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Garsås
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Small locality in Mora Municipality, Dalarna County

Garsås

1

Facts

MunicipalityMora
CountyDalarna County
Population160
Area88 ha
SCB code2062SB124

2

Place profile

2/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
54/100
Quiet surroundings
66/100
Rurality
46/100
Urbanity
0/100
Family friendliness
9/100
Senior friendliness
0/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest90 m
  • Distance to water1.5 km
  • Distance to farmland20 m
  • Distance to shoreline1.5 km

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road30 m
  • Distance to railway860 m
  • Distance to industry6.7 km
  • Distance to power line590 m

Services

  • Distance to grocery store10.5 km
  • Distance to school10.7 km
  • Distance to train station15.3 km

Median across 222 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 180–423
  • 225–925
  • 2910–1417
  • 3115–1928
  • 1920–2413
  • 1425–2913
  • 3130–3427
  • 2835–3928
  • 2340–4433
  • 3445–4925
  • 3450–5427
  • 2855–5937
  • 3560–6431
  • 3265–6938
  • 3670–7428
  • 3875–7939
  • 4680+39

Men 498Women 471

Marital status

  • Unmarried524 (54 %)
  • Married332 (34 %)
  • Divorced75 (8 %)
  • Widowed41 (4 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Garsås, 969 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 160 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

  • Stockholm4 h 11 min
  • Municipal seat18 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

  • Siljan29,300 ha1.6 km
  • Östertjärnen26 ha5.9 km
  • Västertjärnen48 ha6.2 km
  • Brunnvasseltjärnen13 ha7.8 km

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Nearest localities

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Associations and activities

  • Garsås bystugaOther

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.

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Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone8.2 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)19.9 km
  • Potentially contaminated land740 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve4.1 km
  • Natura 200014 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest17.5 km
  • Water protection area370 m
  • Habitat protection3.1 km
  • National conservation interest1.7 km
  • National heritage interest8.8 km

Services & safety

  • School10.7 km
  • Fire station17.4 km
  • Police station16.1 km
  • Civil defence shelter15.9 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site10.3 km
  • Swimming pool9.9 km
  • Campsite9.5 km
  • Hiking trail5.6 km
  • Cycle trail450 m
  • Ski trail16.3 km
  • Floodlit track10.9 km
  • Geologically notable site10.2 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant9.9 km
  • Café10.9 km
  • Petrol station12.5 km
  • Library16.4 km
  • Sports hall10.9 km
  • Hotel1 in the locality200 m
  • Care home11.2 km
  • Recycling centre13.3 km

Disturbance

  • Major road330 m
  • Railway1 km
  • Power line620 m
  • Wind turbine22.9 km
  • Mobile mast800 m

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)22.3 km
  • Mine21.4 km
  • Quarry10.3 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark8.2 km
  • Church11.4 km
  • Community hall1 in the locality270 m

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
What is it like to live in Mora? →

The figures describe Mora Municipality as a whole, not Garsås.