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Small locality in Vansbro Municipality, Dalarna County

Kvarnåker

1

Facts

MunicipalityVansbro
CountyDalarna County
Population61
Area23 ha
SCB code2021SB113

2

Place profile

16/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
44/100
Quiet surroundings
64/100
Rurality
45/100
Urbanity
33/100
Family friendliness
15/100
Senior friendliness
13/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest50 m
  • Distance to water150 m
  • Distance to farmland30 m
  • Distance to shoreline150 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway70 m
  • Distance to industry1.7 km
  • Distance to power line3.7 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store2.9 km
  • Distance to school2.7 km
  • Distance to train station60.6 km

Median across 42 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 360–444
  • 535–942
  • 5410–1468
  • 7415–1964
  • 5320–2444
  • 4325–2934
  • 5930–3458
  • 7135–3967
  • 4940–4437
  • 6345–4960
  • 6050–5467
  • 7055–5966
  • 8160–6471
  • 7465–6970
  • 7570–7458
  • 5375–7967
  • 8880+115

Men 1,056Women 1,032

Marital status

  • Unmarried1,153 (55 %)
  • Married635 (30 %)
  • Divorced177 (8 %)
  • Widowed123 (6 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Kvarnåker, 2,088 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 61 inhabitants. A statistical area follows no locality boundary, so the figures describe the area around the locality, not the locality alone.

4

Driving time

  • Stockholm4 h 19 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

  • Snötjärnen21 ha1.5 km
  • Myrtjärnen7 ha1.9 km
  • Storsjön182 ha2.3 km
  • Fisktjärnen10 ha3.2 km

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Nearest localities

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Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone8 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)8.6 km
  • Potentially contaminated land1 in the locality500 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve5.8 km
  • Natura 200035.9 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest2 km
  • Water protection area690 m
  • Habitat protection5.7 km
  • National conservation interest790 m
  • National heritage interest830 m

Services & safety

  • School2.7 km
  • Fire station2.8 km
  • Police station39.7 km
  • Civil defence shelter2.7 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site4.5 km
  • Swimming pool11 km
  • Campsite3 km
  • Hiking trail3.9 km
  • Cycle trail2.2 km
  • Ski trail2.2 km
  • Floodlit track2.2 km
  • Geologically notable site38.6 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant2.9 km
  • Café2.4 km
  • Petrol station1.5 km
  • Library2.9 km
  • Sports hall2.2 km
  • Hotel2.9 km
  • Care home36.8 km
  • Recycling centre14 km

Disturbance

  • Major road1.1 km
  • Railway1.3 km
  • Power line3.6 km
  • Wind turbine17 km
  • Mobile mast8.5 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)2.2 km
  • Mine26.2 km
  • Quarry16.2 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark3.1 km
  • Church2.7 km
  • Community hall30.7 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 Kvarnåker.