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Västergarn
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Urban area in Gotland Municipality, Gotland County

Västergarn

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1

Facts

MunicipalityGotland
CountyGotland County
Population219
Area172 ha
SCB code0980TB193

2

Place profile

9/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
21/100
Quiet surroundings
72/100
Rurality
29/100
Urbanity
8/100
Family friendliness
10/100
Senior friendliness
8/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest20 m
  • Distance to water450 m
  • Distance to farmland130 m
  • Distance to shoreline220 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road30 m
  • Distance to railway20.1 km
  • Distance to industry5.7 km
  • Distance to power line6.7 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store5.1 km
  • Distance to school7 km
  • Distance to train station20.2 km

Median across 342 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 410–427
  • 405–941
  • 5210–1437
  • 3915–1942
  • 3520–2427
  • 2425–2923
  • 4430–3440
  • 3835–3941
  • 3540–4446
  • 3445–4945
  • 5050–5441
  • 5455–5953
  • 5960–6451
  • 5265–6948
  • 4270–7453
  • 4375–7945
  • 6480+53

Men 746Women 713

Marital status

  • Unmarried741 (51 %)
  • Married531 (36 %)
  • Divorced125 (9 %)
  • Widowed65 (4 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Västergarn, 1,459 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 219 inhabitants. A statistical area follows no locality boundary, so the figures describe the area around the locality, not the locality alone.

4

Driving time

  • Municipal seat30 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.

5

Lakes nearby

  • Paviken15 ha1.5 km
  • Fridträsk7 ha20 km
  • Rammträsk10 ha20.3 km
  • Landträskdammen18 ha39.8 km

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Nearest localities

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Associations and activities

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.

8

Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Wildfire area (since 2018)27.2 km
  • Potentially contaminated land3 in the locality290 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve900 m
  • Natura 2000900 m
  • National outdoor-recreation interest12.2 km
  • Water protection area6.4 km
  • Habitat protection2.1 km
  • National conservation interest410 m
  • National heritage interestThe locality lies within

Services & safety

  • School4.5 km
  • Fire station6.4 km
  • Police station24.1 km
  • Civil defence shelter6.9 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site3.9 km
  • Swimming pool3.9 km
  • Campsite3.8 km
  • Hiking trail19.4 km
  • Cycle trail2.2 km
  • Birding site20.3 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant3.9 km
  • Café5.8 km
  • Petrol station6 km
  • Library6.4 km
  • Sports hall19.7 km
  • Hotel1 in the locality1.2 km
  • Care home21.4 km
  • Recycling centre6.9 km

Disturbance

  • Major road290 m
  • Power line8.1 km
  • Wind turbine6 km
  • Mobile mast6.5 km
  • Military area8.6 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)8.9 km
  • Quarry9.5 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark1 in the locality290 m
  • Church1 in the locality380 m
  • Community hall3.7 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

  • Population60,971
  • Median income373,600 kr/yr
  • Average age45.9 years
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The figures describe Gotland Municipality as a whole, not Västergarn.