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Alvik
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Urban area in Leksand Municipality, Dalarna County

Alvik

1

Facts

MunicipalityLeksand
CountyDalarna County
Population315
Area168 ha
SCB code2029TB101

2

Place profile

20/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
51/100
Quiet surroundings
60/100
Rurality
52/100
Urbanity
18/100
Family friendliness
13/100
Senior friendliness
11/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest40 m
  • Distance to water410 m
  • Distance to farmland50 m
  • Distance to shoreline410 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road30 m
  • Distance to railway7.5 km
  • Distance to industry1.6 km
  • Distance to power line1.5 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store3.4 km
  • Distance to school3.3 km
  • Distance to train station7.7 km

Median across 354 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 350–431
  • 415–936
  • 6210–1444
  • 4315–1936
  • 3420–2414
  • 2025–2914
  • 2530–3439
  • 4535–3941
  • 3440–4442
  • 5645–4952
  • 4650–5460
  • 5255–5950
  • 5660–6449
  • 6065–6970
  • 5870–7442
  • 6475–7975
  • 9480+108

Men 825Women 803

Marital status

  • Unmarried786 (49 %)
  • Married565 (35 %)
  • Divorced168 (10 %)
  • Widowed101 (6 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Alvik, 1,628 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 315 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 4 min
  • Municipal seat25 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

  • Siljan29,300 ha1.1 km
  • Yxen65 ha4.9 km
  • Björntjärnen10 ha6.1 km
  • Brasjön64 ha7 km

6

Nearest localities

7

Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone8.8 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)7.7 km
  • Potentially contaminated land2 in the locality510 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve1.2 km
  • Natura 20008.1 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest6.2 km
  • Water protection area7.2 km
  • Habitat protection1.7 km
  • National conservation interest4.2 km
  • National heritage interestThe locality lies within

Services & safety

  • School2.8 km
  • Fire station9 km
  • Police station20.6 km
  • Civil defence shelter3 km
  • Vulnerable area (police)40.9 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site380 m
  • Swimming pool5.9 km
  • Campsite2 km
  • Hiking trail2.1 km
  • Cycle trail2.6 km
  • Ski trail19 km
  • Floodlit track3.1 km
  • Geologically notable site8.9 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant5.9 km
  • Café4.2 km
  • Petrol station2.6 km
  • Library7.5 km
  • Sports hall2.3 km
  • Hotel3.9 km
  • Care home3 km
  • Recycling centre7.2 km

Disturbance

  • Major road2.2 km
  • Railway8.5 km
  • Power line1.5 km
  • Wind turbine21.2 km
  • Mobile mast3.3 km
  • Military area46.5 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)11.5 km
  • Mine12.1 km
  • Quarry2.4 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark4.2 km
  • Church1 in the locality1.2 km
  • Community hall10.6 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

  • Population16,137
  • Median income389,200 kr/yr
  • Average age47.2 years
What is it like to live in Leksand? →

The figures describe Leksand Municipality as a whole, not Alvik.