Piperskärr
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest20 m
- Distance to water560 m
- Distance to farmland630 m
- Distance to shoreline250 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway2.7 km
- Distance to industry1.1 km
- Distance to power line3.8 km
Services
- Distance to grocery store2.3 km
- Distance to school1.6 km
- Distance to train station2.8 km
Median across 392 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 770–452
- 615–978
- 6710–1472
- 8415–1972
- 5720–2449
- 5125–2935
- 8030–3485
- 6135–3967
- 6840–4469
- 8145–4977
- 8950–54106
- 12355–59140
- 15360–64137
- 12365–69112
- 12470–74118
- 12175–79131
- 11480+92
Men 1,534Women 1,492
Marital status
- Unmarried1,340 (44 %)
- Married1,245 (41 %)
- Divorced307 (10 %)
- Widowed129 (4 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 2 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Piperskärr, 3,026 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 687 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 52 min
- Gothenburg4 h 27 min
- Malmö5 h 33 min
- Municipal seat10 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
- Maren32 ha3.3 km
- Kvännaren175 ha3.9 km
- Gagnaren19 ha5 km
- Kvarnsjön16 ha5.7 km
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Nearest localities
- Västervik21,615 inhabitants1.3 km
- Solhäll87 inhabitants4.5 km
- Lilla Örserum56 inhabitants6.6 km
- Gunnebo1,019 inhabitants8.1 km
- Hornsudde130 inhabitants8.4 km
- Loftahammar425 inhabitants13.1 km
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Surroundings
Natural hazards
- Flood zone43 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)4.3 km
- Potentially contaminated land3 in the locality170 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve1.5 km
- Natura 20006.1 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest1.3 km
- Water protection area6.3 km
- Habitat protection1.2 km
- National conservation interest920 m
- National heritage interest1.8 km
Services & safety
- School1 in the locality200 m
- Fire station3.4 km
- Police station2.2 km
- Civil defence shelter2 in the locality90 m
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site1.4 km
- Swimming pool2.1 km
- Campsite3.5 km
- Hiking trail3.7 km
- Cycle trail40 m
- Ski trail4.1 km
- Floodlit track31.8 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant1.4 km
- Café2.5 km
- Petrol station2.3 km
- Library47 km
- Sports hall3.1 km
- Hotel2.2 km
- Care home8.9 km
- Recycling centre3.1 km
Disturbance
- Major road2.6 km
- Railway3.6 km
- Power line4 km
- Wind turbine16.9 km
- Mobile mast2.9 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)3.4 km
- Mine14.2 km
- Quarry6.3 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark1.8 km
- Church1 in the locality470 m
- Community hall1.9 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 Piperskärr.