
Västernäs


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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest70 m
- Distance to water680 m
- Distance to farmland90 m
- Distance to shoreline110 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road30 m
- Distance to railway8.5 km
- Distance to industry5.2 km
- Distance to power line1.7 km
Services
- Distance to grocery store5.8 km
- Distance to school4.7 km
- Distance to train station40 km
Median across 72 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 420–429
- 505–951
- 5710–1442
- 4915–1931
- 3420–2430
- 3225–2926
- 5230–3443
- 4935–3953
- 5040–4447
- 4845–4938
- 7250–5460
- 9455–5986
- 13860–64103
- 10965–69123
- 9870–7479
- 9375–7992
- 12880+95
Men 1,195Women 1,028
Marital status
- Unmarried917 (41 %)
- Married889 (40 %)
- Divorced282 (13 %)
- Widowed138 (6 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Västernäs, 2,223 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.
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Driving time
- Stockholm1 h 18 min
- Municipal seat21 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
- Kifjärden9 ha2.2 km
- Djupsjön13 ha6.7 km
- Hemsundet22 ha7.2 km
- Mutsundasjön8 ha7.4 km
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Surroundings
Natural hazards
- Flood zone14.6 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)11.3 km
- Potentially contaminated land1 in the locality220 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve1.4 km
- Natura 200028.1 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest6 km
- Water protection area1.8 km
- Habitat protection2.1 km
- National conservation interest2.1 km
- National heritage interest13.3 km
Services & safety
- School4.6 km
- Fire station13 km
- Police station16.4 km
- Civil defence shelter15.3 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site3.6 km
- Swimming pool2.4 km
- Campsite4.6 km
- Hiking trail5 km
- Cycle trail6.2 km
- Ski trail17.5 km
- Floodlit track16 km
- Birding site47.3 km
- Geologically notable site35.4 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant6.4 km
- Café5.8 km
- Petrol station6.7 km
- Library16.2 km
- Sports hall11.6 km
- Hotel3.9 km
- Care home15.3 km
- Recycling centre15.7 km
Disturbance
- Major road1.3 km
- Railway33.9 km
- Power line1.5 km
- Wind turbine20.7 km
- Mobile mast4.8 km
- Military area18.9 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)22.8 km
- Mine27.1 km
- Quarry10.6 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark5.2 km
- Church4.6 km
- Community hall7.3 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 Västernäs.