Facts

MunicipalityValdemarsvik

CountyÖstergötland County

Population318

Area313 ha

SCB code0563TB101

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Place profile

16/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity

34/100

Quiet surroundings

70/100

Rurality

36/100

Urbanity

22/100

Family friendliness

18/100

Senior friendliness

12/100

Nature

Distance to forest20 m
Distance to water1.1 km
Distance to farmland350 m
Distance to shoreline260 m

Disturbance

Distance to major road30 m
Distance to railway35.4 km
Distance to industry3.5 km
Distance to power line11.9 km

Services

Distance to grocery store1.7 km
Distance to school1.4 km
Distance to train station36.8 km

Median across 560 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

80–414
165–915
1410–149
515–199
620–248
825–293
830–3416
2735–3914
640–4410
1545–4910
1750–5419
3155–5929
3560–6433
4065–6948
5670–7448
5275–7944
7380+50

Men 417Women 379

Marital status

Unmarried256 (33 %)
Married365 (47 %)
Divorced92 (12 %)
Widowed67 (9 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Gryt, 796 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 318 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 24 min
Gothenburg4 h 56 min
Municipal seat25 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

Koppetorpssjön42 ha1.8 km
Hulsjön73 ha4.2 km
Trehörningen61 ha5.4 km
Bosjön25 ha5.6 km

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Nearest localities

Grännäs190 inhabitants12 km
Valdemarsvik2,655 inhabitants12.1 km
Gusum1,063 inhabitants20.1 km
Bottna52 inhabitants23.7 km
Vråka56 inhabitants23.9 km
Björkhaga107 inhabitants28.5 km

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Surroundings

Natural hazards

Wildfire area (since 2018)7.1 km
Potentially contaminated land5 in the locality600 m

Protection & regulations

Nature reserve840 m
Natura 20005.5 km
National outdoor-recreation interest18.2 km
Water protection area14.6 km
Habitat protection6.8 km
National conservation interest1.1 km
National heritage interest1.2 km

Services & safety

School13.8 km
Fire station14.2 km
Police station43.4 km
Civil defence shelter1 in the locality1.2 km

Nature & outdoors

Bathing site1.4 km
Swimming pool2 in the locality830 m
Campsite2.4 km
Hiking trail30 m
Cycle trail470 m
Floodlit track14 km

Service & nöje

Restaurant1 in the locality1.7 km
Café12.9 km
Petrol station2 in the locality1.2 km
Library13.2 km
Sports hall1 in the locality1.1 km
Hotel14 km
Care home1 in the locality1.1 km
Recycling centre12.9 km

Disturbance

Major road450 m
Railway30.6 km
Power line11.8 km
Wind turbine14 km
Mobile mast1 km
Military area41.6 km

Below ground

Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)7 in the locality940 m
Mine7.1 km
Quarry7 km

Culture

Museum or landmark13 km
Church2 in the locality1.5 km
Community hall33.9 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

Population7,525
Median income359,900 kr/yr
Average age49.0 years

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The figures describe Valdemarsvik Municipality as a whole, not Gryt.