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Kvillsfors
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Urban area in Vetlanda Municipality, Jönköping County

Kvillsfors

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1

Facts

MunicipalityVetlanda
CountyJönköping County
Population444
Area103 ha
SCB code0685TB104

2

Place profile

15/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
42/100
Quiet surroundings
51/100
Rurality
49/100
Urbanity
32/100
Family friendliness
11/100
Senior friendliness
17/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest30 m
  • Distance to water200 m
  • Distance to farmland270 m
  • Distance to shoreline200 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway160 m
  • Distance to industry470 m
  • Distance to power line490 m

Services

  • Distance to grocery store400 m
  • Distance to school24.2 km
  • Distance to train station18.8 km

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

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Age distribution

  • 340–434
  • 445–954
  • 5810–1460
  • 5115–1937
  • 4520–2425
  • 3225–2931
  • 6330–3443
  • 5635–3958
  • 6840–4448
  • 5445–4953
  • 7150–5459
  • 9655–5983
  • 11360–6486
  • 10065–6984
  • 9270–7479
  • 9875–7976
  • 10780+107

Men 1,182Women 1,017

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.

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Driving time

  • 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.

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Lakes nearby

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

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Applies to the whole municipality

  • Population27,528
  • Median income383,400 kr/yr
  • Average age44.1 years
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The figures describe Vetlanda Municipality as a whole, not Kvillsfors.