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Horndal
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Urban area in Avesta Municipality, Dalarna County

Horndal

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1

Facts

MunicipalityAvesta
CountyDalarna County
Population1,012
Area271 ha
SCB code2084TB104

2

Place profile

31/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
46/100
Quiet surroundings
49/100
Rurality
52/100
Urbanity
49/100
Family friendliness
23/100
Senior friendliness
23/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest30 m
  • Distance to water430 m
  • Distance to farmland230 m
  • Distance to shoreline430 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway370 m
  • Distance to industry540 m
  • Distance to power line600 m

Services

  • Distance to grocery store630 m
  • Distance to school590 m
  • Distance to train station860 m

Median across 596 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 250–417
  • 245–920
  • 2610–1430
  • 2615–1930
  • 1720–2415
  • 2625–2922
  • 3330–3426
  • 3135–3919
  • 2040–4423
  • 3145–4920
  • 3450–5428
  • 2855–5935
  • 3960–6442
  • 4665–6936
  • 4170–7448
  • 4975–7933
  • 5280+60

Men 548Women 504

Marital status

  • Unmarried538 (51 %)
  • Married299 (29 %)
  • Divorced143 (14 %)
  • Widowed66 (6 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Horndal, 1,052 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 1,012 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 35 min
  • Municipal seat27 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

  • Lumsen13 ha320 m
  • Rossen755 ha1.1 km
  • Morshyttesjön6 ha4.2 km
  • Stora Konnsjön51 ha4.8 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.

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Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone13.5 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)9.6 km
  • Potentially contaminated land17 in the locality170 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve6.1 km
  • Natura 200016.3 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest6.6 km
  • Water protection areaThe locality lies within
  • Habitat protection7.8 km
  • National conservation interest6.7 km
  • National heritage interest1.3 km

Services & safety

  • School1 in the locality620 m
  • Fire station1 in the locality700 m
  • Police station21.4 km
  • Civil defence shelter20 in the locality120 m

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site2.4 km
  • Swimming pool18.8 km
  • Campsite2.3 km
  • Hiking trail10.4 km
  • Cycle trail11.2 km
  • Ski trail32.5 km
  • Floodlit track780 m
  • Birding site22 km
  • Geologically notable site26.7 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant10.6 km
  • Café1 in the locality400 m
  • Petrol station1 in the locality730 m
  • Library21.3 km
  • Sports hall1 in the locality610 m
  • Hotel9.5 km
  • Care home19.4 km
  • Recycling centre21.8 km

Disturbance

  • Major road250 m
  • Railway2.7 km
  • Power line990 m
  • Wind turbine4.8 km
  • Mobile mast19.7 km
  • Military area21.7 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)1.4 km
  • Mine7.2 km
  • Quarry2.8 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark7 km
  • Church1 in the locality770 m
  • Community hall12.2 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

  • Population22,417
  • Median income389,100 kr/yr
  • Average age45.5 years
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The figures describe Avesta Municipality as a whole, not Horndal.