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Mälby
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Small locality in Hedemora Municipality, Dalarna County

Mälby

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1

Facts

MunicipalityHedemora
CountyDalarna County
Population116
Area49 ha
SCB code2083SB120

2

Place profile

16/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
45/100
Quiet surroundings
73/100
Rurality
39/100
Urbanity
9/100
Family friendliness
14/100
Senior friendliness
11/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest70 m
  • Distance to water100 m
  • Distance to farmland40 m
  • Distance to shoreline100 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road30 m
  • Distance to railway6.5 km
  • Distance to industry5.6 km
  • Distance to power line3.6 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store5.9 km
  • Distance to school4.1 km
  • Distance to train station8.2 km

Median across 101 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 500–437
  • 415–936
  • 3110–1440
  • 4515–1951
  • 2720–2427
  • 2525–2926
  • 4130–3442
  • 4635–3945
  • 3140–4435
  • 4145–4932
  • 5250–5440
  • 6655–5951
  • 6860–6460
  • 5165–6930
  • 3770–7430
  • 3475–7931
  • 4080+34

Men 726Women 647

Marital status

  • Unmarried759 (55 %)
  • Married479 (35 %)
  • Divorced107 (8 %)
  • Widowed31 (2 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Mälby, 1,373 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 116 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 39 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.

5

Lakes nearby

  • Viggen155 ha50 m
  • Stora Dammsjön26 ha4 km
  • Hönsan27 ha4.9 km
  • Munkbosjön7 ha6.2 km

6

Nearest localities

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Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone6.5 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)7.5 km
  • Potentially contaminated land1.2 km

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve4.7 km
  • Natura 20009.2 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest8.7 km
  • Water protection area1.1 km
  • Habitat protection3.4 km
  • National conservation interest4.6 km
  • National heritage interest2 km

Services & safety

  • School3.6 km
  • Fire station6.9 km
  • Police station7.4 km
  • Civil defence shelter4.2 km
  • Vulnerable area (police)33.2 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site2.9 km
  • Swimming pool10.9 km
  • Campsite8.5 km
  • Hiking trail2.2 km
  • Cycle trail6.4 km
  • Ski trail7.9 km
  • Floodlit track7.9 km
  • Birding site48.1 km
  • Geologically notable site33.8 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant5.7 km
  • Café7.1 km
  • Petrol station5.1 km
  • Library7.3 km
  • Sports hall3.8 km
  • Hotel6.8 km
  • Care home6.6 km
  • Recycling centre7 km

Disturbance

  • Major road500 m
  • Railway6.1 km
  • Power line4.2 km
  • Wind turbine14.8 km
  • Mobile mast1 km
  • Military area32 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)670 m
  • Mine7 km
  • Quarry4.2 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark5.2 km
  • Church6.3 km
  • Community hall10 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
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The figures describe Hedemora Municipality as a whole, not Mälby.