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Österå, Uggelviken och Hökviken
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Urban area in Falun Municipality, Dalarna County

Österå, Uggelviken och Hökviken

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Facts

MunicipalityFalun
CountyDalarna County
Population274
Area114 ha
SCB code2080TB175

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Place profile

60/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
53/100
Quiet surroundings
56/100
Rurality
56/100
Urbanity
57/100
Family friendliness
48/100
Senior friendliness
67/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest10 m
  • Distance to water200 m
  • Distance to farmland480 m
  • Distance to shoreline200 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road30 m
  • Distance to railway2.7 km
  • Distance to industry2.3 km
  • Distance to power line1 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store2.9 km
  • Distance to school2.6 km
  • Distance to train station5 km

Median across 140 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 440–463
  • 625–973
  • 7810–1476
  • 8515–1993
  • 10820–24102
  • 6925–2943
  • 5630–3451
  • 8135–3983
  • 9540–4467
  • 6945–4968
  • 7750–5475
  • 4755–5977
  • 7860–6492
  • 8965–6978
  • 3970–7465
  • 3975–7952
  • 6180+66

Men 1,177Women 1,224

Marital status

  • Unmarried1,367 (57 %)
  • Married783 (33 %)
  • Divorced185 (8 %)
  • Widowed64 (3 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Österå, Uggelviken och Hökviken, 2,401 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 274 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 24 min
  • Municipal seat13 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

  • Varpan743 ha170 m
  • Stångtjärnen15 ha4.4 km
  • Grycken242 ha4.6 km
  • Laktjärnen8 ha5.1 km

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Nearest localities

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Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone8.6 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)4.7 km
  • Potentially contaminated land2 in the locality1.5 km

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve1.3 km
  • Natura 200015.1 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest1.4 km
  • Water protection area12.3 km
  • Habitat protection8.1 km
  • National conservation interest5.2 km
  • National heritage interest140 m

Services & safety

  • School2.8 km
  • Fire station2.6 km
  • Police station4.7 km
  • Civil defence shelter2.4 km
  • Vulnerable area (police)21.1 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site1 in the locality1.4 km
  • Swimming pool2.5 km
  • Campsite3.4 km
  • Hiking trail1.6 km
  • Cycle trail2.3 km
  • Ski trail2.4 km
  • Floodlit track3 km
  • Geologically notable site5.5 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant2.9 km
  • Café2.2 km
  • Petrol station2.9 km
  • Library4.3 km
  • Sports hall3.6 km
  • Hotel2.2 km
  • Care home2.7 km
  • Recycling centre4.9 km

Disturbance

  • Major road770 m
  • Railway2.7 km
  • Power line1.6 km
  • Wind turbine18.2 km
  • Mobile mast2 km
  • Military area3.5 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)2 km
  • Mine1.8 km
  • Quarry1.7 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark2.7 km
  • Church3.9 km
  • Community hall2.6 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 Österå, Uggelviken och Hökviken.