urban area in Vetlanda Municipality

Kvillsfors

Jönköping County · 444 inhabitants · 103 ha

Short answer: Kvillsfors is in Vetlanda Municipality, Jönköping County. It has 444 residents.

Photo: Jan Pešula · CC0
the register

Facts

municipalityVetlanda
countyJönköping County
population444
area103 ha
scb code0685TB104
place profile

What it is like to live here

15/100 accessibility
median in the locality
Nature proximity42/100
Quiet surroundings51/100
Rurality49/100
Urbanity32/100
Family friendliness11/100
Senior friendliness17/100
nature
forest30 m
water200 m
farmland270 m
shoreline200 m
disturbance
major road20 m
railway160 m
industry470 m
power line490 m
services
grocery store400 m
school24.2 km
train station18.8 km

Median across 283 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

the population

Age distribution

1,182men
1,017women
menagewomen
34
0–4
34
44
5–9
54
58
10–14
60
51
15–19
37
45
20–24
25
32
25–29
31
63
30–34
43
56
35–39
58
68
40–44
48
54
45–49
53
71
50–54
59
96
55–59
83
113
60–64
86
100
65–69
84
92
70–74
79
98
75–79
76
107
80+
107
marital status
Unmarried1,009
46 %
Married851
39 %
Divorced209
10 %
Widowed129
6 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 2 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Kvillsfors, 2,199 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 444 inhabitants. A statistical area follows no locality boundary, so the figures describe the area around the locality, not the locality alone.

driving time

From here and away

Stockholm4 h 53 min
Gothenburg3 h 25 min
Malmö3 h 59 min
Municipal seat24 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.

water

Lakes nearby

Tureforsdammen9 ha640 m
Breda Viksjön14 ha1.3 km
Smala Viksjön11 ha1.8 km
Alesjö9 ha2.7 km
near here

Nearest localities

associations

Associations and activities

Equmenia Kvillsforsscoutkåroutdoor life

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.

the layers around the locality

Surroundings

natural hazards
Flood zone1.4 km
Wildfire area (since 2018)6.3 km
Potentially contaminated land11 in the locality260 m
protection & regulations
Nature reserve310 m
Natura 200014.3 km
National outdoor-recreation interest12.6 km
Water protection area680 m
Habitat protection4.6 km
National conservation interest1 km
National heritage interest1.1 km
services & safety
School1 in the locality340 m
Fire station7 km
Police station22.1 km
Civil defence shelter7 km
nature & outdoors
Bathing site650 m
Swimming pool24 km
Campsite14.4 km
Hiking trail6.7 km
Cycle trail4.1 km
Floodlit track18.8 km
service & nöje
Restaurant1 in the locality180 m
Café6.7 km
Petrol station1 in the locality220 m
Library23.8 km
Sports hall6 km
Hotel6.9 km
Care home10.1 km
Recycling centre25.8 km
disturbance
Major road640 m
Railway440 m
Power line320 m
Wind turbine3.1 km
Mobile mast6.7 km
Military area40.2 km
below ground
Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)950 m
Mine9.1 km
Quarry5.3 km
culture
Museum or landmark6.4 km
Church5.5 km
Community hall11.8 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.

applies to the whole municipalityVetlanda Municipality

The figures describe the municipality, not the locality. The municipality page has tax, housing mix, schools and commuting.

27,528population
383 tkrmedian income
44.1 yearsaverage age