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Malmen
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Urban area in Västerås Municipality, Västmanland County

Malmen

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1

Facts

MunicipalityVästerås
CountyVästmanland County
Population1,409
Area109 ha
SCB code1980TB109

2

Place profile

23/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
55/100
Quiet surroundings
61/100
Rurality
53/100
Urbanity
23/100
Family friendliness
32/100
Senior friendliness
24/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest40 m
  • Distance to water310 m
  • Distance to farmland290 m
  • Distance to shoreline310 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway9.5 km
  • Distance to industry6.1 km
  • Distance to power line6.1 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store7.2 km
  • Distance to school5.6 km
  • Distance to train station9.5 km

Median across 375 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 1280–4123
  • 1695–9182
  • 12110–14122
  • 7015–1970
  • 3720–2417
  • 2425–2931
  • 8230–34107
  • 13835–39148
  • 13240–44135
  • 11545–4996
  • 6450–5475
  • 8455–5963
  • 8760–6472
  • 7365–6961
  • 5370–7443
  • 5075–7939
  • 3380+28

Men 1,460Women 1,412

Marital status

  • Unmarried1,570 (55 %)
  • Married1,085 (38 %)
  • Divorced168 (6 %)
  • Widowed33 (1 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Malmen, 2,872 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 1,409 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

  • Stockholm1 h 34 min
  • Gothenburg5 h 14 min
  • Municipal seat16 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

  • Mälaren107,455 ha3.6 km
  • Barva-Lappen28 ha19.2 km
  • Frövisjön44 ha20 km
  • Mungasjön56 ha22.7 km

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Nearest localities

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Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone8.7 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)14.7 km
  • Potentially contaminated land2 in the locality260 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve1.4 km
  • Natura 20002.2 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest2.2 km
  • Water protection area2.5 km
  • Habitat protection2.5 km
  • National conservation interest2.2 km
  • National heritage interest2.7 km

Services & safety

  • School1 in the locality560 m
  • Fire station8.2 km
  • Police station9.8 km
  • Civil defence shelter4.9 km
  • Vulnerable area (police)11 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site720 m
  • Swimming pool4.3 km
  • Campsite3.8 km
  • Hiking trail3.7 km
  • Cycle trail60 m
  • Floodlit track13.5 km
  • Birding site11.6 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant4.5 km
  • Café1 in the locality880 m
  • Petrol station5.9 km
  • Library9.1 km
  • Sports hall2 km
  • Hotel5.1 km
  • Care home12.8 km
  • Recycling centre6.3 km

Disturbance

  • Major road80 m
  • Railway9.6 km
  • Power line6.1 km
  • Wind turbine14.7 km
  • Mobile mast830 m
  • Military area25.3 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)9.8 km
  • Mine23.5 km
  • Quarry5.5 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark1 in the locality1 km
  • Church4.6 km
  • Community hall5.5 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

  • Population160,634
  • Median income399,500 kr/yr
  • Average age41.6 years
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The figures describe Västerås Municipality as a whole, not Malmen.