Vela
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest20 m
- Distance to water1.1 km
- Distance to farmland60 m
- Distance to shoreline1.1 km
Disturbance
- Distance to major road30 m
- Distance to railway7.5 km
- Distance to industry2.7 km
- Distance to power line2.2 km
Services
- Distance to grocery store2.9 km
- Distance to school2.5 km
- Distance to train station9.6 km
Median across 45 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 590–446
- 615–970
- 6810–1481
- 6915–1964
- 4320–2430
- 3925–2927
- 6730–3458
- 8735–3982
- 8440–4462
- 7045–4978
- 8650–5475
- 7255–5958
- 6160–6466
- 6365–6949
- 3070–7432
- 2975–7935
- 3580+33
Men 1,023Women 946
Marital status
- Unmarried1,031 (52 %)
- Married719 (37 %)
- Divorced175 (9 %)
- Widowed44 (2 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Vela, 1,969 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 108 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 seat5 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
- Alasjön17 ha3.4 km
- Mälaren107,455 ha4.6 km
- Ruddammen8 ha8.1 km
- Lejondalssjön275 ha10.8 km
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Nearest localities
- Venngarn387 inhabitants950 m
- Sigtuna10,407 inhabitants2.2 km
- Hälgesta115 inhabitants2.6 km
- Charlottenberg94 inhabitants2.9 km
- Hagaberg83 inhabitants3.1 km
- Södra Torsborg63 inhabitants3.3 km
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Surroundings
Natural hazards
- Flood zone12.2 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)7.2 km
- Potentially contaminated land1 in the locality180 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve720 m
- Natura 200016.3 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest5.4 km
- Water protection area540 m
- Habitat protection3.7 km
- National conservation interest7.9 km
- National heritage interestThe locality lies within
Services & safety
- School1.2 km
- Fire station3 km
- Police station13.4 km
- Civil defence shelter3.6 km
- Vulnerable area (police)7.1 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site4 km
- Swimming pool3.3 km
- Campsite7.3 km
- Hiking trail990 m
- Cycle trail2.8 km
- Ski trail10.8 km
- Floodlit track10.8 km
- Birding site17.9 km
- Geologically notable site12.4 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant1.3 km
- Café1.4 km
- Petrol station3.5 km
- Library4.2 km
- Sports hall2.7 km
- Hotel1.2 km
- Care home9.1 km
- Recycling centre10.2 km
Disturbance
- Major road50 m
- Railway9.8 km
- Power line2.3 km
- Wind turbine9.3 km
- Mobile mast3.7 km
- Military area5.8 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)9 km
- Mine7.2 km
- Quarry5.9 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark1.3 km
- Church2 km
- Community hall5.8 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 Vela.