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Vissefjärda
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Urban area in Emmaboda Municipality, Kalmar County

Vissefjärda

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Facts

MunicipalityEmmaboda
CountyKalmar County
Population601
Area105 ha
SCB code0862TB106

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Place profile

38/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
39/100
Quiet surroundings
72/100
Rurality
39/100
Urbanity
68/100
Family friendliness
39/100
Senior friendliness
26/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest40 m
  • Distance to water620 m
  • Distance to farmland650 m
  • Distance to shoreline620 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway330 m
  • Distance to industry8.4 km
  • Distance to power line9.4 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store410 m
  • Distance to school1 km
  • Distance to train station730 m

Median across 363 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 190–420
  • 315–931
  • 4410–1452
  • 3815–1943
  • 3320–2422
  • 3425–2913
  • 3230–3423
  • 4035–3950
  • 4840–4435
  • 3845–4942
  • 6250–5448
  • 5155–5963
  • 7060–6465
  • 8065–6957
  • 7470–7459
  • 5875–7947
  • 8180+74

Men 833Women 744

Marital status

  • Unmarried764 (48 %)
  • Married561 (35 %)
  • Divorced173 (11 %)
  • Widowed83 (5 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Vissefjärda, 1,577 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 601 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

  • Gothenburg4 h 7 min
  • Malmö3 h 3 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.

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Lakes nearby

  • Kyrksjön101 ha750 m
  • Hörnsjön9 ha900 m
  • Törn785 ha1.4 km
  • Ellingsmålasjön14 ha1.6 km

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Nearest localities

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Associations and activities

  • VissefjärdabygdegårdLocal heritage
  • Församlingshemmet VissefjärdaReligion
  • Vissefjärda kyrkakyrkaReligion
  • PRO VissefjärdapensionärsföreningSocial

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 zone110 m
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)3.1 km
  • Coastal erosion49.4 km
  • Potentially contaminated land11 in the locality110 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve5.6 km
  • Natura 200024.6 km
  • Extended shoreline protection35.9 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest36.9 km
  • Water protection area4.4 km
  • Habitat protection3.8 km
  • National conservation interest950 m
  • National heritage interest590 m

Services & safety

  • School3 in the locality580 m
  • Fire station1 in the locality180 m
  • Police station11.1 km
  • Civil defence shelter2 in the locality270 m

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site1.1 km
  • Swimming pool21.5 km
  • Campsite1.2 km
  • Hiking trail5 km
  • Cycle trail1.5 km
  • Ski trail29.1 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant2 in the locality220 m
  • Café1 in the locality210 m
  • Petrol station1 in the locality170 m
  • Library10.9 km
  • Sports hall1 in the locality370 m
  • Hotel4 km
  • Care home11.1 km
  • Recycling centre10.9 km

Disturbance

  • Major road200 m
  • Railway2.8 km
  • Power line9.6 km
  • Wind turbine19.7 km
  • Mobile mast10.9 km
  • Military area32.8 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)1.2 km
  • Quarry10.8 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark2 in the locality410 m
  • Church1 in the locality870 m
  • Community hall2 in the locality300 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

  • Population9,006
  • Median income377,400 kr/yr
  • Average age47.2 years
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The figures describe Emmaboda Municipality as a whole, not Vissefjärda.