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Virserum
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest40 m
- Distance to water280 m
- Distance to farmland590 m
- Distance to shoreline280 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway590 m
- Distance to industry360 m
- Distance to power line2.2 km
Services
- Distance to grocery store720 m
- Distance to school730 m
- Distance to train station850 m
Median across 1,075 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 240–421
- 305–946
- 4610–1436
- 4615–1965
- 2720–2420
- 2925–2915
- 3830–3438
- 4235–3931
- 3840–4447
- 5445–4959
- 6250–5435
- 5155–5940
- 5360–6457
- 8065–6967
- 6370–7454
- 7175–7964
- 7380+109
Men 827Women 804
Marital status
- Unmarried714 (44 %)
- Married583 (36 %)
- Divorced199 (12 %)
- Widowed119 (7 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Virserum, 1,631 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 1,698 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
- Stockholm4 h 55 min
- Gothenburg3 h 38 min
- Malmö3 h 59 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.
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Lakes nearby
- Virserumssjön126 ha100 m
- Hjortesjön263 ha2 km
- Mistersjö26 ha3.6 km
- Bridd19 ha3.7 km
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Nearest localities
- Mo61 inhabitants8.3 km
- Järnforsen423 inhabitants9.5 km
- Kvillsfors444 inhabitants10.3 km
- Målilla1,461 inhabitants11.2 km
- Näshult98 inhabitants12.4 km
- Skönberga77 inhabitants13.4 km
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Associations and activities
- Virserum – var med och starta!scoutkårOutdoor life
- Virserums konsthallmuseumCulture
- Virserums kyrkakyrkaReligion
- PRO VirserumpensionärsföreningSocial
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 zone9.5 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)5.8 km
- Potentially contaminated land54 in the locality140 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve620 m
- Natura 200017.7 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest12.4 km
- Water protection area870 m
- Habitat protection1.3 km
- National conservation interest480 m
- National heritage interest5.4 km
Services & safety
- School2 in the locality380 m
- Fire station16.8 km
- Police station21.7 km
- Civil defence shelter2 in the locality320 m
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site550 m
- Swimming pool21.9 km
- Campsite17.6 km
- Hiking trail5.5 km
- Cycle trail90 m
- Floodlit track19.5 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant1 in the locality150 m
- Café5 in the locality220 m
- Petrol station1 in the locality340 m
- Library31.7 km
- Sports hall2 in the locality870 m
- Hotel3 in the locality160 m
- Care home1 in the locality940 m
- Recycling centre21 km
Disturbance
- Major road140 m
- Railway10.4 km
- Power line2.6 km
- Wind turbine7.7 km
- Mobile mast1 in the locality770 m
- Military area30.8 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)3.2 km
- Mine1 in the locality540 m
- Quarry2.6 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark5 in the locality130 m
- Church2 in the locality280 m
- Community hall13 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
- Population13,673
- Median income362,900 kr/yr
- Average age46.3 years
The figures describe Hultsfred Municipality as a whole, not Virserum.