Hedemora
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest130 m
- Distance to water450 m
- Distance to farmland230 m
- Distance to shoreline450 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway650 m
- Distance to industry380 m
- Distance to power line1.4 km
Services
- Distance to grocery store910 m
- Distance to school550 m
- Distance to train station1.1 km
Median across 2,114 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 1400–4159
- 2185–9213
- 21110–14198
- 23515–19246
- 20620–24177
- 20425–29164
- 23930–34203
- 22135–39233
- 22840–44205
- 19845–49190
- 21850–54220
- 22355–59217
- 24260–64252
- 23465–69269
- 21070–74238
- 25175–79226
- 27180+418
Men 3,749Women 3,828
Marital status
- Unmarried4,082 (54 %)
- Married2,064 (27 %)
- Divorced967 (13 %)
- Widowed460 (6 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 4 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Hedemora, 7,577 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 7,461 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
- Stockholm2 h 32 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
- Hönsan7 ha350 m
- Munkbosjön7 ha350 m
- Brunnsjön139 ha800 m
- Håvran648 ha2.2 km
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Nearest localities
- Västkusten89 inhabitants1.5 km
- Backa58 inhabitants3 km
- Backa61 inhabitants3 km
- Backa65 inhabitants3.3 km
- Västerby385 inhabitants3.6 km
- Davidshyttan51 inhabitants3.8 km
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Associations and activities
- Hedemora ScoutkårscoutkårOutdoor life
- Hedemora Gokartmotor_kartingSports
- Hedemora GolfklubbgolfSports
- SMK HedemorasporthallSports
- Hedemora Gamla TheaterteaterCulture
- Hedemora MC-museummuseumCulture
- Hedemora kapellkyrkaReligion
- Hedemora kyrkakyrkaReligion
- Hedemora PROpensionärsföreningSocial
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 zone12.7 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)2.5 km
- Potentially contaminated land60 in the locality270 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve840 m
- Natura 200011.3 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest12.8 km
- Water protection area310 m
- Habitat protection6.2 km
- National conservation interest840 m
- National heritage interest60 m
Services & safety
- School8 in the locality400 m
- Fire station2 in the locality770 m
- Police station1 in the locality490 m
- Civil defence shelter89 in the locality70 m
- Vulnerable area (police)38.7 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site2 in the locality490 m
- Swimming pool15.2 km
- Campsite8.7 km
- Hiking trail780 m
- Cycle trail8.2 km
- Ski trail9 km
- Floodlit track2.1 km
- Birding site44.6 km
- Geologically notable site40.6 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant3 in the locality350 m
- Café3 in the locality360 m
- Petrol station8 in the locality710 m
- Library1 in the locality510 m
- Sports hall4 in the locality620 m
- Hotel1 in the locality400 m
- Care home4 in the locality370 m
- Recycling centre1.5 km
Disturbance
- Major road820 m
- Railway960 m
- Power line1.3 km
- Wind turbine14.3 km
- Mobile mast1.8 km
- Military area39 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)2.9 km
- Mine7 km
- Quarry6.5 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark5 in the locality430 m
- Church3 in the locality530 m
- Community hall9.3 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
- Population15,281
- Median income375,800 kr/yr
- Average age46.0 years