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Small locality in Älvdalen Municipality, Dalarna County

Kittan

1

Facts

MunicipalityÄlvdalen
CountyDalarna County
Population84
Area58 ha
SCB code2039SB120

2

Place profile

26/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
44/100
Quiet surroundings
56/100
Rurality
48/100
Urbanity
11/100
Family friendliness
22/100
Senior friendliness
28/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest30 m
  • Distance to water290 m
  • Distance to farmland30 m
  • Distance to shoreline290 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road30 m
  • Distance to railway6.4 km
  • Distance to industry2.3 km
  • Distance to power line4.8 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store4.3 km
  • Distance to school3.2 km
  • Distance to train station33.3 km

Median across 137 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

3

Age distribution

  • 470–443
  • 545–951
  • 7210–1462
  • 8515–1979
  • 6120–2450
  • 4225–2935
  • 5930–3461
  • 8135–3951
  • 7140–4486
  • 8045–4963
  • 8350–5477
  • 8955–5972
  • 9260–6494
  • 9165–6990
  • 10370–7479
  • 11875–7998
  • 12980+128

Men 1,357Women 1,219

Marital status

  • Unmarried1,500 (58 %)
  • Married735 (28 %)
  • Divorced241 (9 %)
  • Widowed124 (5 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 2 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Kittan, 2,576 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 84 inhabitants. A statistical area follows no locality boundary, so the figures describe the area around the locality, not the locality alone.

4

Driving time

  • Stockholm5 h 12 min
  • Municipal seat12 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

  • Nässjön189 ha410 m
  • Bruksdammen24 ha2 km
  • Långtjärnen8 ha4.4 km
  • Rämmasjön135 ha10.1 km

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Nearest localities

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Associations and activities

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.

8

Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone15.2 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)11.2 km
  • Potentially contaminated land1.2 km

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve5.3 km
  • Natura 200018.5 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest2.5 km
  • Water protection area2.8 km
  • Habitat protection2.7 km
  • National conservation interest2.5 km
  • National heritage interest6.2 km

Services & safety

  • School3.2 km
  • Fire station5 km
  • Police station32.6 km
  • Civil defence shelter4.3 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site1 in the locality350 m
  • Swimming pool5.1 km
  • Campsite5 km
  • Hiking trail2.3 km
  • Cycle trail15.3 km
  • Ski trail2 km
  • Floodlit track3.7 km
  • Geologically notable site4.7 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant4.5 km
  • Café4.6 km
  • Petrol station4.7 km
  • Library4.7 km
  • Sports hall4.3 km
  • Hotel4.7 km
  • Care home37.4 km
  • Recycling centre4.2 km

Disturbance

  • Major road2.1 km
  • Railway15.4 km
  • Power line4.8 km
  • Wind turbine13.7 km
  • Mobile mast2 km
  • Military area3.8 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)3.3 km
  • Quarry3.8 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark2.9 km
  • Church4.6 km
  • Community hall8.4 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
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The figures describe Älvdalen Municipality as a whole, not Kittan.