
Alstermo
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest30 m
- Distance to water200 m
- Distance to farmland340 m
- Distance to shoreline200 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway28 km
- Distance to industry300 m
- Distance to power line6 km
Services
- Distance to grocery store620 m
- Distance to school610 m
- Distance to train station28.5 km
Median across 431 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 Alstermo, 2,420 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 845 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 40 min
- Gothenburg4 h
- Malmö3 h 44 min
- Municipal seat36 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
- Höljen15 ha1.8 km
- Kånesjö40 ha4.5 km
- Möcklasjö70 ha4.6 km
- Älgasjön75 ha5.3 km
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Associations and activities
- Equmenia AlstermoscoutkårOutdoor 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.
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Surroundings
Natural hazards
- Flood zone25.7 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)4.3 km
- Potentially contaminated land11 in the locality20 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve4.1 km
- Natura 200014.9 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest37.8 km
- Water protection area11.6 km
- Habitat protection3.6 km
- National conservation interest340 m
- National heritage interest340 m
Services & safety
- School1 in the locality370 m
- Fire station1 in the locality90 m
- Police station28.9 km
- Civil defence shelter6.1 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site1 in the locality1.2 km
- Swimming pool20.6 km
- Campsite5.4 km
- Hiking trail9.8 km
- Cycle trail1.8 km
- Ski trail31.9 km
- Floodlit track18.7 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant2 in the locality340 m
- Café5.4 km
- Petrol station1 in the locality660 m
- Library27.1 km
- Sports hall1 in the locality440 m
- Hotel1 in the locality360 m
- Care home6 km
- Recycling centre16.2 km
Disturbance
- Major road5.3 km
- Railway30.1 km
- Power line6.4 km
- Wind turbine8.2 km
- Mobile mast7.6 km
- Military area11.1 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)1.5 km
- Mine38.3 km
- Quarry9.7 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark18.6 km
- Church1 in the locality310 m
- Community hall1 in the locality350 m
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
The figures describe Uppvidinge Municipality as a whole, not Alstermo.