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Urban area in Mora Municipality, Dalarna County

Våmhus

1

Facts

MunicipalityMora
CountyDalarna County
Population808
Area234 ha
SCB code2062TB113

2

Place profile

20/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
43/100
Quiet surroundings
61/100
Rurality
46/100
Urbanity
26/100
Family friendliness
19/100
Senior friendliness
10/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest50 m
  • Distance to water600 m
  • Distance to farmland60 m
  • Distance to shoreline600 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road30 m
  • Distance to railway7.9 km
  • Distance to industry7.7 km
  • Distance to power line1.3 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store740 m
  • Distance to school7.8 km
  • Distance to train station8 km

Median across 497 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 400–427
  • 355–933
  • 3610–1433
  • 2815–1943
  • 3320–2417
  • 2625–2920
  • 4030–3439
  • 5435–3942
  • 3140–4427
  • 4245–4944
  • 5650–5434
  • 4255–5938
  • 5160–6441
  • 3165–6936
  • 4870–7446
  • 4375–7936
  • 4680+52

Men 682Women 608

Marital status

  • Unmarried778 (60 %)
  • Married354 (27 %)
  • Divorced91 (7 %)
  • Widowed66 (5 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Våmhus, 1,290 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 808 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 44 min
  • Municipal seat19 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

  • Orsasjön5,188 ha1 km
  • Musi36 ha3.3 km
  • Ätjärnen36 ha3.8 km
  • Lintjärnen62 ha4.7 km

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Nearest localities

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Associations and activities

  • VåmhusbygdegårdLocal heritage
  • Våmhus GammelgårdmuseumCulture
  • Våmhus kyrkakyrkaReligion

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 zone5.5 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)2.3 km
  • Potentially contaminated land5 in the locality170 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve840 m
  • Natura 200020.5 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest3.7 km
  • Water protection area4.2 km
  • Habitat protection3.5 km
  • National conservation interest750 m
  • National heritage interest3.1 km

Services & safety

  • School1 in the locality1.1 km
  • Fire station8.4 km
  • Police station7.6 km
  • Civil defence shelter1 in the locality1.1 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site1.1 km
  • Swimming pool6.9 km
  • Campsite1.2 km
  • Hiking trail3.3 km
  • Cycle trail730 m
  • Ski trail9.9 km
  • Floodlit track10.4 km
  • Geologically notable site1.2 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant4.1 km
  • Café9.4 km
  • Petrol station1 in the locality170 m
  • Library8 km
  • Sports hall1 in the locality890 m
  • Hotel4.1 km
  • Care home13 km
  • Recycling centre15.2 km

Disturbance

  • Major road7 km
  • Railway8.6 km
  • Power line1.2 km
  • Wind turbine22 km
  • Mobile mast11.1 km
  • Military area23.9 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)5.7 km
  • Mine41.4 km
  • Quarry3.1 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark1.9 km
  • Church1 in the locality980 m
  • Community hall6.1 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

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