Almvik
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest30 m
- Distance to water670 m
- Distance to farmland180 m
- Distance to shoreline250 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road30 m
- Distance to railway80 m
- Distance to industry7.2 km
- Distance to power line210 m
Services
- Distance to grocery store8.6 km
- Distance to school7.4 km
- Distance to train station8.3 km
Median across 116 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 330–435
- 475–945
- 5710–1442
- 5215–1954
- 1520–2418
- 1825–2917
- 4130–3444
- 5535–3969
- 4740–4444
- 4445–4942
- 6650–5448
- 6355–5969
- 7760–6462
- 8165–6984
- 7270–7478
- 7875–7972
- 8180+64
Men 927Women 887
Marital status
- Unmarried837 (46 %)
- Married709 (39 %)
- Divorced199 (11 %)
- Widowed64 (4 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Almvik, 1,814 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 149 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
- Stockholm3 h 37 min
- Gothenburg4 h 19 min
- Malmö5 h 25 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
- Mösjön23 ha1.3 km
- Bleken42 ha1.7 km
- Ängsjön42 ha2.5 km
- Ödingen65 ha2.9 km
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Nearest localities
- Gamleby2,759 inhabitants7 km
- Västervik21,615 inhabitants8.3 km
- Gunnebo1,019 inhabitants10.9 km
- Stångeland57 inhabitants11.3 km
- Björnsholm90 inhabitants13.4 km
- Ankarsrum1,207 inhabitants15.4 km
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Surroundings
Natural hazards
- Flood zone31.9 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)9.1 km
- Potentially contaminated land1 in the locality200 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve2.1 km
- Natura 200016.2 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest5.2 km
- Water protection area2.2 km
- Habitat protection5.5 km
- National conservation interest3.7 km
- National heritage interest780 m
Services & safety
- School7.5 km
- Fire station13.1 km
- Police station10.8 km
- Civil defence shelter7.6 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site970 m
- Swimming pool11.8 km
- Campsite7.1 km
- Hiking trail1.6 km
- Cycle trail4.1 km
- Ski trail12.9 km
- Floodlit track27.6 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant8.7 km
- Café840 m
- Petrol station8.6 km
- Library38 km
- Sports hall7.6 km
- Hotel7.2 km
- Care home7.6 km
- Recycling centre8 km
Disturbance
- Major road1 km
- Railway350 m
- Power line400 m
- Wind turbine5.8 km
- Mobile mast10.2 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)3.4 km
- Mine12.4 km
- Quarry5.2 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark5.9 km
- Church2.7 km
- Community hall8.6 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
- Population36,447
- Median income380,900 kr/yr
- Average age47.3 years
The figures describe Västervik Municipality as a whole, not Almvik.