urban area in Gotland Municipality

Västergarn

Gotland County · 219 inhabitants · 172 ha

Short answer: Västergarn is in Gotland Municipality, Gotland County. It has 219 residents.

Photo: Jan Norrman · CC BY 2.5 se · licence
the register

Facts

municipalityGotland
countyGotland County
population219
area172 ha
scb code0980TB193
place profile

What it is like to live here

9/100 accessibility
median in the locality
Nature proximity21/100
Quiet surroundings72/100
Rurality29/100
Urbanity8/100
Family friendliness10/100
Senior friendliness8/100
nature
forest20 m
water450 m
farmland130 m
shoreline220 m
disturbance
major road30 m
railway20.1 km
industry5.7 km
power line6.7 km
services
grocery store5.1 km
school7 km
train station20.2 km

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

the population

Age distribution

746men
713women
menagewomen
41
0–4
27
40
5–9
41
52
10–14
37
39
15–19
42
35
20–24
27
24
25–29
23
44
30–34
40
38
35–39
41
35
40–44
46
34
45–49
45
50
50–54
41
54
55–59
53
59
60–64
51
52
65–69
48
42
70–74
53
43
75–79
45
64
80+
53
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.

driving time

From here and away

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.

water

Lakes nearby

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

Nearest localities

associations

Associations and activities

Västergarns HembygdsföreningSamlingslokallocal heritage
Västergarn kyrkakyrkareligion

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.

the layers around the locality

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.

applies to the whole municipalityGotland Municipality

The figures describe the municipality, not the locality. The municipality page has tax, housing mix, schools and commuting.

60,971population
374 tkrmedian income
45.9 yearsaverage age