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Vimmerby
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest60 m
- Distance to water650 m
- Distance to farmland470 m
- Distance to shoreline650 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway890 m
- Distance to industry450 m
- Distance to power line950 m
Services
- Distance to grocery store790 m
- Distance to school800 m
- Distance to train station1 km
Median across 2,202 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 1790–4179
- 2285–9219
- 26510–14225
- 24815–19203
- 23120–24220
- 23525–29206
- 31030–34231
- 26035–39275
- 26640–44214
- 23145–49222
- 22150–54251
- 26555–59261
- 23660–64247
- 24565–69222
- 19270–74232
- 20375–79226
- 28780+426
Men 4,102Women 4,059
Marital status
- Unmarried4,382 (54 %)
- Married2,615 (32 %)
- Divorced686 (8 %)
- Widowed489 (6 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 5 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Vimmerby, 8,161 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 8,176 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 8 min
- Gothenburg3 h 35 min
- Malmö4 h 40 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
- Nossen70 ha2.5 km
- Bodasjön31 ha2.9 km
- Hjorten17 ha3.1 km
- Krön736 ha3.4 km
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Associations and activities
- Vimmerby ScoutkårscoutkårOutdoor life
- Idrottshall VimmerbysporthallSports
- Vimmerby GolfakademigolfSports
- Vimmerby IshallsporthallSports
- Vimmerbyortens RyttarföreningridSports
- Vimmerby kyrkakyrkaReligion
- PRO VimmerbypensionärsföreningSocial
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 zone1.2 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)10 km
- Potentially contaminated land105 in the locality20 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve14.9 km
- Natura 200018.1 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest20.3 km
- Water protection area1.1 km
- Habitat protection3.7 km
- National conservation interest8.4 km
- National heritage interestThe locality lies within
Services & safety
- School8 in the locality90 m
- Fire station1 in the locality590 m
- Police station1 in the locality410 m
- Civil defence shelter102 in the locality70 m
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site2.8 km
- Swimming pool4 in the locality1.1 km
- Campsite3 in the locality480 m
- Hiking trail1.1 km
- Cycle trail300 m
- Ski trail46.1 km
- Floodlit track19.2 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant16 in the locality180 m
- Café11 in the locality130 m
- Petrol station6 in the locality320 m
- Library1 in the locality910 m
- Sports hall5 in the locality830 m
- Hotel6 in the locality190 m
- Care home19.4 km
- Recycling centre1 in the locality600 m
Disturbance
- Major road980 m
- Railway700 m
- Power line810 m
- Wind turbine22.4 km
- Mobile mast10.6 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)2.3 km
- Mine34.3 km
- Quarry2.2 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark14 in the locality220 m
- Church1 in the locality300 m
- Community hall9.2 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
- Population15,384
- Median income389,800 kr/yr
- Average age45.3 years