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Svärdsjö
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Urban area in Falun Municipality, Dalarna County

Svärdsjö

1

Facts

MunicipalityFalun
CountyDalarna County
Population1,318
Area223 ha
SCB code2080TB115

2

Place profile

33/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
44/100
Quiet surroundings
54/100
Rurality
50/100
Urbanity
31/100
Family friendliness
30/100
Senior friendliness
49/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest60 m
  • Distance to water200 m
  • Distance to farmland130 m
  • Distance to shoreline200 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway16.5 km
  • Distance to industry640 m
  • Distance to power line840 m

Services

  • Distance to grocery store610 m
  • Distance to school810 m
  • Distance to train station20.8 km

Median across 625 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 Svärdsjö, 2,031 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 1,318 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 28 min
  • Municipal seat29 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 ha560 m
  • Seckan39 ha880 m
  • Borängessjön44 ha1.1 km
  • Gårdvikssjön232 ha2.4 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.

8

Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone7.5 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)10.5 km
  • Potentially contaminated land9 in the locality80 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve2.5 km
  • Natura 200026.2 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest16.2 km
  • Water protection area1.5 km
  • Habitat protection980 m
  • National conservation interest14.5 km
  • National heritage interest5.1 km

Services & safety

  • School2 in the locality330 m
  • Fire station20.3 km
  • Police station21.2 km
  • Civil defence shelter1 in the locality480 m
  • Vulnerable area (police)38.7 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site2.3 km
  • Swimming pool1 in the locality260 m
  • Campsite4.2 km
  • Hiking trail730 m
  • Cycle trail990 m
  • Ski trail16.1 km
  • Floodlit track11.4 km
  • Geologically notable site22.2 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant11 km
  • Café1 in the locality360 m
  • Petrol station2 in the locality390 m
  • Library12.2 km
  • Sports hall1 in the locality720 m
  • Hotel2.3 km
  • Care home1 in the locality720 m
  • Recycling centre1 in the locality670 m

Disturbance

  • Major road170 m
  • Railway16.7 km
  • Power line710 m
  • Wind turbine7.3 km
  • Mobile mast5.8 km
  • Military area13.9 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)6.8 km
  • Mine2 in the locality550 m
  • Quarry7.4 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark12.1 km
  • Church1.5 km
  • Community hall12 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 Svärdsjö.