Facts

MunicipalityUppvidinge

CountyKronoberg County

Population416

Area99 ha

SCB code0760TB106

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Place profile

26/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity

36/100

Quiet surroundings

58/100

Rurality

42/100

Urbanity

32/100

Family friendliness

37/100

Senior friendliness

25/100

Nature

Distance to forest30 m
Distance to water830 m
Distance to farmland230 m
Distance to shoreline830 m

Disturbance

Distance to major road20 m
Distance to railway22 km
Distance to industry420 m
Distance to power line3.4 km

Services

Distance to grocery store320 m
Distance to school470 m
Distance to train station22.4 km

Median across 227 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

480–447
495–960
5610–1462
6515–1965
5320–2442
3825–2935
5930–3457
8535–3953
7840–4464
6445–4956
7450–5482
10855–5988
11060–6496
9465–6971
9970–7479
8375–7970
11380+117

Men 1,276Women 1,144

Marital status

Unmarried1,138 (47 %)
Married905 (38 %)
Divorced217 (9 %)
Widowed141 (6 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Älghult, 2,420 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 416 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 36 min
Gothenburg3 h 50 min
Malmö3 h 37 min
Municipal seat26 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

Älgasjön75 ha1.2 km
Hovgårdssjön58 ha2.8 km
Kånesjö40 ha3.3 km
Marskogsjön65 ha4.8 km

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Nearest localities

Alstermo845 inhabitants5.1 km
Målerås196 inhabitants9.6 km
Sävsjöström104 inhabitants9.9 km
Grönskåra103 inhabitants11.7 km
Fröseke132 inhabitants14.2 km
Fagerhult166 inhabitants15.2 km

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Associations and activities

Älghults kyrkakyrkaReligion
PRO ÄlghultpensionärsföreningSocial

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 zone28.4 km
Wildfire area (since 2018)5.8 km
Potentially contaminated land5 in the locality130 m

Protection & regulations

Nature reserve6.7 km
Natura 200018.1 km
National outdoor-recreation interest40.4 km
Water protection area10.7 km
Habitat protection1.4 km
National conservation interest4.3 km
National heritage interest5.8 km

Services & safety

School3 in the locality230 m
Fire station6.2 km
Police station22.8 km
Civil defence shelter1 in the locality230 m
Vulnerable area (police)48.6 km

Nature & outdoors

Bathing site1.7 km
Swimming pool20.9 km
Campsite1.8 km
Hiking trail11.5 km
Cycle trail510 m
Ski trail37.9 km
Floodlit track15.9 km

Service & nöje

Restaurant6 km
Café1.7 km
Petrol station2 in the locality120 m
Library28.6 km
Sports hall6.7 km
Hotel6.5 km
Care home1 in the locality260 m
Recycling centre21.9 km

Disturbance

Major road70 m
Railway32.4 km
Power line3.5 km
Wind turbine5.3 km
Mobile mast6.6 km
Military area12.4 km

Below ground

Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)880 m
Mine34.1 km
Quarry9.5 km

Culture

Museum or landmark16.1 km
Church1 in the locality750 m
Community hall6 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

Population9,061
Median income373,500 kr/yr
Average age44.8 years

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The figures describe Uppvidinge Municipality as a whole, not Älghult.