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Broddbo
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Small locality in Sala Municipality, Västmanland County

Broddbo

1

Facts

MunicipalitySala
CountyVästmanland County
Population118
Area27 ha
SCB code1981SB109

2

Place profile

10/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
46/100
Quiet surroundings
64/100
Rurality
43/100
Urbanity
8/100
Family friendliness
7/100
Senior friendliness
11/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest20 m
  • Distance to water220 m
  • Distance to farmland180 m
  • Distance to shoreline220 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway150 m
  • Distance to industry8.1 km
  • Distance to power line580 m

Services

  • Distance to grocery store9.5 km
  • Distance to school9 km
  • Distance to train station10 km

Median across 68 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 380–456
  • 565–937
  • 6310–1454
  • 5515–1937
  • 2820–2425
  • 4225–2930
  • 4730–3458
  • 6135–3961
  • 5440–4432
  • 4145–4951
  • 6250–5454
  • 6655–5948
  • 6260–6480
  • 9165–6964
  • 5070–7449
  • 5375–7935
  • 4480+44

Men 913Women 815

Marital status

  • Unmarried927 (53 %)
  • Married605 (35 %)
  • Divorced153 (9 %)
  • Widowed48 (3 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Broddbo, 1,728 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 118 inhabitants. A statistical area follows no locality boundary, so the figures describe the area around the locality, not the locality alone.

4

Driving time

  • Stockholm1 h 56 min
  • Gothenburg5 h 36 min
  • Municipal seat14 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

  • Silvköparen87 ha2.1 km
  • Stora Hundsjön11 ha2.1 km
  • Olof-Jons damm147 ha2.3 km
  • Klövsjön11 ha3 km

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Nearest localities

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Associations and activities

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.

8

Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone9.6 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)930 m
  • Potentially contaminated land1 in the locality210 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve3.9 km
  • Natura 20009.3 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest7.2 km
  • Water protection area7.2 km
  • Habitat protection3.1 km
  • National conservation interest2.8 km
  • National heritage interest430 m

Services & safety

  • School9.4 km
  • Fire station9.1 km
  • Police station10.4 km
  • Civil defence shelter8.5 km
  • Vulnerable area (police)41.8 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site3.9 km
  • Swimming pool2.4 km
  • Campsite4.1 km
  • Hiking trail3.2 km
  • Cycle trail2.8 km
  • Ski trail32.4 km
  • Floodlit track8.8 km
  • Birding site30.8 km
  • Geologically notable site48.8 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant8.2 km
  • Café9.3 km
  • Petrol station660 m
  • Library10.2 km
  • Sports hall1 in the locality140 m
  • Hotel9.6 km
  • Care home9.8 km
  • Recycling centre7.3 km

Disturbance

  • Major road280 m
  • Railway1.1 km
  • Power line1.2 km
  • Wind turbine3.1 km
  • Mobile mast10.7 km
  • Military area41.4 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)1.6 km
  • Mine7.3 km
  • Quarry3.5 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark8.5 km
  • Church6.7 km
  • Community hall1 in the locality200 m

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

  • Population22,843
  • Median income376,300 kr/yr
  • Average age44.8 years
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The figures describe Sala Municipality as a whole, not Broddbo.