
Högsjö
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest20 m
- Distance to water480 m
- Distance to farmland250 m
- Distance to shoreline480 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway3 km
- Distance to industry340 m
- Distance to power line2.2 km
Services
- Distance to grocery store380 m
- Distance to school590 m
- Distance to train station12 km
Median across 274 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 130–420
- 195–920
- 2710–1422
- 2415–1936
- 3120–2415
- 1225–2921
- 3630–3427
- 2735–3925
- 3040–4426
- 3345–4926
- 3250–5436
- 5255–5936
- 4960–6458
- 5865–6942
- 4170–7444
- 4475–7945
- 6280+49
Men 590Women 548
Marital status
- Unmarried505 (45 %)
- Married441 (39 %)
- Divorced122 (11 %)
- Widowed66 (6 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Högsjö, 1,138 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 606 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
- Stockholm2 h 46 min
- Gothenburg4 h 20 min
- Municipal seat18 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
- Grävsjön23 ha300 m
- Högsjön314 ha590 m
- Kullasjön215 ha1.4 km
- Finningesjön59 ha2 km
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Associations and activities
- Högsjö Skolas FotbollsplanidrottsplanSports
- Högsjö Gårds kapellkyrkaReligion
- PRO Högsjö SödermanlandpensionärsföreningSocial
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 zone610 m
- Wildfire area (since 2018)5.8 km
- Potentially contaminated land9 in the locality220 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve2.2 km
- Natura 20009.8 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest12.7 km
- Water protection area5.4 km
- Habitat protection3.6 km
- National conservation interest5.5 km
- National heritage interestThe locality lies within
Services & safety
- School1 in the locality390 m
- Fire station16.8 km
- Police station32 km
- Civil defence shelter2 in the locality440 m
- Vulnerable area (police)39.3 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site520 m
- Swimming pool7.4 km
- Campsite12 km
- Hiking trail5.2 km
- Cycle trail920 m
- Ski trail5.4 km
- Floodlit track19 km
- Birding site21 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant1 in the locality110 m
- Café5.2 km
- Petrol station1 in the locality170 m
- Library11.8 km
- Sports hall1 in the locality470 m
- Hotel11.9 km
- Care home1 in the locality270 m
- Recycling centre13.9 km
Disturbance
- Major road12.4 km
- Railway8.4 km
- Power line2.2 km
- Wind turbine9.7 km
- Mobile mast1.1 km
- Military area30.3 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)3.4 km
- Mine12.3 km
- Quarry6.2 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark1 in the locality590 m
- Church1.2 km
- Community hall23 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
- Population8,750
- Median income363,900 kr/yr
- Average age45.9 years
The figures describe Vingåker Municipality as a whole, not Högsjö.