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Small locality in Avesta Municipality, Dalarna County

Övrabyn

1

Facts

MunicipalityAvesta
CountyDalarna County
Population51
Area31 ha
SCB code2084SB109

2

Place profile

24/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
54/100
Quiet surroundings
64/100
Rurality
48/100
Urbanity
34/100
Family friendliness
22/100
Senior friendliness
23/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest20 m
  • Distance to water390 m
  • Distance to farmland60 m
  • Distance to shoreline390 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road30 m
  • Distance to railway2.8 km
  • Distance to industry4 km
  • Distance to power line2.1 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store4.6 km
  • Distance to school4.2 km
  • Distance to train station5.5 km

Median across 54 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

3

Age distribution

  • 520–436
  • 535–950
  • 4910–1452
  • 4215–1947
  • 4020–2432
  • 4225–2940
  • 4630–3437
  • 5435–3968
  • 4540–4448
  • 5845–4945
  • 7050–5459
  • 7055–5969
  • 8360–6465
  • 6565–6990
  • 8070–7469
  • 7675–7965
  • 7280+72

Men 997Women 944

Marital status

  • Unmarried977 (50 %)
  • Married707 (36 %)
  • Divorced179 (9 %)
  • Widowed97 (5 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Övrabyn, 1,941 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 51 inhabitants. A statistical area follows no locality boundary, so the figures describe the area around the locality, not the locality alone.

4

Driving time

  • Stockholm2 h 21 min
  • Municipal seat10 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

  • Nävden415 ha620 m
  • Hällsjön8 ha3.4 km
  • Björsjön54 ha4.8 km
  • Långtjärnen6 ha5.7 km

6

Nearest localities

7

Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone3.3 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)6.1 km
  • Potentially contaminated land1.1 km

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve5.1 km
  • Natura 20005.4 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest17.3 km
  • Water protection area710 m
  • Habitat protection6.1 km
  • National conservation interest4.3 km
  • National heritage interest3.9 km

Services & safety

  • School4.5 km
  • Fire station6 km
  • Police station5.3 km
  • Civil defence shelter3.6 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site770 m
  • Swimming pool5.3 km
  • Campsite15.7 km
  • Hiking trail5.7 km
  • Cycle trail9 km
  • Ski trail16.1 km
  • Floodlit track6 km
  • Birding site35.7 km
  • Geologically notable site45.6 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant4.5 km
  • Café1.1 km
  • Petrol station4.6 km
  • Library5.4 km
  • Sports hall4.1 km
  • Hotel4.2 km
  • Care home4.9 km
  • Recycling centre9.1 km

Disturbance

  • Major road1 km
  • Railway4.4 km
  • Power line2.3 km
  • Wind turbine9.5 km
  • Mobile mast4.8 km
  • Military area39.5 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)480 m
  • Mine7.7 km
  • Quarry2.3 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark5 km
  • Church5.1 km
  • Community hall13.5 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.

8

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 Övrabyn.