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Small locality in Bräcke Municipality, Jämtland County

Byn

1

Facts

MunicipalityBräcke
CountyJämtland County
Population54
Area59 ha
SCB code2305SB118

2

Place profile

0/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
60/100
Quiet surroundings
73/100
Rurality
46/100
Urbanity
0/100
Family friendliness
0/100
Senior friendliness
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.

4

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.

5

Lakes nearby

  • Hemsjön648 ha400 m
  • Konsttjärnen8 ha1.6 km
  • Vågetjärnen18 ha2.2 km
  • Övre Flyn52 ha2.4 km

6

Nearest localities

7

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