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Hestra
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest20 m
- Distance to water230 m
- Distance to farmland910 m
- Distance to shoreline230 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway290 m
- Distance to industry200 m
- Distance to power line710 m
Services
- Distance to grocery store560 m
- Distance to school580 m
- Distance to train station480 m
Median across 510 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 380–434
- 425–930
- 3010–1451
- 5415–1939
- 3420–2426
- 2725–2928
- 4330–3454
- 4935–3932
- 3840–4442
- 3145–4932
- 5250–5433
- 3355–5944
- 4760–6441
- 3865–6933
- 3270–7434
- 4575–7937
- 5180+75
Men 684Women 665
Marital status
- Unmarried641 (47 %)
- Married541 (40 %)
- Divorced96 (7 %)
- Widowed80 (6 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Hestra, 1,349 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 1,343 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
- Stockholm4 h 51 min
- Gothenburg1 h 42 min
- Malmö3 h 8 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
- Agnsjön10 ha190 m
- Kroksjön30 ha760 m
- Algustorpasjön123 ha2.2 km
- Norra Gussjö240 ha3 km
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Associations and activities
- Hestra SSKOther
- Equmenia Hestra/GrimsåsscoutkårOutdoor life
- HestrabygdegårdLocal heritage
- Norra Hestra kyrkakyrkaReligion
- Södra Hestra 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.
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Surroundings
Natural hazards
- Flood zone6.8 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)18.5 km
- Potentially contaminated land20 in the locality20 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve890 m
- Natura 20008.6 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest700 m
- Water protection area810 m
- Habitat protection1.2 km
- National conservation interest2.9 km
- National heritage interest10.1 km
Services & safety
- School1 in the locality170 m
- Fire station1 in the locality540 m
- Police station16.8 km
- Civil defence shelter13.1 km
- Vulnerable area (police)44.5 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site1.4 km
- Swimming pool5.3 km
- Campsite2.1 km
- Hiking trail830 m
- Cycle trail230 m
- Floodlit track2 km
- Birding site27 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant1 in the locality480 m
- Café1.6 km
- Petrol station1 in the locality30 m
- Library13 km
- Sports hall1.6 km
- Hotel3.7 km
- Care home15 km
- Recycling centre9.4 km
Disturbance
- Major road2.5 km
- Railway710 m
- Power line910 m
- Wind turbine2.5 km
- Mobile mast11.7 km
- Military area30.2 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)1.9 km
- Mine35.4 km
- Quarry5.5 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark6.8 km
- Church1 in the locality960 m
- Community hall1 in the locality890 m
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
- Population28,936
- Median income387,400 kr/yr
- Average age43.2 years
The figures describe Gislaved Municipality as a whole, not Hestra.