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Särna
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Urban area in Älvdalen Municipality, Dalarna County

Särna

1

Facts

MunicipalityÄlvdalen
CountyDalarna County
Population655
Area317 ha
SCB code2039TB106

2

Place profile

44/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
38/100
Quiet surroundings
54/100
Rurality
46/100
Urbanity
39/100
Family friendliness
44/100
Senior friendliness
42/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest20 m
  • Distance to water360 m
  • Distance to farmland140 m
  • Distance to shoreline360 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road30 m
  • Distance to railway73.1 km
  • Distance to industry990 m
  • Distance to power line1.3 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store640 m
  • Distance to school900 m
  • Distance to train station88.3 km

Median across 860 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 200–410
  • 175–920
  • 1810–1425
  • 2115–1921
  • 1320–247
  • 2025–2911
  • 2930–3419
  • 2835–3925
  • 2340–4422
  • 1945–4924
  • 3550–5426
  • 3255–5936
  • 4560–6427
  • 4665–6941
  • 3970–7424
  • 3175–7930
  • 5180+51

Men 487Women 419

Marital status

  • Unmarried537 (60 %)
  • Married210 (23 %)
  • Divorced108 (12 %)
  • Widowed43 (5 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Särna, 906 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 655 inhabitants. A statistical area follows no locality boundary, so the figures describe the area around the locality, not the locality alone.

4

Driving time

  • Municipal seat1 h 7 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

  • Särnsjön421 ha490 m
  • Brossöfjorden153 ha1.3 km
  • Klittstjärnen11 ha4.1 km
  • Näcksjön126 ha4.3 km

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Nearest localities

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Associations and activities

  • Idre SärnascoutkårOutdoor life
  • SärnahedenbygdegårdLocal heritage
  • Lomkällan Särna skogs- & försvarsmuseummuseumCulture
  • Särna kyrkakyrkaReligion
  • PRO SärnapensionärsföreningSocial

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 zone43.6 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)8 km
  • Potentially contaminated land10 in the locality180 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve6.4 km
  • Natura 200015.5 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest6.1 km
  • Water protection area870 m
  • Habitat protection21.1 km
  • National conservation interest3.2 km
  • National heritage interest450 m

Services & safety

  • School2 in the locality810 m
  • Fire station1 in the locality570 m
  • Police station28.8 km
  • Civil defence shelter1 in the locality800 m

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site1 km
  • Swimming pool13.9 km
  • Campsite1 in the locality650 m
  • Hiking trail22.9 km
  • Cycle trail24.9 km
  • Ski trail23.3 km
  • Floodlit track27.4 km
  • Geologically notable site6.7 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant2 in the locality250 m
  • Café3 km
  • Petrol station2 in the locality430 m
  • Library1 in the locality220 m
  • Sports hall2.4 km
  • Hotel3 in the locality310 m
  • Recycling centre22.9 km

Disturbance

  • Major road330 m
  • Power line1.4 km
  • Wind turbine41.4 km
  • Mobile mast2.4 km
  • Military area20.6 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)2.1 km
  • Mine42.9 km
  • Quarry2.2 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark3 km
  • Church2 in the locality400 m
  • Community hall47.2 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 Särna.