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Small locality in Sala Municipality, Västmanland County

Vad

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1

Facts

MunicipalitySala
CountyVästmanland County
Population50
Area12 ha
SCB code1981SB118

2

Place profile

22/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
30/100
Quiet surroundings
63/100
Rurality
37/100
Urbanity
21/100
Family friendliness
15/100
Senior friendliness
5/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest20 m
  • Distance to water160 m
  • Distance to farmland50 m
  • Distance to shoreline160 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway1.7 km
  • Distance to industry5.3 km
  • Distance to power line1.7 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store3.3 km
  • Distance to school3 km
  • Distance to train station3.2 km

Median across 29 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 Vad, 2,121 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 50 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 42 min
  • Gothenburg5 h 19 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.

5

Lakes nearby

  • Mungasjön56 ha7.1 km
  • Frövisjön44 ha10.9 km
  • Rudsjön10 ha12.4 km
  • Mellandammen6 ha14.8 km

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Nearest localities

7

Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone9 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)8.7 km
  • Potentially contaminated land2 in the locality40 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve4.5 km
  • Natura 200013.5 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest12.6 km
  • Water protection area1.2 km
  • Habitat protection3.9 km
  • National conservation interest12.6 km
  • National heritage interest11.9 km

Services & safety

  • School2.9 km
  • Fire station3.4 km
  • Police station14.9 km
  • Civil defence shelter10.5 km
  • Vulnerable area (police)20.9 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site13.6 km
  • Swimming pool7.4 km
  • Campsite13.9 km
  • Hiking trail11 km
  • Cycle trail100 m
  • Floodlit track3 km
  • Birding site31 km
  • Geologically notable site45.9 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant3.3 km
  • Café7.4 km
  • Petrol station3.3 km
  • Library2.9 km
  • Sports hall2.8 km
  • Hotel12.2 km
  • Care home14.8 km
  • Recycling centre280 m

Disturbance

  • Major road2.6 km
  • Railway5 km
  • Power line1.7 km
  • Wind turbine10.9 km
  • Mobile mast8.1 km
  • Military area29.2 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)2 km
  • Mine11.6 km
  • Quarry3 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark8.6 km
  • Church6.8 km
  • Community hall3.1 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 Vad.