MapAndMoveOpen data, collected
Small locality in Bräcke Municipality, Jämtland County

Bensjö

1

Facts

MunicipalityBräcke
CountyJämtland County
Population62
Area51 ha
SCB code2305SB108

2

Place profile

9/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
58/100
Quiet surroundings
72/100
Rurality
47/100
Urbanity
10/100
Family friendliness
0/100
Senior friendliness
0/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest10 m
  • Distance to water310 m
  • Distance to farmland90 m
  • Distance to shoreline310 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road30 m
  • Distance to railway230 m
  • Distance to industry5.6 km
  • Distance to power line2.2 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store6.3 km
  • Distance to school6.4 km
  • Distance to train station6.5 km

Median across 89 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

3

Age distribution

  • 120–413
  • 235–924
  • 810–1417
  • 1815–1913
  • 1020–246
  • 1825–299
  • 2930–3426
  • 3335–3916
  • 1540–4419
  • 1345–4918
  • 3450–5431
  • 4055–5937
  • 5960–6441
  • 5565–6935
  • 4670–7434
  • 3175–7943
  • 5880+42

Men 502Women 424

Marital status

  • Unmarried460 (50 %)
  • Married306 (33 %)
  • Divorced105 (11 %)
  • Widowed54 (6 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Bensjö, 926 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 62 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 seat9 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

  • Bensjön355 ha290 m
  • Flottringen243 ha2.9 km
  • Revsundssjön6,783 ha3.2 km
  • Bröcklingtjärnen14 ha3.9 km

6

Nearest localities

7

Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone21.7 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)7.8 km
  • Potentially contaminated land1.4 km

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve8.1 km
  • Natura 200011.4 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest12.5 km
  • Water protection area810 m
  • Habitat protection12.2 km
  • National conservation interest8.2 km
  • National heritage interest18.2 km

Services & safety

  • School4.9 km
  • Fire station6.6 km
  • Police station6.5 km
  • Civil defence shelter5.5 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site22.4 km
  • Swimming pool21.6 km
  • Campsite6 km
  • Hiking trail3.4 km
  • Cycle trail21.3 km
  • Floodlit track6 km
  • Geologically notable site44.9 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant6.6 km
  • Café6.4 km
  • Petrol station5.9 km
  • Library6.1 km
  • Sports hall5.6 km
  • Hotel6.7 km
  • Care home21.4 km
  • Recycling centre6.6 km

Disturbance

  • Major road2.1 km
  • Railway130 m
  • Power line1.9 km
  • Wind turbine5.5 km
  • Mobile mast8 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)3.4 km
  • Mine12.9 km
  • Quarry2.3 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark12.3 km
  • Church5.3 km
  • Community hall8.1 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.

8

Applies to the whole municipality

  • Population6,035
  • Median income366,700 kr/yr
  • Average age48.4 years
What is it like to live in Bräcke? →

The figures describe Bräcke Municipality as a whole, not Bensjö.