
Märsta
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest40 m
- Distance to water630 m
- Distance to farmland380 m
- Distance to shoreline630 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway1.6 km
- Distance to industry1.3 km
- Distance to power line1.5 km
Services
- Distance to grocery store910 m
- Distance to school670 m
- Distance to train station1.7 km
Median across 2,433 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 1,0830–41,095
- 1,2045–91,131
- 1,12310–141,081
- 1,10115–19999
- 96420–24982
- 1,24425–291,120
- 1,46130–341,322
- 1,47435–391,347
- 1,40440–441,227
- 1,25645–491,047
- 1,09650–54940
- 1,01355–59889
- 81660–64775
- 60965–69608
- 46370–74481
- 35675–79457
- 51980+741
Men 17,186Women 16,242
Marital status
- Unmarried17,977 (54 %)
- Married10,920 (33 %)
- Divorced3,610 (11 %)
- Widowed903 (3 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 15 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Märsta, 33,428 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 30,576 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
- Stockholm44 min
- Municipal seat11 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
- Mälaren107,455 ha5.3 km
- Fysingen449 ha6.3 km
- Oxundasjön154 ha6.9 km
- Halmsjön34 ha7.5 km
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Nearest localities
- Brista72 inhabitants1.5 km
- Steningehöjden1,467 inhabitants1.9 km
- Ölsta118 inhabitants2.3 km
- Steninge1,929 inhabitants2.5 km
- Björksäter61 inhabitants3 km
- Herresta98 inhabitants3.1 km
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Associations and activities
- Friluftsfrämjandet Märsta-SigtunaOutdoor life
- Märsta Scoutkår (Västerbytorp)scoutkårOutdoor life
- Märsta Ridklubb Rävsta ridcenterridSports
- SATS MärstagymSports
- Mor Johannes – Syrisk Ortodoxa Kyrkan i MärstakyrkaReligion
- Märsta kyrkakyrkaReligion
- PRO MärstapensionärsföreningSocial
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 zone6.1 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)4.9 km
- Potentially contaminated land38 in the locality310 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve1.1 km
- Natura 200018.5 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest13.9 km
- Water protection area4.3 km
- Habitat protection9.6 km
- National conservation interest12.4 km
- National heritage interest3.6 km
Services & safety
- School14 in the locality510 m
- Fire station1.8 km
- Police station6.2 km
- Civil defence shelter194 in the locality80 m
- Vulnerable area (police)280 m
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site2.9 km
- Swimming pool2 in the locality630 m
- Campsite15.2 km
- Hiking trail1.2 km
- Cycle trail350 m
- Ski trail12.9 km
- Floodlit track1.2 km
- Birding site22.4 km
- Geologically notable site18.8 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant11 in the locality900 m
- Café2 in the locality1 km
- Petrol station3 in the locality870 m
- Library1 in the locality1 km
- Sports hall2.5 km
- Hotel2 km
- Care home10.8 km
- Recycling centre1.6 km
Disturbance
- Major road440 m
- Railway1.4 km
- Power line2.2 km
- Wind turbine17.2 km
- Mobile mast2.6 km
- Military area1.7 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)7.1 km
- Mine13.9 km
- Quarry3 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark1 in the locality460 m
- Church4 in the locality670 m
- Community hall3.1 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
- Population52,767
- Median income379,300 kr/yr
- Average age38.9 years
The figures describe Sigtuna Municipality as a whole, not Märsta.