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Vad
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Urban area in Smedjebacken Municipality, Dalarna County

Vad

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Facts

MunicipalitySmedjebacken
CountyDalarna County
Population298
Area87 ha
SCB code2061TB105

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Place profile

24/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
46/100
Quiet surroundings
65/100
Rurality
48/100
Urbanity
18/100
Family friendliness
19/100
Senior friendliness
15/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest20 m
  • Distance to water190 m
  • Distance to farmland1.4 km
  • Distance to shoreline190 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway150 m
  • Distance to industry6.8 km
  • Distance to power line1.8 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store7.1 km
  • Distance to school620 m
  • Distance to train station840 m

Median across 221 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 260–435
  • 375–938
  • 4510–1437
  • 4415–1934
  • 1720–2422
  • 1625–2914
  • 3030–3439
  • 4535–3945
  • 5140–4439
  • 5345–4947
  • 5750–5453
  • 6655–5960
  • 7960–6479
  • 6565–6969
  • 6870–7469
  • 5275–7936
  • 6280+59

Men 813Women 775

Marital status

  • Unmarried728 (46 %)
  • Married632 (40 %)
  • Divorced166 (10 %)
  • Widowed66 (4 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Vad, 1,588 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 298 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

  • Stockholm2 h 35 min
  • Gothenburg5 h 42 min
  • Municipal seat30 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

  • Södra Barken1,224 ha350 m
  • Mäsen42 ha380 m
  • Dammsjön12 ha550 m
  • Ginnan82 ha1.3 km

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Nearest localities

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Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone790 m
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)7.7 km
  • Potentially contaminated land2 in the locality520 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve2.4 km
  • Natura 20003 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest220 m
  • Water protection area2.4 km
  • Habitat protection2.3 km
  • National conservation interest4.7 km
  • National heritage interest1.4 km

Services & safety

  • School1 in the locality780 m
  • Fire station7.8 km
  • Police station8.4 km
  • Civil defence shelter7.5 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site1.7 km
  • Swimming pool9 km
  • Campsite1 in the locality1.2 km
  • Hiking trail4.2 km
  • Cycle trail1.1 km
  • Ski trail13.8 km
  • Floodlit track5.9 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant6.5 km
  • Café7.5 km
  • Petrol station7.6 km
  • Library15.7 km
  • Sports hall6.9 km
  • Hotel8.3 km
  • Care home22.1 km
  • Recycling centre11.7 km

Disturbance

  • Major road1.9 km
  • Railway230 m
  • Power line1.9 km
  • Wind turbine8.9 km
  • Mobile mast6.9 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)5.2 km
  • Mine5.5 km
  • Quarry7.4 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark7.2 km
  • Church7.3 km
  • Community hall22.1 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

  • Population10,823
  • Median income409,400 kr/yr
  • Average age47.5 years
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The figures describe Smedjebacken Municipality as a whole, not Vad.