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Small locality in Bräcke Municipality, Jämtland County

Backen

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1

Facts

MunicipalityBräcke
CountyJämtland County
Population95
Area42 ha
SCB code2305SB110

2

Place profile

10/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
58/100
Quiet surroundings
73/100
Rurality
47/100
Urbanity
12/100
Family friendliness
9/100
Senior friendliness
4/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest30 m
  • Distance to water430 m
  • Distance to farmland30 m
  • Distance to shoreline430 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road30 m
  • Distance to railway2.1 km
  • Distance to industry5.2 km
  • Distance to power line2.1 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store8 km
  • Distance to school8.2 km
  • Distance to train station4.2 km

Median across 33 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 280–428
  • 395–937
  • 3710–1438
  • 3315–1932
  • 2620–2415
  • 2825–2923
  • 4430–3438
  • 4935–3945
  • 4140–4432
  • 2745–4930
  • 4850–5441
  • 4055–5942
  • 5260–6452
  • 5665–6937
  • 4470–7439
  • 4375–7927
  • 3580+20

Men 670Women 576

Marital status

  • Unmarried672 (55 %)
  • Married398 (33 %)
  • Divorced117 (10 %)
  • Widowed36 (3 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Backen, 1,246 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 95 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 seat28 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

  • Stortjärnen10 ha730 m
  • Sundsjön900 ha960 m
  • Öster-Andsjön61 ha1.4 km
  • Väster-Andsjön29 ha2.1 km

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Nearest localities

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Associations and activities

  • MicklebackensporthallSports
  • SvedjebackensporthallSports

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 zone30.2 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)4.3 km
  • Potentially contaminated land2 in the locality480 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve1.9 km
  • Natura 200035.7 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest8.2 km
  • Water protection area3.8 km
  • Habitat protection540 m
  • National conservation interest5.3 km
  • National heritage interest7.2 km

Services & safety

  • School3.9 km
  • Fire station28 km
  • Police station28.1 km
  • Civil defence shelter18.4 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site15.3 km
  • Swimming pool31.2 km
  • Campsite6.6 km
  • Hiking trail2.3 km
  • Cycle trail25.5 km
  • Floodlit track26.6 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant19.1 km
  • Café14.9 km
  • Petrol station8.7 km
  • Library28.4 km
  • Sports hall6.6 km
  • Hotel21.4 km
  • Care home18.8 km
  • Recycling centre18.2 km

Disturbance

  • Major road1.7 km
  • Railway3.2 km
  • Power line2.1 km
  • Wind turbine28 km
  • Mobile mast13.1 km
  • Military area21.3 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)2.1 km
  • Mine19.3 km
  • Quarry6.8 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark1.9 km
  • Church2.3 km
  • Community hall720 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

  • Population6,035
  • Median income366,700 kr/yr
  • Average age48.4 years
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The figures describe Bräcke Municipality as a whole, not Backen.