Facts

MunicipalityVansbro

CountyDalarna County

Population477

Area293 ha

SCB code2021TB106

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Place profile

8/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity

39/100

Quiet surroundings

57/100

Rurality

45/100

Urbanity

21/100

Family friendliness

6/100

Senior friendliness

10/100

Nature

Distance to forest80 m
Distance to water180 m
Distance to farmland20 m
Distance to shoreline180 m

Disturbance

Distance to major road30 m
Distance to railway490 m
Distance to industry1.2 km
Distance to power line1.4 km

Services

Distance to grocery store2.1 km
Distance to school10.4 km
Distance to train station67.5 km

Median across 377 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

310–423
345–931
3210–1437
4515–1945
2720–2427
3525–2920
3630–3427
3035–3937
3940–4438
3145–4928
4950–5449
6255–5959
5860–6444
5965–6943
5170–7442
5075–7950
5180+62

Men 720Women 662

Marital status

Unmarried810 (58 %)
Married386 (28 %)
Divorced125 (9 %)
Widowed77 (6 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Äppelbo, 1,382 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 477 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

Stockholm4 h 42 min
Gothenburg5 h 57 min
Municipal seat13 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

Stor-Gäven13 ha3.4 km
Vassgalen135 ha3.6 km
Busjön617 ha3.6 km
Noltjärnen7 ha3.9 km

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Nearest localities

Sälen50 inhabitants2 km
Opsaheden94 inhabitants3 km
Vansbro2,137 inhabitants8.8 km
Björnbacken128 inhabitants12.9 km
Uppsälje121 inhabitants13.9 km
Yttermalung144 inhabitants15 km

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Associations and activities

Äppelbo kyrkakyrkaReligion
PRO ÄppelbopensionärsföreningSocial

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 zone4.5 km
Wildfire area (since 2018)1.1 km
Potentially contaminated land7 in the locality230 m

Protection & regulations

Nature reserve3.8 km
Natura 200032.6 km
National outdoor-recreation interest740 m
Water protection area2.7 km
Habitat protection4.2 km
National conservation interest1.1 km
National heritage interest6.1 km

Services & safety

School1 in the locality1.8 km
Fire station19.2 km
Civil defence shelter1 in the locality1.8 km

Nature & outdoors

Bathing site4.3 km
Swimming pool10.6 km
Campsite5.6 km
Hiking trail15.6 km
Cycle trail23 km
Ski trail23 km
Floodlit track23 km

Service & nöje

Restaurant1.7 km
Café10.7 km
Petrol station1 in the locality1 km
Library19.3 km
Sports hall1 in the locality330 m
Hotel19.2 km
Care home29.3 km
Recycling centre6.9 km

Disturbance

Major road1.3 km
Railway1.6 km
Power line3 km
Wind turbine2.9 km
Mobile mast25.3 km

Below ground

Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)2.2 km
Mine45.1 km
Quarry11.8 km

Culture

Museum or landmark10.5 km
Church1 in the locality2.4 km
Community hall27.1 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

Population6,752
Median income367,600 kr/yr
Average age46.2 years

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The figures describe Vansbro Municipality as a whole, not Äppelbo.