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Alva
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Small locality in Gotland Municipality, Gotland County

Alva

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1

Facts

MunicipalityGotland
CountyGotland County
Population94
Area38 ha
SCB code0980SB126

2

Place profile

27/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
12/100
Quiet surroundings
67/100
Rurality
25/100
Urbanity
23/100
Family friendliness
6/100
Senior friendliness
32/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest80 m
  • Distance to water1.1 km
  • Distance to farmland80 m
  • Distance to shoreline1.1 km

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road30 m
  • Distance to railway33.8 km
  • Distance to industry2.8 km
  • Distance to power line3 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store3.6 km
  • Distance to school5.5 km
  • Distance to train station33.9 km

Median across 78 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 710–465
  • 895–958
  • 8010–1480
  • 7815–1985
  • 9420–2469
  • 7925–2974
  • 10130–3492
  • 10535–3996
  • 6240–4460
  • 8645–4970
  • 9850–5497
  • 10755–59123
  • 14960–64152
  • 14965–69129
  • 15770–74120
  • 12375–79128
  • 17980+248

Men 1,807Women 1,746

Marital status

  • Unmarried1,722 (49 %)
  • Married1,174 (33 %)
  • Divorced406 (11 %)
  • Widowed240 (7 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 2 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Alva, 3,553 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 94 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 seat1 h

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

  • Fridträsk7 ha11.9 km
  • Rammträsk10 ha12.7 km
  • Mjölhatteträsk67 ha21.2 km
  • Paviken15 ha30.1 km

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Nearest localities

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Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Wildfire area (since 2018)27.6 km
  • Potentially contaminated land4 in the locality60 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve5.3 km
  • Natura 20007.8 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest12.2 km
  • Water protection area660 m
  • Habitat protection6.9 km
  • National conservation interest5 km
  • National heritage interestThe locality lies within

Services & safety

  • School3.9 km
  • Fire station22.2 km
  • Police station3.7 km
  • Civil defence shelter3.9 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site12 km
  • Swimming pool4.1 km
  • Campsite8.5 km
  • Hiking trail29 km
  • Cycle trail3.2 km
  • Birding site25.3 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant3.6 km
  • Café3.7 km
  • Petrol station490 m
  • Library3.7 km
  • Sports hall25.4 km
  • Hotel7.2 km
  • Care home44.8 km
  • Recycling centre5.9 km

Disturbance

  • Major road1.3 km
  • Power line3.2 km
  • Wind turbine8.5 km
  • Mobile mast9.6 km
  • Military area27.5 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)11.9 km
  • Quarry4 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark2.5 km
  • Church1 in the locality110 m
  • Community hall28.1 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.

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Applies to the whole municipality

  • Population60,971
  • Median income373,600 kr/yr
  • Average age45.9 years
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The figures describe Gotland Municipality as a whole, not Alva.