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Small locality in Sala Municipality, Västmanland County

Saladamm

1

Facts

MunicipalitySala
CountyVästmanland County
Population141
Area47 ha
SCB code1981SB116

2

Place profile

23/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
31/100
Quiet surroundings
68/100
Rurality
34/100
Urbanity
10/100
Family friendliness
26/100
Senior friendliness
16/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest60 m
  • Distance to water920 m
  • Distance to farmland40 m
  • Distance to shoreline920 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road30 m
  • Distance to railway6.4 km
  • Distance to industry5 km
  • Distance to power line5.4 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store7.2 km
  • Distance to school260 m
  • Distance to train station6.7 km

Median across 87 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

3

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 Saladamm, 1,728 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 141 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 57 min
  • Gothenburg5 h 41 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

  • Helgonmossdammen28 ha2.6 km
  • Järndammen16 ha3.3 km
  • Hillingen13 ha3.9 km
  • Vallsjön37 ha4 km

6

Nearest localities

7

Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone17.3 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)3.5 km
  • Potentially contaminated land2 in the locality140 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve2.4 km
  • Natura 20005.1 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest6.6 km
  • Water protection area11.9 km
  • Habitat protection3.6 km
  • National conservation interest4.4 km
  • National heritage interest2.5 km

Services & safety

  • School1 in the locality210 m
  • Fire station6.9 km
  • Police station7.3 km
  • Civil defence shelter5.6 km
  • Vulnerable area (police)42.3 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site4.2 km
  • Swimming pool6.5 km
  • Campsite7.4 km
  • Hiking trail630 m
  • Cycle trail7.6 km
  • Ski trail40.9 km
  • Floodlit track7.6 km
  • Birding site27.6 km
  • Geologically notable site40 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant6.3 km
  • Café6.6 km
  • Petrol station6.2 km
  • Library6.8 km
  • Sports hall7.4 km
  • Hotel6.7 km
  • Care home7.7 km
  • Recycling centre4.5 km

Disturbance

  • Major road6.4 km
  • Railway6.6 km
  • Power line5.5 km
  • Wind turbine11.5 km
  • Mobile mast7.9 km
  • Military area38.9 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)2.4 km
  • Mine1.8 km
  • Quarry5.2 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark6.6 km
  • Church5.7 km
  • Community hall4.4 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

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