Bensbyn
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest30 m
- Distance to water720 m
- Distance to farmland80 m
- Distance to shoreline450 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway6.2 km
- Distance to industry1.7 km
- Distance to power line2.4 km
Services
- Distance to grocery store4.1 km
- Distance to school5 km
- Distance to train station6.7 km
Median across 342 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 690–462
- 785–960
- 7410–1469
- 7215–1967
- 3520–2419
- 2825–2933
- 6930–3468
- 5735–3974
- 8040–4481
- 7945–4954
- 7550–5470
- 7055–5963
- 8360–6465
- 6765–6963
- 4670–7442
- 4875–7940
- 5380+43
Men 1,083Women 973
Marital status
- Unmarried1,097 (53 %)
- Married776 (38 %)
- Divorced121 (6 %)
- Widowed57 (3 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Bensbyn, 2,056 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 598 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 seat12 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
- Hertsöträsket74 ha5.2 km
- Sellingssundet11 ha5.8 km
- Glon13 ha6 km
- Mjölkuddtjärnen7 ha6.5 km
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Surroundings
Natural hazards
- Flood zone22.6 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)8.3 km
- Potentially contaminated land3 in the locality390 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve2.8 km
- Natura 20006.6 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest1.4 km
- Water protection area7.2 km
- Habitat protection2.8 km
- National conservation interest6.6 km
- National heritage interest8.6 km
Services & safety
- School1 in the locality120 m
- Fire station6.3 km
- Police station7.3 km
- Civil defence shelter3.6 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site5.7 km
- Swimming pool7.2 km
- Campsite9.5 km
- Hiking trail3.6 km
- Cycle trail570 m
- Ski trail12.9 km
- Floodlit track4.6 km
- Birding site9.1 km
- Geologically notable site14 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant4.2 km
- Café5.4 km
- Petrol station6.4 km
- Library5.4 km
- Sports hall4.6 km
- Hotel6.6 km
- Care home5.8 km
- Recycling centre4.2 km
Disturbance
- Major road2.9 km
- Railway8.9 km
- Power line2.4 km
- Wind turbine12 km
- Mobile mast3.6 km
- Military area10.7 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)3.3 km
- Mine16.7 km
- Quarry6.5 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark2.9 km
- Church4.2 km
- Community hall5.6 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
- Population79,645
- Median income421,100 kr/yr
- Average age42.8 years
The figures describe Luleå Municipality as a whole, not Bensbyn.