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Älmhult
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest30 m
- Distance to water410 m
- Distance to farmland810 m
- Distance to shoreline410 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway450 m
- Distance to industry280 m
- Distance to power line1.6 km
Services
- Distance to grocery store1 km
- Distance to school800 m
- Distance to train station1.3 km
Median across 2,561 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 3080–4295
- 3825–9391
- 41510–14391
- 38115–19344
- 29820–24261
- 30225–29256
- 34530–34302
- 40935–39445
- 42940–44397
- 37845–49426
- 35150–54325
- 31255–59301
- 26460–64274
- 20965–69194
- 18470–74223
- 18775–79242
- 31280+385
Men 5,466Women 5,452
Marital status
- Unmarried5,640 (52 %)
- Married3,982 (36 %)
- Divorced855 (8 %)
- Widowed435 (4 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 5 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Älmhult, 10,918 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 11,053 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 56 min
- Gothenburg3 h 11 min
- Malmö2 h 5 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
- Möckeln4,627 ha1.9 km
- Steningen121 ha5.4 km
- Kalvasjön273 ha6 km
- Skärsjön24 ha6.3 km
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Associations and activities
- Friskis&Svettis ÄlmhultgymSports
- Älmhults GolfklubbgolfSports
- Älmhults BibliotekbibliotekCulture
- Älmhults församlingshemReligion
- Älmhults kyrkakyrkaReligion
- PRO ÄlmhultpensionärsföreningSocial
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 zone1.1 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)14.8 km
- Potentially contaminated land78 in the locality220 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve2.3 km
- Natura 20006.1 km
- Extended shoreline protection13.4 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest1.6 km
- Water protection area90 m
- Habitat protection5.1 km
- National conservation interest2.1 km
- National heritage interest240 m
Services & safety
- School25 in the locality660 m
- Fire station1 in the locality1.2 km
- Police station1 in the locality1.3 km
- Civil defence shelter114 in the locality20 m
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site2 km
- Swimming pool17 in the locality420 m
- Campsite1.9 km
- Hiking trail1.4 km
- Cycle trail170 m
- Floodlit track25.8 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant20 in the locality50 m
- Café3 in the locality170 m
- Petrol station6 in the locality410 m
- Library1 in the locality570 m
- Sports hall2 in the locality350 m
- Hotel2 in the locality150 m
- Care home11.4 km
- Recycling centre1 in the locality860 m
Disturbance
- Major road250 m
- Railway4.2 km
- Power line910 m
- Wind turbine12.2 km
- Mobile mast1.6 km
- Military area40.6 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)4.6 km
- Mine30 km
- Quarry2.8 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark13 in the locality40 m
- Church6 in the locality310 m
- Community hall4 in the locality380 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
- Population17,653
- Median income410,600 kr/yr
- Average age41.9 years