Facts

MunicipalityÄlmhult

CountyKronoberg County

Population148

Area33 ha

SCB code0765SB112

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Place profile

20/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity

38/100

Quiet surroundings

61/100

Rurality

40/100

Urbanity

9/100

Family friendliness

32/100

Senior friendliness

0/100

Nature

Distance to forest20 m
Distance to water490 m
Distance to farmland140 m
Distance to shoreline490 m

Disturbance

Distance to major road30 m
Distance to railway6.1 km
Distance to industry6.1 km
Distance to power line580 m

Services

Distance to grocery store6.7 km
Distance to school250 m
Distance to train station7.8 km

Median across 62 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

400–425
485–943
5110–1459
4315–1941
2420–2417
2225–2926
3830–3439
4735–3953
5340–4455
4845–4948
5350–5451
4855–5946
6860–6459
5365–6947
4470–7449
5075–7945
5680+65

Men 786Women 768

Marital status

Unmarried769 (49 %)
Married607 (39 %)
Divorced120 (8 %)
Widowed65 (4 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Virestad, 1,554 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 148 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 51 min
Gothenburg3 h 15 min
Malmö2 h 18 min
Municipal seat21 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

Virestadsjön248 ha1 km
Garanshultasjön111 ha2.3 km
Koppingesjön37 ha2.5 km
Råpen12 ha5.6 km

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Nearest localities

Diö och Liatorp1,469 inhabitants5.3 km
Eneryda305 inhabitants8.3 km
Lönashult158 inhabitants10.6 km
Älmhult11,053 inhabitants11.7 km
Häradsbäck167 inhabitants11.9 km
Boastad53 inhabitants13.4 km

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Associations and activities

Virestads kyrkakyrkaReligion

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 zone8.7 km
Wildfire area (since 2018)4.4 km
Potentially contaminated land600 m

Protection & regulations

Nature reserve8.2 km
Natura 20002.8 km
Extended shoreline protection25.1 km
National outdoor-recreation interest7.1 km
Water protection area7 km
Habitat protection4.3 km
National conservation interest580 m
National heritage interest8.1 km

Services & safety

School2 in the locality230 m
Fire station6.7 km
Police station15.9 km
Civil defence shelter7.5 km
Vulnerable area (police)40.2 km

Nature & outdoors

Bathing site2.2 km
Swimming pool7.1 km
Campsite2.2 km
Hiking trail8.5 km
Cycle trail8.4 km
Floodlit track11.2 km

Service & nöje

Restaurant7.5 km
Café8.6 km
Petrol station6.7 km
Library14.4 km
Sports hall6.4 km
Hotel11.3 km
Care home7.6 km
Recycling centre13 km

Disturbance

Major road5 km
Railway6.1 km
Power line600 m
Wind turbine5.4 km
Mobile mast1 in the locality320 m
Military area38 km

Below ground

Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)2.2 km
Mine21.7 km
Quarry6.6 km

Culture

Museum or landmark8.6 km
Church1 in the locality140 m
Community hall14.1 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

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The figures describe Älmhult Municipality as a whole, not Virestad.