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Saxdalen
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Urban area in Ludvika Municipality, Dalarna County

Saxdalen

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1

Facts

MunicipalityLudvika
CountyDalarna County
Population618
Area219 ha
SCB code2085TB112

2

Place profile

9/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
38/100
Quiet surroundings
56/100
Rurality
46/100
Urbanity
25/100
Family friendliness
11/100
Senior friendliness
7/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest20 m
  • Distance to water340 m
  • Distance to farmland90 m
  • Distance to shoreline340 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway7.2 km
  • Distance to industry6.6 km
  • Distance to power line460 m

Services

  • Distance to grocery store7.6 km
  • Distance to school5.2 km
  • Distance to train station8.1 km

Median across 388 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 150–425
  • 255–919
  • 4110–1428
  • 2815–1933
  • 1920–2415
  • 1625–2910
  • 2130–3428
  • 3235–3931
  • 4040–4431
  • 4245–4928
  • 4550–5429
  • 4555–5939
  • 4260–6435
  • 4465–6950
  • 4970–7439
  • 5575–7932
  • 3580+40

Men 594Women 512

Marital status

  • Unmarried542 (49 %)
  • Married390 (35 %)
  • Divorced121 (11 %)
  • Widowed48 (4 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Saxdalen, 1,106 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 618 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

  • Stockholm3 h 22 min
  • Gothenburg5 h 37 min
  • Municipal seat25 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

  • Saxen96 ha310 m
  • Väsman3,936 ha3.2 km
  • Glaningen67 ha4.1 km
  • Olsjön113 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 zoneThe locality lies within
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)1.6 km
  • Potentially contaminated land7 in the locality160 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve5.5 km
  • Natura 200015.1 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest9 km
  • Water protection area7.2 km
  • Habitat protection8.2 km
  • National conservation interest5.7 km
  • National heritage interest5.9 km

Services & safety

  • School5.3 km
  • Fire station7.9 km
  • Police station11.3 km
  • Civil defence shelter6.6 km
  • Vulnerable area (police)44.3 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site600 m
  • Swimming pool10.2 km
  • Campsite5.8 km
  • Hiking trail160 m
  • Cycle trail360 m
  • Ski trail5 km
  • Floodlit track6.8 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant8.8 km
  • Café1 in the locality620 m
  • Petrol station7.6 km
  • Library7.8 km
  • Sports hall1 in the locality560 m
  • Hotel7.3 km
  • Care home7.2 km
  • Recycling centre21.6 km

Disturbance

  • Major road6.8 km
  • Railway8.1 km
  • Power line710 m
  • Wind turbine2.5 km
  • Mobile mast1.8 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)3.1 km
  • Mine2.5 km
  • Quarry4.4 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark7.3 km
  • Church8.2 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

  • Population26,634
  • Median income399,100 kr/yr
  • Average age44.1 years
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The figures describe Ludvika Municipality as a whole, not Saxdalen.