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Small locality in Berg Municipality, Jämtland County

Backen

1

Facts

MunicipalityBerg
CountyJämtland County
Population68
Area52 ha
SCB code2326SB111

2

Place profile

18/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
29/100
Quiet surroundings
77/100
Rurality
29/100
Urbanity
38/100
Family friendliness
25/100
Senior friendliness
21/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest110 m
  • Distance to water680 m
  • Distance to farmland20 m
  • Distance to shoreline680 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road30 m
  • Distance to railway11.9 km
  • Distance to industry12.5 km
  • Distance to power line7.6 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store1.5 km
  • Distance to school1.7 km
  • Distance to train station12 km

Median across 45 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 300–444
  • 665–961
  • 5910–1450
  • 5515–1944
  • 3820–2426
  • 2625–2924
  • 3830–3454
  • 6235–3961
  • 5940–4452
  • 4045–4939
  • 4850–5435
  • 6255–5951
  • 6260–6464
  • 6365–6964
  • 6970–7463
  • 6275–7951
  • 6280+82

Men 901Women 865

Marital status

  • Unmarried1,069 (60 %)
  • Married465 (26 %)
  • Divorced155 (9 %)
  • Widowed81 (5 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Backen, 1,766 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 68 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 seat34 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

  • Storsjön45,779 ha2.9 km
  • Önstatjärnen6 ha3 km
  • Rörösjön11 ha3.9 km
  • Svensjön8 ha9.6 km

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Nearest localities

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Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone6.3 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)18.5 km
  • Potentially contaminated land1.2 km

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve12.6 km
  • Natura 200016.7 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest5.2 km
  • Water protection area10.7 km
  • Habitat protection4.4 km
  • National conservation interest3.9 km
  • National heritage interestThe locality lies within

Services & safety

  • School1.7 km
  • Fire station11.3 km
  • Police station24.2 km
  • Civil defence shelter19.6 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site6.3 km
  • Swimming pool13.1 km
  • Campsite2 km
  • Hiking trail1.7 km
  • Cycle trail2.1 km
  • Ski trail31.7 km
  • Floodlit track11.9 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant1.7 km
  • Café1.7 km
  • Petrol station1.6 km
  • Library21.9 km
  • Sports hall11 km
  • Hotel12.2 km
  • Care home22.9 km
  • Recycling centre5.7 km

Disturbance

  • Major road260 m
  • Railway12.9 km
  • Power line7.7 km
  • Wind turbine8.9 km
  • Mobile mast17.1 km
  • Military area18.5 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)10.4 km
  • Mine3.5 km
  • Quarry11.9 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark10 km
  • Church3.5 km
  • Community hall18.5 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

  • Population7,108
  • Median income356,400 kr/yr
  • Average age46.5 years
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The figures describe Berg Municipality as a whole, not Backen.