Sävsjö
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
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
- Torset114 inhabitants4 km
- Hultagård85 inhabitants7.4 km
- Stockaryd1,031 inhabitants8.9 km
- Hylletofta59 inhabitants9.3 km
- Bodafors1,902 inhabitants11 km
- Sandsjöfors160 inhabitants12.9 km
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Associations and activities
- Sävsjö – var med och starta!scoutkårOutdoor life
- Sävsjö ScoutkårscoutkårOutdoor life
- Kulturhuset Sävsjö Röda KvarnbiografCulture
- Sävsjö StadsbibliotekbibliotekCulture
- Sävsjö Allians - PingstförsamlingkyrkaReligion
- Sävsjö MissionsförsamlingkyrkaReligion
- PRO Sävsjö BoulepensionärsföreningSocial
- PRO Sävsjö VrigstadpensionärsföreningSocial
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