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Ransta
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Urban area in Sala Municipality, Västmanland County

Ransta

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Facts

MunicipalitySala
CountyVästmanland County
Population858
Area112 ha
SCB code1981TB103

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Place profile

49/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
18/100
Quiet surroundings
63/100
Rurality
33/100
Urbanity
51/100
Family friendliness
54/100
Senior friendliness
18/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest60 m
  • Distance to water1.9 km
  • Distance to farmland130 m
  • Distance to shoreline1.9 km

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway270 m
  • Distance to industry5.9 km
  • Distance to power line1.7 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store450 m
  • Distance to school460 m
  • Distance to train station390 m

Median across 373 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 440–461
  • 635–967
  • 8110–1466
  • 7515–1966
  • 4220–2435
  • 3725–2934
  • 4930–3461
  • 8535–3975
  • 6640–4458
  • 7645–4959
  • 7550–5470
  • 8755–5968
  • 6860–6481
  • 6265–6953
  • 5570–7450
  • 6275–7960
  • 7480+56

Men 1,101Women 1,020

Marital status

  • Unmarried1,107 (52 %)
  • Married753 (36 %)
  • Divorced180 (9 %)
  • Widowed73 (3 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Ransta, 2,121 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 858 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 41 min
  • Gothenburg5 h 23 min
  • Municipal seat20 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

  • Mungasjön56 ha9.8 km
  • Mellandammen6 ha12.4 km
  • Ekeby damm6 ha12.6 km
  • Långforsen140 ha13.6 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.

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Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone10.8 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)11.2 km
  • Potentially contaminated land7 in the locality120 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve4.9 km
  • Natura 200013.5 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest10.4 km
  • Water protection area4.1 km
  • Habitat protection1.1 km
  • National conservation interest10.4 km
  • National heritage interest10.6 km

Services & safety

  • School2 in the locality380 m
  • Fire station1 in the locality430 m
  • Police station12.3 km
  • Civil defence shelter11.3 km
  • Vulnerable area (police)23.8 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site13.6 km
  • Swimming pool4.5 km
  • Campsite11.5 km
  • Hiking trail8.1 km
  • Cycle trail310 m
  • Ski trail49.4 km
  • Floodlit track440 m
  • Birding site33.9 km
  • Geologically notable site43.6 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant1 in the locality320 m
  • Café4.5 km
  • Petrol station1 in the locality340 m
  • Library1 in the locality290 m
  • Sports hall2 in the locality530 m
  • Hotel11.3 km
  • Care home12.3 km
  • Recycling centre2 in the locality290 m

Disturbance

  • Major road4.4 km
  • Railway2.1 km
  • Power line1.6 km
  • Wind turbine7.9 km
  • Mobile mast5.8 km
  • Military area29.1 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)580 m
  • Mine9.6 km
  • Quarry4.6 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark10.9 km
  • Church4.1 km
  • Community hall1 in the locality240 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 Ransta.