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Nedre Österfors
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Small locality in Gagnef Municipality, Dalarna County

Nedre Österfors

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1

Facts

MunicipalityGagnef
CountyDalarna County
Population69
Area20 ha
SCB code2026SB128

2

Place profile

25/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
39/100
Quiet surroundings
53/100
Rurality
47/100
Urbanity
23/100
Family friendliness
23/100
Senior friendliness
9/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest90 m
  • Distance to water180 m
  • Distance to farmland30 m
  • Distance to shoreline180 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway2.7 km
  • Distance to industry2.4 km
  • Distance to power line420 m

Services

  • Distance to grocery store3.1 km
  • Distance to school1.8 km
  • Distance to train station3 km

Median across 55 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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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 Nedre Österfors, 1,777 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 69 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 31 min
  • Municipal seat4 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

  • Flogen49 ha500 m
  • Annsjön27 ha3 km
  • Hisstjärnen13 ha3 km
  • Mojesjön49 ha3.5 km

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Nearest localities

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Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone7.5 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)7.9 km
  • Potentially contaminated land1.7 km

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve5.5 km
  • Natura 200015.2 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest6.9 km
  • Water protection area1.9 km
  • Habitat protection2.1 km
  • National conservation interest6.6 km
  • National heritage interestThe locality lies within

Services & safety

  • School1.8 km
  • Fire station3 km
  • Police station7.1 km
  • Civil defence shelter9.7 km
  • Vulnerable area (police)23.2 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site2.6 km
  • Swimming pool14.7 km
  • Campsite5.7 km
  • Hiking trail2.8 km
  • Cycle trail80 m
  • Ski trail20 km
  • Floodlit track5.3 km
  • Geologically notable site25.8 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant3.4 km
  • Café11.8 km
  • Petrol station2 km
  • Library7.2 km
  • Sports hall2.1 km
  • Hotel2.1 km
  • Care home10.4 km
  • Recycling centre10.1 km

Disturbance

  • Major road1.8 km
  • Railway3.5 km
  • Power line960 m
  • Wind turbine5.3 km
  • Mobile mast2.2 km
  • Military area35 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)4.9 km
  • Mine8.6 km
  • Quarry4.9 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark2.1 km
  • Church1.9 km
  • Community hall11.9 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.

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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 Nedre Österfors.