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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest60 m
- Distance to water320 m
- Distance to farmland120 m
- Distance to shoreline320 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway300 m
- Distance to industry350 m
- Distance to power line1 km
Services
- Distance to grocery store560 m
- Distance to school680 m
- Distance to train station490 m
Median across 433 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 500–460
- 645–962
- 8010–1467
- 5415–1949
- 2420–2417
- 2125–2929
- 5830–3464
- 4335–3956
- 5340–4449
- 7945–4963
- 4350–5449
- 5855–5948
- 3760–6435
- 3665–6934
- 3370–7435
- 3675–7944
- 5980+52
Men 828Women 813
Marital status
- Unmarried860 (53 %)
- Married605 (37 %)
- Divorced106 (7 %)
- Widowed55 (3 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Gemla, 1,641 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 1,081 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 1 min
- Malmö2 h 48 min
- Municipal seat18 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
- Gemlasjön41 ha970 m
- Kråkesjön53 ha1.6 km
- Spånen265 ha3 km
- Furen119 ha3.5 km
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Associations and activities
- Gemla – var med och starta!scoutkårOutdoor life
- PRO Öja-GemlapensionärsföreningSocial
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 zoneThe locality lies within
- Wildfire area (since 2018)12.3 km
- Potentially contaminated land16 in the locality70 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve7.2 km
- Natura 200010.8 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest9.1 km
- Water protection area6.9 km
- Habitat protection4.2 km
- National conservation interest7.7 km
- National heritage interest1.4 km
Services & safety
- School2 in the locality440 m
- Fire station6.8 km
- Police station6.5 km
- Civil defence shelter1 in the locality350 m
- Vulnerable area (police)9.1 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site690 m
- Swimming pool10.5 km
- Campsite6.8 km
- Hiking trail230 m
- Cycle trail1.3 km
- Floodlit track5 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant1.2 km
- Café1 in the locality620 m
- Petrol station1 in the locality160 m
- Library10.3 km
- Sports hall6.4 km
- Hotel3.6 km
- Care home9.4 km
- Recycling centre10.8 km
Disturbance
- Major road220 m
- Railway740 m
- Power line1 km
- Wind turbine15.4 km
- Mobile mast6.2 km
- Military area5.6 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)3.1 km
- Mine24.5 km
- Quarry2.9 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark4.8 km
- Church2.8 km
- Community hall7.2 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
- Population98,334
- Median income384,200 kr/yr
- Average age40.4 years
The figures describe Växjö Municipality as a whole, not Gemla.