Facts

MunicipalityVärnamo

CountyJönköping County

Population76

Area29 ha

SCB code0683SB120

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Place profile

10/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity

52/100

Quiet surroundings

72/100

Rurality

42/100

Urbanity

17/100

Family friendliness

10/100

Senior friendliness

0/100

Nature

Distance to forest20 m
Distance to water170 m
Distance to farmland40 m
Distance to shoreline170 m

Disturbance

Distance to major road20 m
Distance to railway3.9 km
Distance to industry6.8 km
Distance to power line4.4 km

Services

Distance to grocery store7.6 km
Distance to school14.3 km
Distance to train station3.9 km

Median across 32 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

570–454
645–954
7310–1445
7415–1948
4420–2436
4325–2935
3430–3449
6835–3964
6540–4456
6345–4962
6550–5460
8955–5978
7060–6470
7565–6967
6770–7468
7575–7964
6880+55

Men 1,094Women 965

Marital status

Unmarried977 (47 %)
Married897 (43 %)
Divorced128 (6 %)
Widowed64 (3 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Gällaryd, 2,059 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 76 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

Stockholm5 h 2 min
Gothenburg2 h 26 min
Malmö2 h 45 min
Municipal seat23 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

Lången407 ha1.1 km
Gölsjön11 ha1.2 km
Rymmen1,350 ha2.5 km
Byggesjön20 ha2.8 km

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Nearest localities

Bor1,277 inhabitants6.5 km
Horda360 inhabitants10.1 km
Ekeborg100 inhabitants13.6 km
Värnamo20,273 inhabitants13.6 km
Annelund59 inhabitants13.7 km
Nöbbele54 inhabitants13.8 km

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Associations and activities

PRO Bor-Gällaryd-OhspensionärsföreningSocial

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 zone14.5 km
Wildfire area (since 2018)6.3 km
Potentially contaminated land2 in the locality80 m

Protection & regulations

Nature reserve4.6 km
Natura 200014.5 km
National outdoor-recreation interest13.7 km
Water protection area260 m
Habitat protection2.3 km
National conservation interest3.4 km
National heritage interest3.1 km

Services & safety

School1 in the locality160 m
Fire station17.9 km
Police station15.4 km
Civil defence shelter10.7 km
Vulnerable area (police)39.9 km

Nature & outdoors

Bathing site7.9 km
Swimming pool15.3 km
Campsite11 km
Hiking trail4.4 km
Cycle trail3.4 km
Floodlit track30.8 km
Birding site27.4 km

Service & nöje

Restaurant7.6 km
Café7 km
Petrol station7.7 km
Library16.3 km
Sports hall10.4 km
Hotel13.1 km
Care home7.5 km
Recycling centre14.2 km

Disturbance

Major road7.7 km
Railway7.4 km
Power line4.4 km
Wind turbine6.9 km
Mobile mast14.6 km
Military area18.9 km

Below ground

Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)3.8 km
Mine34.4 km
Quarry2.8 km

Culture

Museum or landmark13.7 km
Church1 in the locality230 m
Community hall7.6 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

Population34,542
Median income398,000 kr/yr
Average age43.4 years

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The figures describe Värnamo Municipality as a whole, not Gällaryd.