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Small locality in Gagnef Municipality, Dalarna County

Myrheden

1

Facts

MunicipalityGagnef
CountyDalarna County
Population98
Area32 ha
SCB code2026SB123

2

Place profile

45/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
54/100
Quiet surroundings
56/100
Rurality
53/100
Urbanity
35/100
Family friendliness
34/100
Senior friendliness
36/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest20 m
  • Distance to water710 m
  • Distance to farmland140 m
  • Distance to shoreline710 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway240 m
  • Distance to industry2.1 km
  • Distance to power line330 m

Services

  • Distance to grocery store2.9 km
  • Distance to school2.6 km
  • Distance to train station2.9 km

Median across 79 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

3

Age distribution

  • 520–453
  • 575–973
  • 6410–1454
  • 5315–1942
  • 2920–2417
  • 3425–2927
  • 5330–3457
  • 7435–3973
  • 4540–4442
  • 5245–4939
  • 5950–5448
  • 6355–5949
  • 5860–6467
  • 6965–6962
  • 6570–7450
  • 4775–7950
  • 5680+44

Men 930Women 847

Marital status

  • Unmarried944 (53 %)
  • Married610 (34 %)
  • Divorced159 (9 %)
  • Widowed63 (4 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Myrheden, 1,777 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 98 inhabitants. A statistical area follows no locality boundary, so the figures describe the area around the locality, not the locality alone.

4

Driving time

  • Stockholm3 h 27 min
  • Municipal seat9 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

  • Gettjärnen11 ha3.8 km
  • Edstjärnen19 ha4.5 km
  • Gruvasjön6 ha4.6 km
  • Stora Orsen10 ha5.1 km

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Nearest localities

7

Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone2.6 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)570 m
  • Potentially contaminated land1 in the locality200 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve1.2 km
  • Natura 200022.9 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest1.1 km
  • Water protection areaThe locality lies within
  • Habitat protection1.3 km
  • National conservation interest1.9 km
  • National heritage interest3 km

Services & safety

  • School2.5 km
  • Fire station7.6 km
  • Police station2.9 km
  • Civil defence shelter10.2 km
  • Vulnerable area (police)14.9 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site1.6 km
  • Swimming pool12 km
  • Campsite3.6 km
  • Hiking trail2.6 km
  • Cycle trail2.1 km
  • Ski trail12.6 km
  • Floodlit track12.1 km
  • Geologically notable site26.8 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant3 km
  • Café3.6 km
  • Petrol station2.8 km
  • Library3 km
  • Sports hall2.8 km
  • Hotel9.1 km
  • Care home16.6 km
  • Recycling centre14.2 km

Disturbance

  • Major road2.4 km
  • Railway970 m
  • Power line300 m
  • Wind turbine9.2 km
  • Mobile mast3 km
  • Military area30.3 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)5.3 km
  • Mine13.7 km
  • Quarry6.1 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark2.9 km
  • Church1 in the locality190 m
  • Community hall4 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
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The figures describe Gagnef Municipality as a whole, not Myrheden.