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Small locality in Falun Municipality, Dalarna County

Österbyn

1

Facts

MunicipalityFalun
CountyDalarna County
Population55
Area25 ha
SCB code2080SB172

2

Place profile

23/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
56/100
Quiet surroundings
64/100
Rurality
50/100
Urbanity
9/100
Family friendliness
19/100
Senior friendliness
31/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest70 m
  • Distance to water180 m
  • Distance to farmland20 m
  • Distance to shoreline180 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road30 m
  • Distance to railway17.4 km
  • Distance to industry4 km
  • Distance to power line260 m

Services

  • Distance to grocery store3.7 km
  • Distance to school3.6 km
  • Distance to train station24.2 km

Median across 28 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

3

Age distribution

  • 260–431
  • 295–923
  • 3910–1421
  • 3715–1923
  • 1820–2410
  • 1725–2915
  • 2530–3431
  • 3535–3928
  • 3840–4430
  • 2945–4923
  • 3150–5434
  • 4555–5933
  • 4260–6434
  • 5465–6942
  • 4870–7435
  • 4075–7926
  • 5480+42

Men 607Women 481

Marital status

  • Unmarried556 (52 %)
  • Married344 (32 %)
  • Divorced113 (11 %)
  • Widowed52 (5 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Österbyn, 1,088 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 55 inhabitants. A statistical area follows no locality boundary, so the figures describe the area around the locality, not the locality alone.

4

Driving time

  • Stockholm3 h 24 min
  • Municipal seat37 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

  • Svärdsjön540 ha210 m
  • Hunsen13 ha1.3 km
  • Långsälnan69 ha2.9 km
  • Torsktjärnen12 ha3.9 km

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Nearest localities

7

Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone9.7 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)7.6 km
  • Potentially contaminated land2.2 km

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve2.3 km
  • Natura 200028.5 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest18.9 km
  • Water protection area2.3 km
  • Habitat protection3.2 km
  • National conservation interest11.5 km
  • National heritage interest5 km

Services & safety

  • School3.3 km
  • Fire station23.6 km
  • Police station24.4 km
  • Civil defence shelter3.3 km
  • Vulnerable area (police)41.8 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site2.8 km
  • Swimming pool3.4 km
  • Campsite4.7 km
  • Hiking trail2.5 km
  • Cycle trail2.3 km
  • Ski trail19.1 km
  • Floodlit track13.4 km
  • Geologically notable site25.4 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant13.1 km
  • Café3.8 km
  • Petrol station3 km
  • Library15.1 km
  • Sports hall3.6 km
  • Hotel2.9 km
  • Care home3.2 km
  • Recycling centre3.1 km

Disturbance

  • Major road580 m
  • Railway17.6 km
  • Power line290 m
  • Wind turbine5.8 km
  • Mobile mast6.8 km
  • Military area16.8 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)7.7 km
  • Mine3.1 km
  • Quarry6.2 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark15 km
  • Church2.4 km
  • Community hall14.9 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 Österbyn.