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ENVilshult
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest20 m
- Distance to water360 m
- Distance to farmland150 m
- Distance to shoreline360 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway300 m
- Distance to industry190 m
- Distance to power line1 km
Services
- Distance to grocery store6.5 km
- Distance to school6.5 km
- Distance to train station30.4 km
Median across 234 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 280–439
- 325–935
- 2910–1441
- 3415–1930
- 1420–2419
- 2825–2929
- 4830–3431
- 4435–3958
- 4640–4430
- 5045–4931
- 4150–5449
- 7655–5954
- 8360–6465
- 7865–6958
- 6070–7432
- 4175–7933
- 5680+45
Men 788Women 679
Marital status
- Unmarried697 (48 %)
- Married539 (37 %)
- Divorced142 (10 %)
- Widowed62 (4 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Vilshult, 1,467 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 268 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
- Gothenburg3 h 44 min
- Malmö2 h 6 min
- Municipal seat12 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
- Svansjön12 ha1.3 km
- Östra Hultasjön8 ha2.4 km
- Västra Hultasjön7 ha2.5 km
- Orsjön8 ha2.5 km
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Nearest localities
- Kyrkhult976 inhabitants5.5 km
- Olofström7,628 inhabitants7 km
- Biskopsmåla83 inhabitants7.2 km
- Lönsboda1,851 inhabitants10 km
- Jämshög1,533 inhabitants10.9 km
- Södra Mjönäs78 inhabitants16.1 km
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Associations and activities
- Vilshults IFFotbollOutdoor life
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 zone7.8 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)1.4 km
- Coastal erosion24.9 km
- Potentially contaminated land20 in the locality170 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve710 m
- Natura 200021.5 km
- Extended shoreline protection6.3 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest2.7 km
- Water protection area2.3 km
- Habitat protection2.2 km
- National conservation interest770 m
- National heritage interest6.6 km
Services & safety
- School6.4 km
- Fire station5.8 km
- Police station9.1 km
- Civil defence shelter6 km
- Vulnerable area (police)37.2 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site3.5 km
- Swimming pool12.7 km
- Campsite3.4 km
- Hiking trail2.6 km
- Cycle trail2.1 km
- Floodlit track21.8 km
- Birding site41.2 km
- Geologically notable site46.2 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant6.4 km
- Café1 in the locality440 m
- Petrol station5.2 km
- Library6.5 km
- Sports hall6.4 km
- Hotel3.2 km
- Care home6.6 km
- Recycling centre10.2 km
Disturbance
- Major road250 m
- Railway520 m
- Power line1.2 km
- Wind turbine14.7 km
- Mobile mast10.1 km
- Military area32.6 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)5.2 km
- Mine17.7 km
- Quarry8.5 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark1 in the locality420 m
- Church5.9 km
- Community hall6.5 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
- Population13,000
- Median income384,500 kr/yr
- Average age46.5 years
The figures describe Olofström Municipality as a whole, not Vilshult.