Byn
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest30 m
- Distance to water420 m
- Distance to farmland70 m
- Distance to shoreline420 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway20.1 km
- Distance to industry22.8 km
- Distance to power line4.9 km
Services
- Distance to grocery store21.5 km
- Distance to school21.7 km
- Distance to train station33.1 km
Median across 81 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 190–414
- 205–925
- 2610–1420
- 2315–1927
- 1720–2420
- 2625–2915
- 4030–3427
- 2435–3929
- 1740–4425
- 2445–4921
- 4150–5442
- 6055–5951
- 5060–6437
- 5765–6954
- 6070–7443
- 5475–7947
- 6580+60
Men 623Women 557
Marital status
- Unmarried612 (51 %)
- Married367 (31 %)
- Divorced144 (12 %)
- Widowed69 (6 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Byn, 1,180 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 54 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 seat50 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
- Hemsjön648 ha400 m
- Konsttjärnen8 ha1.6 km
- Vågetjärnen18 ha2.2 km
- Övre Flyn52 ha2.4 km
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Nearest localities
- Albacken51 inhabitants9.3 km
- Kälarne377 inhabitants20 km
- Ragunda83 inhabitants30.6 km
- Borgsjöbyn112 inhabitants31.7 km
- Östby87 inhabitants31.8 km
- Ljungaverk och Fränsta2,002 inhabitants32.1 km
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Surroundings
Natural hazards
- Flood zone24.1 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)4.4 km
- Potentially contaminated land4 in the locality10 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve3.9 km
- Natura 200015.4 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest360 m
- Water protection area15.8 km
- Habitat protection2.6 km
- National conservation interest430 m
- National heritage interest25.3 km
Services & safety
- School20.8 km
- Fire station32.7 km
- Police station40.9 km
- Civil defence shelter21.4 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site14.4 km
- Swimming pool23.5 km
- Campsite8.6 km
- Hiking trail18.4 km
- Cycle trail14.8 km
- Ski trail46 km
- Floodlit track19.6 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant14.4 km
- Café26.2 km
- Petrol station1 in the locality250 m
- Library33.3 km
- Sports hall26.2 km
- Hotel33.4 km
- Care home31.8 km
- Recycling centre26.3 km
Disturbance
- Major road420 m
- Railway20.1 km
- Power line6.1 km
- Wind turbine13.6 km
- Mobile mast16.1 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)1.1 km
- Mine22.4 km
- Quarry12.3 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark27.2 km
- Church6.1 km
- Community hall36 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
- Population6,035
- Median income366,700 kr/yr
- Average age48.4 years
The figures describe Bräcke Municipality as a whole, not Byn.