
Valla
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest90 m
- Distance to water730 m
- Distance to farmland170 m
- Distance to shoreline730 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway240 m
- Distance to industry180 m
- Distance to power line3 km
Services
- Distance to grocery store380 m
- Distance to school610 m
- Distance to train station10.1 km
Median across 640 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 400–429
- 595–955
- 6510–1458
- 4015–1942
- 2620–2419
- 3425–2928
- 4730–3446
- 6235–3946
- 5040–4447
- 2945–4933
- 4050–5449
- 3555–5939
- 5560–6453
- 3865–6944
- 4970–7444
- 3775–7945
- 4880+43
Men 754Women 720
Marital status
- Unmarried757 (52 %)
- Married530 (36 %)
- Divorced126 (9 %)
- Widowed56 (4 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Valla, 1,474 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 1,439 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
- Gothenburg4 h 35 min
- Malmö5 h 52 min
- Municipal seat13 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
- Tyven8 ha2 km
- Spetebysjön49 ha2.1 km
- Övre Jägern20 ha4.1 km
- Stensjön68 ha4.5 km
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Nearest localities
- Sköldinge553 inhabitants3.5 km
- 0483SB11860 inhabitants4.6 km
- Flodafors87 inhabitants4.9 km
- Sågmon68 inhabitants6.4 km
- Katrineholm23,953 inhabitants7.9 km
- Forssjö802 inhabitants8.3 km
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Associations and activities
- Valla-Sköldinge ScoutkårScoutverksamhetOutdoor life
- Valla IdrottsföreningInnebandySports
- Valla PistolklubbSkytteSports
- Valla KyrkakyrkaReligion
- PRO VallaPensionärsverksamhetSocial
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 zone5.9 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)6.3 km
- Potentially contaminated land7 in the locality60 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve4.1 km
- Natura 20005.6 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest15.9 km
- Water protection area7.4 km
- Habitat protection2.7 km
- National conservation interest8 km
- National heritage interest2.6 km
Services & safety
- School1 in the locality420 m
- Fire station9.5 km
- Police station10.4 km
- Civil defence shelter3 in the locality250 m
- Vulnerable area (police)35.7 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site8.2 km
- Swimming pool1.4 km
- Campsite11 km
- Hiking trail5 km
- Cycle trail760 m
- Ski trail45.8 km
- Floodlit track33 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant8.9 km
- Café3.9 km
- Petrol station2.1 km
- Library10.3 km
- Sports hall4.1 km
- Hotel5.1 km
- Care home4.4 km
- Recycling centre9.2 km
Disturbance
- Major road630 m
- Railway5.3 km
- Power line3.1 km
- Wind turbine6.8 km
- Mobile mast12.9 km
- Military area24.1 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)7.2 km
- Mine2.6 km
- Quarry5.6 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark6.3 km
- Church1 in the locality440 m
- Community hall4.4 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
- Population34,154
- Median income370,400 kr/yr
- Average age43.7 years
The figures describe Katrineholm Municipality as a whole, not Valla.