- 8250–5455
- 7055–5982
- 5460–6458
- 5465–6967
- 6670–7479
- 8475–7986
- 10280+120
Men 1,109Women 1,100
Marital status
- Unmarried1,088 (49 %)
- Married740 (34 %)
- Divorced204 (9 %)
- Widowed166 (8 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Bjästa, 2,209 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 1,805 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
- Municipal seat27 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
- Svedjefjärden113 ha1.5 km
- Skrikesjön72 ha1.9 km
- Åfjärden101 ha2.4 km
- Kornsjötjärnen7 ha2.9 km
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Nearest localities
- Åmynnet305 inhabitants1.8 km
- Köpmanholmen1,210 inhabitants3.7 km
- Näske125 inhabitants4.2 km
- Bergom73 inhabitants4.7 km
- Bölen88 inhabitants5.3 km
- Örnsköldsvik33,399 inhabitants8.8 km
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Associations and activities
- Bjästa BoulesällskapOther
- Bjästaområdets SamhällsföreningIntresseverksamhetOther
- Bjästa GymnastikföreningGymnastikSports
- Bjästa Ju-Jutsu KlubbBudosporterSports
- BjästabackensporthallSports
- Bjästa PensionärsföreningPensionärsverksamhetSocial
- PRO BjästapensionärsföreningSocial
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 zone370 m
- Wildfire area (since 2018)13.5 km
- Potentially contaminated land21 in the locality190 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve6.5 km
- Natura 20007 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest4.4 km
- Water protection area330 m
- Habitat protection4.1 km
- National conservation interest5.2 km
- National heritage interest8.9 km
Services & safety
- School1 in the locality240 m
- Fire station15.8 km
- Police station14.7 km
- Civil defence shelter9.3 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site4.3 km
- Swimming pool10.6 km
- Campsite4.9 km
- Hiking trail4.3 km
- Cycle trail460 m
- Ski trail16.6 km
- Floodlit track12.4 km
- Geologically notable site10.7 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant3 in the locality150 m
- Café4.2 km
- Petrol station2 in the locality370 m
- Library11.6 km
- Sports hall1 in the locality80 m
- Hotel5.7 km
- Care home11.2 km
- Recycling centre17.5 km
Disturbance
- Major road5.2 km
- Railway2.4 km
- Power line780 m
- Wind turbine17.9 km
- Mobile mast2.8 km
- Military area48 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)1.7 km
- Mine16.8 km
- Quarry8.3 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark1 in the locality770 m
- Church2 in the locality80 m
- Community hall4.5 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
- Population55,443
- Median income408,200 kr/yr
- Average age44.6 years
The figures describe Örnsköldsvik Municipality as a whole, not Bjästa.