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Urban area in Falun Municipality, Dalarna County

Bengtsheden

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1

Facts

MunicipalityFalun
CountyDalarna County
Population515
Area186 ha
SCB code2080TB102

2

Place profile

27/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
41/100
Quiet surroundings
64/100
Rurality
44/100
Urbanity
9/100
Family friendliness
31/100
Senior friendliness
26/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest30 m
  • Distance to water140 m
  • Distance to farmland30 m
  • Distance to shoreline140 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road30 m
  • Distance to railway13.6 km
  • Distance to industry930 m
  • Distance to power line2.8 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store3.8 km
  • Distance to school1 km
  • Distance to train station17.3 km

Median across 328 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 550–446
  • 525–979
  • 6110–1468
  • 4415–1955
  • 5020–2428
  • 5225–2932
  • 5630–3471
  • 6635–3977
  • 5840–4447
  • 4445–4953
  • 6450–5444
  • 6255–5961
  • 5360–6447
  • 6065–6950
  • 6470–7475
  • 6275–7976
  • 10380+116

Men 1,006Women 1,025

Marital status

  • Unmarried1,106 (54 %)
  • Married591 (29 %)
  • Divorced209 (10 %)
  • Widowed136 (7 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Bengtsheden, 2,031 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 515 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

  • Stockholm3 h 29 min
  • Municipal seat24 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

  • Liljan336 ha80 m
  • Gårdvikssjön232 ha930 m
  • Seckan39 ha1.2 km
  • Borängessjön44 ha2 km

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Nearest localities

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Associations and activities

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 zone4.4 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)5.2 km
  • Potentially contaminated land1 in the locality660 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve6.2 km
  • Natura 200022.6 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest12.3 km
  • Water protection area5.2 km
  • Habitat protection2.9 km
  • National conservation interest18 km
  • National heritage interest6.7 km

Services & safety

  • School1 in the locality470 m
  • Fire station17 km
  • Police station17.8 km
  • Civil defence shelter1 in the locality470 m
  • Vulnerable area (police)35.2 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site5.9 km
  • Swimming pool3.5 km
  • Campsite7.5 km
  • Hiking trail3.2 km
  • Cycle trail2.4 km
  • Ski trail12.5 km
  • Floodlit track8.1 km
  • Geologically notable site18.8 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant8.5 km
  • Café3.5 km
  • Petrol station3.2 km
  • Library8.6 km
  • Sports hall4.1 km
  • Hotel5.9 km
  • Care home4.3 km
  • Recycling centre4.3 km

Disturbance

  • Major road420 m
  • Railway13.6 km
  • Power line3.1 km
  • Wind turbine7.7 km
  • Mobile mast8.7 km
  • Military area10.3 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)4.9 km
  • Mine2.1 km
  • Quarry4 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark8.5 km
  • Church5.2 km
  • Community hall8.4 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

  • Population59,945
  • Median income402,900 kr/yr
  • Average age43.2 years
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The figures describe Falun Municipality as a whole, not Bengtsheden.