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Västermyckeläng
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Urban area in Älvdalen Municipality, Dalarna County

Västermyckeläng

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1

Facts

MunicipalityÄlvdalen
CountyDalarna County
Population372
Area170 ha
SCB code2039TB108

2

Place profile

49/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
42/100
Quiet surroundings
44/100
Rurality
55/100
Urbanity
57/100
Family friendliness
44/100
Senior friendliness
60/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest30 m
  • Distance to water290 m
  • Distance to farmland40 m
  • Distance to shoreline290 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway1.7 km
  • Distance to industry900 m
  • Distance to power line830 m

Services

  • Distance to grocery store1.9 km
  • Distance to school1.9 km
  • Distance to train station33.3 km

Median across 284 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 Västermyckeläng, 2,199 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 372 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
  • Municipal seat3 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 ha3.6 km
  • Nässjön189 ha5.3 km
  • Rämmasjön135 ha5.7 km
  • Hackstenstjärnen17 ha7.4 km

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Nearest localities

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Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone9.5 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)5 km
  • Potentially contaminated land720 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve5.1 km
  • Natura 200024.9 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest160 m
  • Water protection area3.4 km
  • Habitat protection2.5 km
  • National conservation interestThe locality lies within
  • National heritage interestThe locality lies within

Services & safety

  • School1.7 km
  • Fire station1.4 km
  • Police station32.8 km
  • Civil defence shelter1.7 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site4.7 km
  • Swimming pool1.6 km
  • Campsite1.7 km
  • Hiking trail2.1 km
  • Cycle trail9 km
  • Ski trail2 km
  • Floodlit track2 km
  • Geologically notable site0 m

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant1.7 km
  • Café1 in the locality100 m
  • Petrol station1.2 km
  • Library1.6 km
  • Sports hall1.5 km
  • Hotel1.1 km
  • Care home35 km
  • Recycling centre2.9 km

Disturbance

  • Major road140 m
  • Railway11.7 km
  • Power line650 m
  • Wind turbine9.2 km
  • Mobile mast1.6 km
  • Military area3.7 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)2.1 km
  • Quarry3.4 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark1.5 km
  • Church1.5 km
  • Community hall3.2 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 Västermyckeläng.