Boastad
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest20 m
- Distance to water180 m
- Distance to farmland260 m
- Distance to shoreline180 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway2.7 km
- Distance to industry2.6 km
- Distance to power line4.8 km
Services
- Distance to grocery store3.2 km
- Distance to school4.3 km
- Distance to train station5.2 km
Median across 64 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 500–442
- 745–966
- 5810–1464
- 6715–1954
- 2820–2427
- 4425–2920
- 3830–3452
- 7635–3981
- 7540–4468
- 7345–4949
- 7950–5469
- 10155–5982
- 9360–64102
- 9565–6986
- 9570–7489
- 7475–7961
- 8780+81
Men 1,207Women 1,093
Marital status
- Unmarried1,087 (47 %)
- Married916 (40 %)
- Divorced192 (8 %)
- Widowed107 (5 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Boastad, 2,300 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 53 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 54 min
- Gothenburg3 h 12 min
- Malmö2 h 18 min
- Municipal seat15 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 ha180 m
- Kalvasjön273 ha1.7 km
- Länsasjön10 ha4.2 km
- Grässjön18 ha4.2 km
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Surroundings
Natural hazards
- Flood zone2.5 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)17.5 km
- Potentially contaminated land2.7 km
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve1.7 km
- Natura 20003.4 km
- Extended shoreline protection17.5 km
- National outdoor-recreation interestThe locality lies within
- Water protection areaThe locality lies within
- Habitat protection1.3 km
- National conservation interest570 m
- National heritage interest3.8 km
Services & safety
- School3.3 km
- Fire station6.2 km
- Police station6.3 km
- Civil defence shelter3.9 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site2.6 km
- Swimming pool3 km
- Campsite3.2 km
- Hiking trail2.4 km
- Cycle trail2.5 km
- Floodlit track24.8 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant2.7 km
- Café2.7 km
- Petrol station4.8 km
- Library4.8 km
- Sports hall4.6 km
- Hotel2.7 km
- Care home7.8 km
- Recycling centre4.5 km
Disturbance
- Major road4.5 km
- Railway2.8 km
- Power line4.8 km
- Wind turbine16.4 km
- Mobile mast5.1 km
- Military area42.9 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)1.9 km
- Mine25.4 km
- Quarry4 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark2.1 km
- Church4.2 km
- Community hall4.6 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
- Population17,653
- Median income410,600 kr/yr
- Average age41.9 years
The figures describe Älmhult Municipality as a whole, not Boastad.