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Lagan
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Urban area in Ljungby Municipality, Kronoberg County

Lagan

1

Facts

MunicipalityLjungby
CountyKronoberg County
Population1,626
Area257 ha
SCB code0781TB104

2

Place profile

53/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
36/100
Quiet surroundings
46/100
Rurality
49/100
Urbanity
47/100
Family friendliness
64/100
Senior friendliness
65/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest60 m
  • Distance to water220 m
  • Distance to farmland330 m
  • Distance to shoreline220 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway20.8 km
  • Distance to industry200 m
  • Distance to power line760 m

Services

  • Distance to grocery store520 m
  • Distance to school390 m
  • Distance to train station16.2 km

Median across 698 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 480–446
  • 595–951
  • 5010–1461
  • 5615–1954
  • 3220–2429
  • 2425–2924
  • 6430–3462
  • 6035–3956
  • 5540–4461
  • 5245–4943
  • 5750–5455
  • 6155–5949
  • 4860–6444
  • 4465–6939
  • 5570–7448
  • 5175–7945
  • 5880+86

Men 874Women 853

Marital status

  • Unmarried859 (50 %)
  • Married612 (35 %)
  • Divorced156 (9 %)
  • Widowed97 (6 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Lagan, 1,727 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 1,626 inhabitants. A statistical area follows no locality boundary, so the figures describe the area around the locality, not the locality alone.

4

Driving time

  • Stockholm5 h 5 min
  • Gothenburg2 h 30 min
  • Malmö2 h 15 min
  • Municipal seat13 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.

5

Lakes nearby

  • Huljesjön24 ha4 km
  • Hallsjövik13 ha5.1 km
  • Flåren3,564 ha5.6 km
  • Klövarydssjön23 ha5.9 km

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Nearest localities

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Associations and activities

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.

8

Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone1.6 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)4.4 km
  • Potentially contaminated land31 in the locality30 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve7.6 km
  • Natura 20009.6 km
  • Extended shoreline protection49.9 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest2.2 km
  • Water protection area550 m
  • Habitat protection7.7 km
  • National conservation interest2.1 km
  • National heritage interest410 m

Services & safety

  • School3 in the locality250 m
  • Fire station7.8 km
  • Police station9.5 km
  • Civil defence shelter1 in the locality320 m
  • Vulnerable area (police)48.3 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site7.2 km
  • Swimming pool3 in the locality750 m
  • Campsite5.1 km
  • Hiking trail270 m
  • Cycle trail310 m
  • Floodlit track36.1 km
  • Birding site33.7 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant2 in the locality260 m
  • Café1.4 km
  • Petrol station1 in the locality360 m
  • Library9.5 km
  • Sports hall1 in the locality780 m
  • Hotel2 in the locality260 m
  • Care home9.2 km
  • Recycling centre7.1 km

Disturbance

  • Major road3.7 km
  • Railway21.7 km
  • Power line1.1 km
  • Wind turbine4.9 km
  • Mobile mast10.5 km
  • Military area40.8 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)1.6 km
  • Mine19.6 km
  • Quarry6.1 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark2 in the locality290 m
  • Church2 in the locality400 m
  • Community hall1 in the locality660 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

  • Population28,280
  • Median income388,900 kr/yr
  • Average age44.8 years
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The figures describe Ljungby Municipality as a whole, not Lagan.