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Eggen
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Small locality in Malung-Sälen Municipality, Dalarna County

Eggen

1

Facts

MunicipalityMalung-Sälen
CountyDalarna County
Population79
Area50 ha
SCB code2023SB120

2

Place profile

3/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
53/100
Quiet surroundings
71/100
Rurality
43/100
Urbanity
0/100
Family friendliness
0/100
Senior friendliness
6/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest20 m
  • Distance to water210 m
  • Distance to farmland20 m
  • Distance to shoreline210 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road30 m
  • Distance to railway690 m
  • Distance to industry11.3 km
  • Distance to power line1.4 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store11.6 km
  • Distance to school11.8 km
  • Distance to train station66.1 km

Median across 90 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

3

Age distribution

  • 290–426
  • 255–928
  • 3110–1435
  • 2815–1933
  • 3320–2415
  • 2525–2916
  • 5230–3437
  • 4335–3939
  • 4440–4428
  • 4545–4950
  • 5050–5444
  • 5955–5953
  • 5160–6464
  • 8565–6967
  • 7870–7460
  • 7575–7961
  • 8280+58

Men 835Women 714

Marital status

  • Unmarried782 (51 %)
  • Married518 (33 %)
  • Divorced166 (11 %)
  • Widowed82 (5 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Eggen, 1,549 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 79 inhabitants. A statistical area follows no locality boundary, so the figures describe the area around the locality, not the locality alone.

4

Driving time

  • Stockholm5 h 1 min
  • Municipal seat18 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

  • Almasjön28 ha2.6 km
  • Åckensjön59 ha3.8 km
  • Storsjön937 ha4.4 km
  • Mörttjärnen11 ha5.9 km

6

Nearest localities

7

Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone9.9 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)11.9 km
  • Potentially contaminated land330 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve820 m
  • Natura 200024.4 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest1.8 km
  • Water protection area40 m
  • Habitat protection4.5 km
  • National conservation interest2.7 km
  • National heritage interest6.8 km

Services & safety

  • School12 km
  • Fire station30.5 km
  • Civil defence shelter10.7 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site12.5 km
  • Swimming pool13 km
  • Campsite550 m
  • Hiking trail17 km
  • Cycle trail35.2 km
  • Ski trail35.2 km
  • Floodlit track35.2 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant12.1 km
  • Café12.7 km
  • Petrol station11.9 km
  • Library25.6 km
  • Sports hall11.8 km
  • Hotel5.9 km
  • Care home13.1 km
  • Recycling centre13.1 km

Disturbance

  • Major road920 m
  • Railway720 m
  • Power line2.2 km
  • Wind turbine13 km
  • Mobile mast12.9 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)2.2 km
  • Quarry9.8 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark21.3 km
  • Church560 m
  • Community hall10.9 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.

8

Applies to the whole municipality

  • Population10,254
  • Median income388,600 kr/yr
  • Average age46.5 years
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The figures describe Malung-Sälen Municipality as a whole, not Eggen.