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Small locality in Mörbylånga Municipality, Kalmar County

Västra malmen

1

Facts

MunicipalityMörbylånga
CountyKalmar County
Population72
Area38 ha
SCB code0840SB120

2

Place profile

8/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
29/100
Quiet surroundings
77/100
Rurality
28/100
Urbanity
9/100
Family friendliness
0/100
Senior friendliness
5/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest40 m
  • Distance to water1.8 km
  • Distance to farmland30 m
  • Distance to shoreline1.8 km

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road30 m
  • Distance to railway8.6 km
  • Distance to industry7.1 km
  • Distance to power line7 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store5.5 km
  • Distance to school6.8 km
  • Distance to train station8.7 km

Median across 56 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 300–438
  • 375–943
  • 5310–1443
  • 4415–1947
  • 2020–2419
  • 1425–2915
  • 3630–3426
  • 5035–3954
  • 5740–4445
  • 3545–4939
  • 4450–5444
  • 4855–5945
  • 5660–6444
  • 4565–6956
  • 7670–7469
  • 7275–7950
  • 4980+49

Men 766Women 726

Marital status

  • Unmarried696 (47 %)
  • Married595 (40 %)
  • Divorced132 (9 %)
  • Widowed62 (4 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Västra malmen, 1,492 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 72 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 46 min
  • Gothenburg4 h 49 min
  • Malmö4 h 1 min
  • Municipal seat32 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

  • Frösslundamossen8 ha13.4 km
  • Möckelmossen13 ha14.1 km
  • Torpmossen11 ha16.3 km
  • Storkärret7 ha19.2 km

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Nearest localities

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Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Wildfire area (since 2018)12 km
  • Coastal erosion8.4 km
  • Potentially contaminated land3 km

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve1.1 km
  • Natura 20005.5 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest1.1 km
  • Water protection area910 m
  • Habitat protection880 m
  • National conservation interestThe locality lies within
  • National heritage interest370 m

Services & safety

  • School6.2 km
  • Fire station18.5 km
  • Police station17.7 km
  • Civil defence shelter8.9 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site8.8 km
  • Swimming pool3.6 km
  • Campsite5.8 km
  • Hiking trail2.2 km
  • Cycle trail880 m
  • Ski trail41.1 km
  • Floodlit track37.6 km
  • Birding site14.8 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant6.1 km
  • Café10 km
  • Petrol station7 km
  • Library9.7 km
  • Sports hall3.5 km
  • Hotel8 km
  • Care home8.8 km
  • Recycling centre5.4 km

Disturbance

  • Major road2.8 km
  • Railway16.2 km
  • Power line7 km
  • Wind turbine4.3 km
  • Mobile mast1.5 km
  • Military area25.2 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)28.8 km
  • Quarry18.5 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark1.9 km
  • Church3.3 km
  • Community hall7.3 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

  • Population16,224
  • Median income408,000 kr/yr
  • Average age46.1 years
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The figures describe Mörbylånga Municipality as a whole, not Västra malmen.