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Small locality in Mora Municipality, Dalarna County

Björkvassla

1

Facts

MunicipalityMora
CountyDalarna County
Population56
Area29 ha
SCB code2062SB121

2

Place profile

18/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
46/100
Quiet surroundings
55/100
Rurality
48/100
Urbanity
22/100
Family friendliness
16/100
Senior friendliness
8/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest40 m
  • Distance to water350 m
  • Distance to farmland30 m
  • Distance to shoreline350 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway7.7 km
  • Distance to industry7.6 km
  • Distance to power line590 m

Services

  • Distance to grocery store1.9 km
  • Distance to school7.5 km
  • Distance to train station7.8 km

Median across 45 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 800–461
  • 675–976
  • 6910–1479
  • 8015–1997
  • 6120–2447
  • 5625–2945
  • 10230–3493
  • 10635–3990
  • 7940–4473
  • 9045–4989
  • 10350–5484
  • 12055–59110
  • 12660–64106
  • 12365–69109
  • 13170–74126
  • 12475–79110
  • 15180+151

Men 1,668Women 1,546

Marital status

  • Unmarried1,811 (56 %)
  • Married956 (30 %)
  • Divorced269 (8 %)
  • Widowed171 (5 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 2 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Björkvassla, 3,214 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 56 inhabitants. A statistical area follows no locality boundary, so the figures describe the area around the locality, not the locality alone.

4

Driving time

  • Stockholm4 h 48 min
  • Municipal seat22 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

  • Orsasjön5,188 ha2 km
  • Musi36 ha5.2 km
  • Ätjärnen36 ha5.6 km
  • Lintjärnen62 ha6.6 km

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Nearest localities

  • Våmhus808 inhabitants760 m
  • Bäck107 inhabitants1.6 km
  • Heden56 inhabitants3.1 km
  • Bonäs394 inhabitants4.7 km
  • Orsa5,800 inhabitants5.5 km
  • Mora12,830 inhabitants9.9 km

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Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone4.5 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)4.1 km
  • Potentially contaminated land1.3 km

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve2.7 km
  • Natura 200022.2 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest4.6 km
  • Water protection area3.6 km
  • Habitat protection5.4 km
  • National conservation interest2.6 km
  • National heritage interest4.8 km

Services & safety

  • School1 km
  • Fire station8 km
  • Police station7.2 km
  • Civil defence shelter1 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site1.9 km
  • Swimming pool6.5 km
  • Campsite1.8 km
  • Hiking trail5 km
  • Cycle trail1.5 km
  • Ski trail8 km
  • Floodlit track9.2 km
  • Geologically notable site2.5 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant3.2 km
  • Café7.6 km
  • Petrol station2 km
  • Library7.6 km
  • Sports hall2.8 km
  • Hotel3.2 km
  • Care home14.7 km
  • Recycling centre17 km

Disturbance

  • Major road8.7 km
  • Railway10.2 km
  • Power line660 m
  • Wind turbine20.4 km
  • Mobile mast10.1 km
  • Military area23.3 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)5 km
  • Mine41.4 km
  • Quarry4.9 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark1 km
  • Church950 m
  • Community hall7.9 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

  • Population20,540
  • Median income392,600 kr/yr
  • Average age46.4 years
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The figures describe Mora Municipality as a whole, not Björkvassla.