Facts

MunicipalityHällefors

CountyÖrebro County

Population801

Area144 ha

SCB code1863TB101

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Place profile

41/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity

46/100

Quiet surroundings

51/100

Rurality

51/100

Urbanity

69/100

Family friendliness

40/100

Senior friendliness

27/100

Nature

Distance to forest40 m
Distance to water340 m
Distance to farmland360 m
Distance to shoreline340 m

Disturbance

Distance to major road20 m
Distance to railway280 m
Distance to industry290 m
Distance to power line940 m

Services

Distance to grocery store410 m
Distance to school530 m
Distance to train station510 m

Median across 389 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

190–432
455–930
3010–1435
3515–1931
5920–2450
4525–2929
5430–3450
4935–3931
3240–4427
3345–4929
3450–5439
6455–5962
8260–6460
6165–6963
6270–7432
3775–7944
5780+65

Men 798Women 709

Marital status

Unmarried822 (54 %)
Married474 (31 %)
Divorced147 (10 %)
Widowed70 (5 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Grythyttan, 1,507 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 801 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

Stockholm3 h 38 min
Gothenburg4 h 41 min
Municipal seat13 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

Torrvarpen2,299 ha410 m
Sör-Älgen1,566 ha1.2 km
Halvtron449 ha4.4 km
Långtjärnen9 ha5 km

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Nearest localities

Hammarn101 inhabitants4.7 km
Saxhyttan63 inhabitants5 km
Hällefors4,124 inhabitants6.5 km
Nykroppa648 inhabitants14.5 km
Nyhyttan104 inhabitants15.4 km
Erikahagen52 inhabitants16 km

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Associations and activities

Grythyttans IPsporthallSports
Grythyttans KyrkakyrkaReligion

Associations and activities carrying the locality's name, from the municipalities' own registers, the Swedish Sports Confederation and the Swedish Tax Agency. The list is not exhaustive: an association without the locality name in its name is not included.

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Surroundings

Natural hazards

Flood zone2.6 km
Wildfire area (since 2018)8.9 km
Potentially contaminated land13 in the locality180 m

Protection & regulations

Nature reserve560 m
Natura 20005.4 km
National outdoor-recreation interest5.3 km
Water protection area3.9 km
Habitat protection2.3 km
National conservation interest2.7 km
National heritage interest150 m

Services & safety

School2 in the locality170 m
Fire station6.6 km
Police station8.6 km
Civil defence shelter3 in the locality340 m

Nature & outdoors

Bathing site960 m
Swimming pool9 km
Campsite9.6 km
Hiking trail6.5 km
Cycle trail7.7 km
Ski trail34.4 km
Floodlit track8.7 km
Geologically notable site3 km

Service & nöje

Restaurant3 in the locality320 m
Café1 in the locality360 m
Petrol station1 in the locality680 m
Library8.7 km
Sports hall1 in the locality320 m
Hotel1 in the locality1 km
Care home1 in the locality80 m
Recycling centre5 km

Disturbance

Major road410 m
Railway2.7 km
Power line1.1 km
Wind turbine31.6 km
Mobile mast6.1 km
Military area33.7 km

Below ground

Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)9.7 km
Mine1.9 km
Quarry830 m

Culture

Museum or landmark4.3 km
Church1 in the locality280 m
Community hall21.6 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

Population6,321
Median income352,000 kr/yr
Average age47.9 years

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The figures describe Hällefors Municipality as a whole, not Grythyttan.