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Västerhejde
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Urban area in Gotland Municipality, Gotland County

Västerhejde

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1

Facts

MunicipalityGotland
CountyGotland County
Population651
Area115 ha
SCB code0980TB121

2

Place profile

34/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
10/100
Quiet surroundings
38/100
Rurality
40/100
Urbanity
42/100
Family friendliness
40/100
Senior friendliness
40/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest20 m
  • Distance to water590 m
  • Distance to farmland80 m
  • Distance to shoreline590 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway14.4 km
  • Distance to industry4.1 km
  • Distance to power line1.2 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store2.2 km
  • Distance to school4.3 km
  • Distance to train station16.3 km

Median across 304 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 700–470
  • 1215–988
  • 9810–1498
  • 8815–1972
  • 8320–2446
  • 4325–2945
  • 7530–3469
  • 8635–3989
  • 7940–4487
  • 7445–4991
  • 9750–5486
  • 7955–5981
  • 6860–6493
  • 6865–6956
  • 5970–7447
  • 3975–7946
  • 8580+82

Men 1,312Women 1,246

Marital status

  • Unmarried1,419 (55 %)
  • Married877 (34 %)
  • Divorced184 (7 %)
  • Widowed77 (3 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Västerhejde, 2,558 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 651 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

  • Municipal seat13 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 ha15.3 km
  • Landträskdammen18 ha23.1 km
  • Rammträsk10 ha31.6 km
  • Fridträsk7 ha31.6 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)18.6 km
  • Potentially contaminated land3 in the locality360 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve2.1 km
  • Natura 200014.8 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest6.9 km
  • Water protection area400 m
  • Habitat protection880 m
  • National conservation interest1.2 km
  • National heritage interest1 km

Services & safety

  • School1 in the locality630 m
  • Fire station9.7 km
  • Police station7.1 km
  • Civil defence shelter4.1 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site4 km
  • Swimming pool2.5 km
  • Campsite2.6 km
  • Hiking trail2.9 km
  • Cycle trail640 m
  • Birding site37.2 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant500 m
  • Café740 m
  • Petrol station4.6 km
  • Library6.9 km
  • Sports hall3.1 km
  • Hotel1.7 km
  • Care home5.6 km
  • Recycling centre6.5 km

Disturbance

  • Major road260 m
  • Power line1.6 km
  • Wind turbine12.8 km
  • Mobile mast2.8 km
  • Military area1.9 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)3.2 km
  • Quarry7.6 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark1.5 km
  • Church1.3 km
  • Community hall4.9 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

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