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Västersjö
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Small locality in Knivsta Municipality, Uppsala County

Västersjö

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517 m from the locality centre · L.G.foto · CC BY-SA 4.0

1

Facts

MunicipalityKnivsta
CountyUppsala County
Population52
Area18 ha
SCB code0330SB131

2

Place profile

20/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
55/100
Quiet surroundings
59/100
Rurality
52/100
Urbanity
26/100
Family friendliness
22/100
Senior friendliness
16/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest20 m
  • Distance to water190 m
  • Distance to farmland160 m
  • Distance to shoreline190 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road30 m
  • Distance to railway8.7 km
  • Distance to industry6.1 km
  • Distance to power line3.1 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store8.7 km
  • Distance to school1.8 km
  • Distance to train station8.7 km

Median across 32 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 500–455
  • 645–955
  • 4910–1467
  • 8015–1945
  • 4520–2424
  • 1725–2921
  • 4630–3456
  • 5035–3957
  • 6540–4461
  • 6845–4964
  • 6150–5462
  • 6755–5967
  • 6360–6450
  • 5665–6948
  • 5070–7442
  • 4275–7944
  • 4880+32

Men 921Women 850

Marital status

  • Unmarried936 (53 %)
  • Married654 (37 %)
  • Divorced136 (8 %)
  • Widowed52 (3 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Västersjö, 1,771 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 52 inhabitants. A statistical area follows no locality boundary, so the figures describe the area around the locality, not the locality alone.

4

Driving time

  • Stockholm1 h
  • Municipal seat14 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.

5

Lakes nearby

  • Mälaren107,455 ha1.2 km
  • Alasjön17 ha4.5 km
  • Ruddammen8 ha14 km
  • Lejondalssjön275 ha16.1 km

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Nearest localities

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Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone9.3 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)5.2 km
  • Potentially contaminated land1.1 km

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve1.3 km
  • Natura 200013.5 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest450 m
  • Water protection area5.4 km
  • Habitat protection1.1 km
  • National conservation interest3.4 km
  • National heritage interest1.1 km

Services & safety

  • School1.9 km
  • Fire station9 km
  • Police station16.1 km
  • Civil defence shelter8.9 km
  • Vulnerable area (police)6.1 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site1.1 km
  • Swimming pool2 in the locality50 m
  • Campsite1.3 km
  • Hiking trail1.2 km
  • Cycle trail5.9 km
  • Ski trail9.5 km
  • Floodlit track9.4 km
  • Birding site15.4 km
  • Geologically notable site6.8 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant3.9 km
  • Café1.3 km
  • Petrol station1.3 km
  • Library8.7 km
  • Sports hall2 km
  • Hotel1.5 km
  • Care home8.2 km
  • Recycling centre9.9 km

Disturbance

  • Major road4.6 km
  • Railway8.6 km
  • Power line3.1 km
  • Wind turbine8.8 km
  • Mobile mast380 m
  • Military area11.5 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)4.5 km
  • Mine9.7 km
  • Quarry7.1 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark1.3 km
  • Church1.2 km
  • Community hall7.4 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

  • Population21,193
  • Median income451,100 kr/yr
  • Average age37.6 years
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The figures describe Knivsta Municipality as a whole, not Västersjö.