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Small locality in Ragunda Municipality, Jämtland County

Backen

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1

Facts

MunicipalityRagunda
CountyJämtland County
Population102
Area49 ha
SCB code2303SB121

2

Place profile

7/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
63/100
Quiet surroundings
77/100
Rurality
46/100
Urbanity
0/100
Family friendliness
23/100
Senior friendliness
0/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest30 m
  • Distance to water210 m
  • Distance to farmland30 m
  • Distance to shoreline210 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road30 m
  • Distance to railway28.5 km
  • Distance to industry16.5 km
  • Distance to power line8.9 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store18 km
  • Distance to school18.5 km
  • Distance to train station76.5 km

Median across 64 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 270–425
  • 395–935
  • 4710–1447
  • 5315–1947
  • 1920–2423
  • 1825–2923
  • 3930–3434
  • 4535–3955
  • 6440–4440
  • 4545–4935
  • 4050–5447
  • 5655–5958
  • 7460–6466
  • 6865–6956
  • 6470–7447
  • 5275–7929
  • 6180+59

Men 811Women 726

Marital status

  • Unmarried877 (57 %)
  • Married445 (29 %)
  • Divorced147 (10 %)
  • Widowed63 (4 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Backen, 1,537 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 102 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 seat38 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

  • Gesunden2,993 ha4.5 km
  • Japptjärnen9 ha5.4 km
  • Höksbergstjärnen8 ha7.9 km
  • Ytterstvattnet46 ha8.7 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.

8

Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone11.3 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)15.2 km
  • Potentially contaminated land4 in the locality430 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve610 m
  • Natura 200043.7 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest740 m
  • Water protection area19.2 km
  • Habitat protection3.9 km
  • National conservation interest1.3 km
  • National heritage interest8.8 km

Services & safety

  • School1 in the locality400 m
  • Fire station23.1 km
  • Civil defence shelter13.3 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site38.6 km
  • Swimming pool22.3 km
  • Campsite9.5 km
  • Hiking trail8.4 km
  • Cycle trail35.5 km
  • Floodlit track18.4 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant18.7 km
  • Café9.9 km
  • Petrol station18.8 km
  • Library18.8 km
  • Sports hall18.7 km
  • Hotel14.4 km
  • Recycling centre43.8 km

Disturbance

  • Major road420 m
  • Railway25.9 km
  • Power line9.3 km
  • Wind turbine12.9 km
  • Mobile mast21.4 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)10.3 km
  • Quarry3.6 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark9.9 km
  • Church17.9 km
  • Community hall14.7 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

  • Population5,146
  • Median income354,000 kr/yr
  • Average age47.8 years
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The figures describe Ragunda Municipality as a whole, not Backen.