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Älvdalen
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest30 m
- Distance to water290 m
- Distance to farmland250 m
- Distance to shoreline290 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway2.2 km
- Distance to industry460 m
- Distance to power line900 m
Services
- Distance to grocery store630 m
- Distance to school800 m
- Distance to train station33.2 km
Median across 908 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 280–442
- 515–968
- 6210–1459
- 8315–1969
- 7520–2458
- 6025–2941
- 6430–3455
- 6235–3965
- 6740–4457
- 5645–4969
- 6650–5466
- 5355–5973
- 8160–6467
- 7565–6966
- 6870–7466
- 7475–7963
- 7880+112
Men 1,103Women 1,096
Marital status
- Unmarried1,341 (61 %)
- Married510 (23 %)
- Divorced216 (10 %)
- Widowed125 (6 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Älvdalen, 2,199 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 1,871 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
- Stockholm5 h 1 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
- Bruksdammen24 ha2.2 km
- Nässjön189 ha3.9 km
- Rämmasjön135 ha6.5 km
- Långtjärnen8 ha6.5 km
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Associations and activities
- Älvdalen – var med och starta!scoutkårOutdoor life
- Älvdalens Baptisters UngdomscoutkårOutdoor life
- Älvdalens Sim och IshallsporthallSports
- Älvdalens SportcentersportSports
- Älvdalens SporthallsporthallSports
- Älvdalens skidstadionsporthallSports
- Älvdalens sockenbibliotekbibliotekCulture
- Älvdalens kyrkakyrkaReligion
- PRO ÄlvdalenpensionärsföreningSocial
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 zone10.7 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)6.4 km
- Potentially contaminated land32 in the locality70 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve5.2 km
- Natura 200023.4 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest720 m
- Water protection area3.5 km
- Habitat protection1.1 km
- National conservation interest320 m
- National heritage interest1.3 km
Services & safety
- School3 in the locality390 m
- Fire station1 in the locality500 m
- Police station32.6 km
- Civil defence shelter3 in the locality390 m
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site4.3 km
- Swimming pool1 in the locality820 m
- Campsite1 in the locality950 m
- Hiking trail3.5 km
- Cycle trail10.4 km
- Ski trail620 m
- Floodlit track620 m
- Geologically notable site600 m
Service & nöje
- Restaurant3 in the locality510 m
- Café1 in the locality550 m
- Petrol station3 in the locality70 m
- Library1 in the locality320 m
- Sports hall5 in the locality580 m
- Hotel2 in the locality530 m
- Care home35.5 km
- Recycling centre1.7 km
Disturbance
- Major road100 m
- Railway12.3 km
- Power line790 m
- Wind turbine10.1 km
- Mobile mast2 km
- Military area2.6 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)2.9 km
- Quarry4.8 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark3 in the locality90 m
- Church2 in the locality160 m
- Community hall4.1 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
- Population6,882
- Median income374,900 kr/yr
- Average age47.7 years