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Urban area in Falun Municipality, Dalarna County

Karlsbyheden och Blixbo

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1

Facts

MunicipalityFalun
CountyDalarna County
Population333
Area120 ha
SCB code2080TB104

2

Place profile

16/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
43/100
Quiet surroundings
61/100
Rurality
47/100
Urbanity
8/100
Family friendliness
22/100
Senior friendliness
5/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest30 m
  • Distance to water500 m
  • Distance to farmland30 m
  • Distance to shoreline500 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway5.5 km
  • Distance to industry3.1 km
  • Distance to power line1.1 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store4.1 km
  • Distance to school3.3 km
  • Distance to train station11.8 km

Median across 225 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 150–418
  • 445–934
  • 3510–1443
  • 3715–1936
  • 1620–2414
  • 925–296
  • 2830–3426
  • 2935–3939
  • 3440–4426
  • 3545–4931
  • 2950–5428
  • 3955–5932
  • 3160–6436
  • 2365–6920
  • 2770–7428
  • 2375–7925
  • 4280+54

Men 496Women 496

Marital status

  • Unmarried525 (53 %)
  • Married348 (35 %)
  • Divorced72 (7 %)
  • Widowed53 (5 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Karlsbyheden och Blixbo, 992 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 333 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 21 min
  • Municipal seat16 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

  • Hedkarlsjön66 ha890 m
  • Toftan772 ha2.7 km
  • Rupstjärnen8 ha3.1 km
  • Hobbornssjön32 ha4 km

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Nearest localities

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Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone4.6 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)7.8 km
  • Potentially contaminated land1 in the locality990 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve3.7 km
  • Natura 200014.5 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest7.6 km
  • Water protection area13.3 km
  • Habitat protection7.5 km
  • National conservation interest15 km
  • National heritage interest2.6 km

Services & safety

  • School3.1 km
  • Fire station12.5 km
  • Police station12.3 km
  • Civil defence shelter5.6 km
  • Vulnerable area (police)28.8 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site1.7 km
  • Swimming pool10 km
  • Campsite10.4 km
  • Hiking trail3.6 km
  • Cycle trail4.5 km
  • Ski trail7.7 km
  • Floodlit track90 m
  • Geologically notable site13.1 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant3.8 km
  • Café3.7 km
  • Petrol station3.6 km
  • Library3.7 km
  • Sports hall7.8 km
  • Hotel4.2 km
  • Care home3.5 km
  • Recycling centre12.5 km

Disturbance

  • Major road310 m
  • Railway5.4 km
  • Power line1.3 km
  • Wind turbine11.7 km
  • Mobile mast7.1 km
  • Military area5.1 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)1.7 km
  • Mine5.3 km
  • Quarry1.6 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark3.7 km
  • Church3.9 km
  • Community hall3.9 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

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