Väsby
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest30 m
- Distance to water350 m
- Distance to farmland50 m
- Distance to shoreline350 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road30 m
- Distance to railway7 km
- Distance to industry1.7 km
- Distance to power line3.2 km
Services
- Distance to grocery store5.2 km
- Distance to school1.1 km
- Distance to train station7.4 km
Median across 50 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 600–452
- 595–970
- 4210–1464
- 8215–1956
- 5520–2457
- 5125–2959
- 8330–3477
- 9635–3982
- 8640–4467
- 8945–4975
- 9150–5488
- 10855–5995
- 9160–6492
- 9265–6978
- 6770–7454
- 6275–7953
- 5680+56
Men 1,270Women 1,175
Marital status
- Unmarried1,312 (54 %)
- Married836 (34 %)
- Divorced222 (9 %)
- Widowed75 (3 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Väsby, 2,445 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 102 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
- Stockholm52 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.
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Lakes nearby
- Rösjön76 ha720 m
- Sparren299 ha1.2 km
- Jälnan27 ha2.4 km
- Viren112 ha3.3 km
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Surroundings
Natural hazards
- Flood zone10 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)11.4 km
- Potentially contaminated land410 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve2.7 km
- Natura 200016.7 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest12.1 km
- Water protection area700 m
- Habitat protection2.7 km
- National conservation interest9.5 km
- National heritage interest5.9 km
Services & safety
- School4.8 km
- Fire station18.2 km
- Police station19.4 km
- Civil defence shelter18.1 km
- Vulnerable area (police)29.7 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site4.6 km
- Swimming pool7.6 km
- Campsite14.2 km
- Hiking trail6.9 km
- Cycle trail200 m
- Ski trail10 km
- Floodlit track7 km
- Birding site19.9 km
- Geologically notable site40.8 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant5.2 km
- Café5.3 km
- Petrol station5.2 km
- Library5.4 km
- Sports hall4.9 km
- Hotel11.4 km
- Care home5 km
- Recycling centre5.4 km
Disturbance
- Major road240 m
- Railway25.1 km
- Power line3.4 km
- Wind turbine5.4 km
- Mobile mast1.6 km
- Military area29.3 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)3.2 km
- Mine33.9 km
- Quarry2.2 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark6.2 km
- Church920 m
- Community hall13.3 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
- Population66,585
- Median income384,000 kr/yr
- Average age46.6 years
The figures describe Norrtälje Municipality as a whole, not Väsby.