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Malexander
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Small locality in Boxholm Municipality, Östergötland County

Malexander

1

Facts

MunicipalityBoxholm
CountyÖstergötland County
Population100
Area61 ha
SCB code0560SB103

2

Place profile

14/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
63/100
Quiet surroundings
71/100
Rurality
48/100
Urbanity
35/100
Family friendliness
12/100
Senior friendliness
17/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest40 m
  • Distance to water190 m
  • Distance to farmland780 m
  • Distance to shoreline190 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway17.7 km
  • Distance to industry16.5 km
  • Distance to power line7.9 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store310 m
  • Distance to school15.1 km
  • Distance to train station21.7 km

Median across 201 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 320–457
  • 535–949
  • 5310–1463
  • 4715–1945
  • 2720–2424
  • 2125–2934
  • 6430–3455
  • 6835–3973
  • 5740–4456
  • 5645–4950
  • 7250–5463
  • 9355–5992
  • 10060–6470
  • 9265–6973
  • 8070–7493
  • 9375–7969
  • 7780+72

Men 1,085Women 1,038

Marital status

  • Unmarried959 (45 %)
  • Married876 (42 %)
  • Divorced188 (9 %)
  • Widowed87 (4 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Malexander, 2,123 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 100 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

  • Stockholm3 h 43 min
  • Gothenburg3 h 38 min
  • Malmö4 h 56 min
  • Municipal seat29 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

  • Lillsjön11 ha310 m
  • Axsjön21 ha540 m
  • Malgen96 ha1.1 km
  • Sommen13,145 ha1.8 km

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Nearest localities

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Associations and activities

  • Föreningshuset MalexanderbygdegårdLocal heritage
  • Malexanders hembygdsgårdhembygdsgardLocal heritage
  • Malexanders hembygdsgårdmuseumCulture
  • Malexanders kyrkakyrkaReligion

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.

8

Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone21.7 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)4.2 km
  • Potentially contaminated land1 in the locality360 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve630 m
  • Natura 20006.6 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest950 m
  • Water protection areaThe locality lies within
  • Habitat protection830 m
  • National conservation interestThe locality lies within
  • National heritage interest12.2 km

Services & safety

  • School13.5 km
  • Fire station22.7 km
  • Police station33.9 km
  • Civil defence shelter16.7 km
  • Vulnerable area (police)46.1 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site560 m
  • Swimming pool7.7 km
  • Campsite2 in the locality250 m
  • Hiking trail440 m
  • Cycle trail9.8 km
  • Ski trail46.2 km
  • Floodlit track30.2 km
  • Birding site43.5 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant1 in the locality100 m
  • Café8.8 km
  • Petrol station1 in the locality370 m
  • Library18 km
  • Sports hall14.5 km
  • Hotel11.2 km
  • Care home34 km
  • Recycling centre17.3 km

Disturbance

  • Major road180 m
  • Railway18.1 km
  • Power line7.9 km
  • Wind turbine21.3 km
  • Mobile mast18.8 km
  • Military area38.1 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)2 km
  • Mine42.1 km
  • Quarry11.5 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark1 in the locality360 m
  • Church1 in the locality240 m
  • Community hall22 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

  • Population5,517
  • Median income397,800 kr/yr
  • Average age45.8 years
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The figures describe Boxholm Municipality as a whole, not Malexander.