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Falun
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Urban area in Falun Municipality, Dalarna County

Falun

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1

Facts

MunicipalityFalun
CountyDalarna County
Population39,939
Area2,743 ha
SCB code2080TC108

2

Place profile

80/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
43/100
Quiet surroundings
37/100
Rurality
57/100
Urbanity
78/100
Family friendliness
82/100
Senior friendliness
82/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest60 m
  • Distance to water340 m
  • Distance to farmland1000 m
  • Distance to shoreline340 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway510 m
  • Distance to industry340 m
  • Distance to power line690 m

Services

  • Distance to grocery store880 m
  • Distance to school570 m
  • Distance to train station2.6 km

Median across 7,914 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 1,0360–41,060
  • 1,2985–91,286
  • 1,35710–141,310
  • 1,39415–191,309
  • 1,29520–241,175
  • 1,27425–291,152
  • 1,44330–341,414
  • 1,50735–391,548
  • 1,40840–441,355
  • 1,29345–491,341
  • 1,34650–541,381
  • 1,13855–591,224
  • 1,09460–641,187
  • 1,05365–691,179
  • 1,11170–741,283
  • 1,04675–791,238
  • 1,28980+1,783

Men 21,382Women 22,225

Marital status

  • Unmarried24,517 (56 %)
  • Married13,058 (30 %)
  • Divorced4,470 (10 %)
  • Widowed1,552 (4 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 26 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Falun, 43,607 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 39,939 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 18 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

  • Tisken31 ha80 m
  • Runn6,318 ha830 m
  • Gamla Bergsdammen6 ha3.3 km
  • Varpan743 ha3.8 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 zone6.8 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)1.6 km
  • Potentially contaminated land219 in the locality340 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve2 km
  • Natura 20009.6 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest750 m
  • Water protection area8.7 km
  • Habitat protection7.7 km
  • National conservation interest4.5 km
  • National heritage interest200 m

Services & safety

  • School55 in the locality690 m
  • Fire station1 in the locality3.7 km
  • Police station1 in the locality1.6 km
  • Civil defence shelter412 in the locality320 m
  • Vulnerable area (police)17.9 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site2.6 km
  • Swimming pool19 in the locality970 m
  • Campsite2 in the locality2.3 km
  • Hiking trail460 m
  • Cycle trail270 m
  • Ski trail1.3 km
  • Floodlit track870 m
  • Geologically notable site1.9 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant48 in the locality450 m
  • Café16 in the locality360 m
  • Petrol station17 in the locality590 m
  • Library2 in the locality1.5 km
  • Sports hall11 in the locality760 m
  • Hotel7 in the locality1.1 km
  • Care home11 in the locality1 km
  • Recycling centre4.3 km

Disturbance

  • Major road520 m
  • Railway1.3 km
  • Power line1 km
  • Wind turbine17.9 km
  • Mobile mast3 in the locality480 m
  • Military area1.5 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)9 in the locality2.1 km
  • Mine2.1 km
  • Quarry2.2 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark21 in the locality500 m
  • Church11 in the locality300 m
  • Community hall2 in the locality1.2 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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