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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest50 m
- Distance to water210 m
- Distance to farmland70 m
- Distance to shoreline210 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road30 m
- Distance to railway560 m
- Distance to industry560 m
- Distance to power line1.2 km
Services
- Distance to grocery store930 m
- Distance to school1.3 km
- Distance to train station940 m
Median across 780 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 320–431
- 525–950
- 5610–1438
- 4415–1947
- 2320–2419
- 2225–2926
- 4030–3432
- 4535–3944
- 4240–4442
- 5345–4950
- 4550–5442
- 3555–5950
- 5760–6444
- 4965–6956
- 5570–7447
- 4075–7938
- 5780+57
Men 747Women 713
Marital status
- Unmarried749 (52 %)
- Married506 (35 %)
- Divorced140 (10 %)
- Widowed57 (4 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Gagnef, 1,460 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 1,257 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
- Stockholm3 h 27 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
- Mojesjön49 ha830 m
- Edstjärnen19 ha2.3 km
- Gruvasjön6 ha2.8 km
- Flogen49 ha3 km
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Nearest localities
- Gagnefsbyn111 inhabitants1.8 km
- Nedre Österfors69 inhabitants2.4 km
- Gräv70 inhabitants2.5 km
- Västtjärna, Östtjärna och Bomsarvet211 inhabitants2.6 km
- Hampgårdarna57 inhabitants2.9 km
- Djura382 inhabitants3.3 km
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Associations and activities
- Gagnef – var med och starta!scoutkårOutdoor life
- Västerås Stifts Scoutkår Dalarna (Gagnef)scoutkårOutdoor life
- Gagnefs Minnesstuga (hembygdsgård)hembygdsgardLocal heritage
- GagnefsbynbygdegårdLocal heritage
- Gagnefs GolfklubbgolfSports
- Gagnefs IF:s klubbstugasporthallSports
- Gagnefsbyns lekplatsidrottsplanSports
- Gagnefs Minnesstuga (hembygdsgård)museumCulture
- Gagnefs kyrkakyrkaReligion
- PRO GagnefpensionärsföreningSocial
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 zone5.6 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)5.8 km
- Potentially contaminated land12 in the locality200 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve3.4 km
- Natura 200015.3 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest6.8 km
- Water protection areaThe locality lies within
- Habitat protection2.7 km
- National conservation interest5.1 km
- National heritage interest2.1 km
Services & safety
- School1 in the locality1.1 km
- Fire station1 in the locality310 m
- Police station5.2 km
- Civil defence shelter8.9 km
- Vulnerable area (police)21 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site1 in the locality460 m
- Swimming pool15.1 km
- Campsite4.9 km
- Hiking trail840 m
- Cycle trail140 m
- Ski trail18.4 km
- Floodlit track4.5 km
- Geologically notable site26.3 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant1 in the locality930 m
- Café9.9 km
- Petrol station2 in the locality310 m
- Library5.3 km
- Sports hall1 in the locality1.4 km
- Hotel1 in the locality1.4 km
- Care home9.5 km
- Recycling centre9.3 km
Disturbance
- Major road1.6 km
- Railway2.2 km
- Power line1.7 km
- Wind turbine6.3 km
- Mobile mast3.3 km
- Military area32.3 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)2.9 km
- Mine10.7 km
- Quarry3.7 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark2 in the locality830 m
- Church1 in the locality1.1 km
- Community hall9.8 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
- Population10,384
- Median income392,300 kr/yr
- Average age44.5 years