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Vaggeryd
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest40 m
- Distance to water180 m
- Distance to farmland720 m
- Distance to shoreline180 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway350 m
- Distance to industry300 m
- Distance to power line1.2 km
Services
- Distance to grocery store740 m
- Distance to school600 m
- Distance to train station890 m
Median across 1,671 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 1850–4177
- 2345–9210
- 18110–14197
- 18615–19187
- 15820–24125
- 14125–29114
- 20230–34194
- 23635–39257
- 21440–44185
- 16045–49166
- 19550–54184
- 15955–59130
- 13860–64147
- 13565–69140
- 13770–74140
- 12275–79118
- 17580+236
Men 2,958Women 2,907
Marital status
- Unmarried3,003 (51 %)
- Married2,163 (37 %)
- Divorced438 (7 %)
- Widowed254 (4 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 3 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Vaggeryd, 5,865 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 5,761 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 26 min
- Gothenburg2 h 17 min
- Malmö2 h 56 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
- Hjortsjön102 ha230 m
- Fågelforsdammen75 ha2.3 km
- Skogshyltasjön49 ha3 km
- Boglösasjön10 ha3.6 km
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Nearest localities
- Skyttabygget143 inhabitants4.1 km
- Skillingaryd4,261 inhabitants4.2 km
- Hok686 inhabitants7.9 km
- Hagafors104 inhabitants12.4 km
- Skjutebo54 inhabitants13.1 km
- Klevshult279 inhabitants15.4 km
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Associations and activities
- Equmenia VaggerydscoutkårOutdoor life
- Studion VaggerydgymSports
- Vaggeryds IdrottsplatssporthallSports
- Vaggeryds MuseummuseumCulture
- Equmeniakyrkan VaggerydkyrkaReligion
- Vaggeryds kyrkakyrkaReligion
- PRO VaggerydpensionärsföreningSocial
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 zoneThe locality lies within
- Wildfire area (since 2018)5.5 km
- Potentially contaminated land65 in the locality80 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve1.5 km
- Natura 20002.4 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest20.4 km
- Water protection area1.4 km
- Habitat protection5.7 km
- National conservation interest2.4 km
- National heritage interest5.4 km
Services & safety
- School10 in the locality280 m
- Fire station1 in the locality390 m
- Police station31.4 km
- Civil defence shelter3 in the locality60 m
- Vulnerable area (police)24.9 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site1.3 km
- Swimming pool9.1 km
- Campsite1 in the locality1.4 km
- Hiking trail2.2 km
- Cycle trail2.6 km
- Ski trail40.8 km
- Floodlit track9.5 km
- Birding site26.7 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant2 in the locality570 m
- Café8.1 km
- Petrol station2 in the locality170 m
- Library1 in the locality690 m
- Sports hall2 in the locality310 m
- Hotel5.8 km
- Care home20.1 km
- Recycling centre1 in the locality2.3 km
Disturbance
- Major road6.8 km
- Railway270 m
- Power line1.5 km
- Wind turbine6 km
- Mobile mast8.4 km
- Military area1.5 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)2.1 km
- Mine3.5 km
- Quarry4.1 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark2 in the locality390 m
- Church5 in the locality250 m
- Community hall1 in the locality280 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
- Population14,825
- Median income395,400 kr/yr
- Average age41.4 years