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Alfta
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest50 m
- Distance to water190 m
- Distance to farmland90 m
- Distance to shoreline190 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway45.8 km
- Distance to industry470 m
- Distance to power line860 m
Services
- Distance to grocery store680 m
- Distance to school940 m
- Distance to train station47 km
Median across 958 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 750–455
- 935–988
- 9810–1472
- 7415–1969
- 4620–2440
- 6825–2951
- 7930–3473
- 9535–3990
- 7540–4479
- 7245–4958
- 6550–5467
- 8655–5993
- 8960–6490
- 8465–6993
- 8370–7478
- 9375–7997
- 12280+184
Men 1,397Women 1,377
Marital status
- Unmarried1,513 (55 %)
- Married796 (29 %)
- Divorced284 (10 %)
- Widowed171 (6 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 2 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Alfta, 2,774 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 2,418 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 44 min
- Municipal seat12 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
- Norrsjön218 ha220 m
- Kyrktjärnen24 ha610 m
- Viksjön271 ha3.2 km
- Losjön37 ha4.7 km
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Associations and activities
- Alfta Sport- och SimhallsporthallSports
- Alfta kyrkakyrkaReligion
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 zone740 m
- Wildfire area (since 2018)6.8 km
- Potentially contaminated land24 in the locality240 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve11.5 km
- Natura 20007.6 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest18.2 km
- Water protection area4.8 km
- Habitat protection5.8 km
- National conservation interest7.3 km
- National heritage interest140 m
Services & safety
- School2 in the locality250 m
- Fire station1 in the locality280 m
- Civil defence shelter1 in the locality370 m
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site1 in the locality440 m
- Swimming pool13.2 km
- Campsite1 in the locality730 m
- Hiking trail4.3 km
- Cycle trail1.1 km
- Ski trail12 km
- Floodlit track29.1 km
- Geologically notable site47.9 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant3 in the locality150 m
- Café13.4 km
- Petrol station1 in the locality630 m
- Library13.5 km
- Sports hall1 in the locality300 m
- Hotel1 in the locality480 m
- Care home12.5 km
- Recycling centre41.7 km
Disturbance
- Major road580 m
- Railway17.6 km
- Power line1.5 km
- Wind turbine21.5 km
- Mobile mast17.3 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)1.5 km
- Mine10.2 km
- Quarry8.3 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark1 in the locality1.5 km
- Church1 in the locality620 m
- Community hall16.9 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
- Population11,341
- Median income372,500 kr/yr
- Average age46.5 years
The figures describe Ovanåker Municipality as a whole, not Alfta.