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Urban area in Sävsjö Municipality, Jönköping County

Sävsjö

1

Facts

MunicipalitySävsjö
CountyJönköping County
Population5,581
Area486 ha
SCB code0684TC103

2

Place profile

68/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
28/100
Quiet surroundings
43/100
Rurality
45/100
Urbanity
77/100
Family friendliness
60/100
Senior friendliness
67/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest60 m
  • Distance to water460 m
  • Distance to farmland380 m
  • Distance to shoreline460 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway520 m
  • Distance to industry250 m
  • Distance to power line730 m

Services

  • Distance to grocery store760 m
  • Distance to school530 m
  • Distance to train station820 m

Median across 1,650 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 1680–4147
  • 2015–9183
  • 22310–14185
  • 22515–19166
  • 17420–24155
  • 16725–29137
  • 19930–34172
  • 18235–39166
  • 14040–44154
  • 15845–49142
  • 15350–54143
  • 17355–59186
  • 16760–64169
  • 12065–69121
  • 11670–74137
  • 13975–79158
  • 15480+240

Men 2,859Women 2,761

Marital status

  • Unmarried2,941 (52 %)
  • Married1,930 (34 %)
  • Divorced466 (8 %)
  • Widowed288 (5 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 3 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Sävsjö, 5,620 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 5,581 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
  • Gothenburg2 h 48 min
  • Malmö3 h 10 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

  • Eksjöhovgårdssjön57 ha1 km
  • Sävsjön22 ha1.8 km
  • Skrapstadsjön41 ha2.1 km
  • Holmsjön41 ha2.3 km

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Nearest localities

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Associations and activities

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 zone23 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)16.2 km
  • Potentially contaminated land77 in the locality120 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve5.1 km
  • Natura 200020.1 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest38.4 km
  • Water protection area3.2 km
  • Habitat protection10.6 km
  • National conservation interest3.1 km
  • National heritage interest1.1 km

Services & safety

  • School9 in the locality80 m
  • Fire station1 in the locality420 m
  • Police station34.1 km
  • Civil defence shelter12 in the locality250 m
  • Vulnerable area (police)47.4 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site1.2 km
  • Swimming pool1 in the locality810 m
  • Campsite1 in the locality1 km
  • Hiking trail980 m
  • Cycle trail9.3 km
  • Ski trail29.1 km
  • Floodlit track24 km
  • Birding site45.9 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant1 in the locality510 m
  • Café2 in the locality150 m
  • Petrol station4 in the locality520 m
  • Library1 in the locality410 m
  • Sports hall1 in the locality1.3 km
  • Hotel1.4 km
  • Care home15 km
  • Recycling centre30 km

Disturbance

  • Major road270 m
  • Railway3.9 km
  • Power line540 m
  • Wind turbine17.9 km
  • Mobile mast3 km
  • Military area30 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)3 in the locality1.4 km
  • Mine15.9 km
  • Quarry3.1 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark1.4 km
  • Church2 in the locality910 m
  • Community hall26.2 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

  • Population11,563
  • Median income371,200 kr/yr
  • Average age43.2 years
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