Gärestad
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest30 m
- Distance to water750 m
- Distance to farmland40 m
- Distance to shoreline750 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road30 m
- Distance to railway880 m
- Distance to industry1.6 km
- Distance to power line3.6 km
Services
- Distance to grocery store3.5 km
- Distance to school2.6 km
- Distance to train station3.2 km
Median across 32 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 1020–4100
- 1315–9125
- 14910–14157
- 16015–19157
- 16720–24108
- 10325–2982
- 13630–34123
- 13735–39141
- 14040–44126
- 17145–49161
- 14150–54165
- 19155–59164
- 15960–64149
- 13665–69147
- 15870–74162
- 13575–79155
- 20780+246
Men 2,523Women 2,468
Marital status
- Unmarried2,459 (49 %)
- Married1,799 (36 %)
- Divorced478 (10 %)
- Widowed266 (5 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 3 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Gärestad, 4,991 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 57 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
- Gothenburg4 h 22 min
- Malmö2 h 20 min
- Municipal seat10 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
- Skärsjön22 ha3.2 km
- Halsjön22 ha3.4 km
- Härstorpssjön45 ha4.8 km
- Långasjön13 ha6.6 km
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Surroundings
Natural hazards
- Flood zone2.9 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)2.6 km
- Coastal erosion39 km
- Potentially contaminated land2 in the locality430 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve2.9 km
- Natura 20005.8 km
- Extended shoreline protection2.6 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest3.8 km
- Water protection area1.5 km
- Habitat protection1.5 km
- National conservation interest1.9 km
- National heritage interest1.2 km
Services & safety
- School2.6 km
- Fire station3.5 km
- Police station4 km
- Civil defence shelter1.9 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site4.7 km
- Swimming pool3 km
- Campsite1.6 km
- Hiking trail330 m
- Cycle trail530 m
Service & nöje
- Restaurant1 in the locality390 m
- Café2.9 km
- Petrol station4.2 km
- Library3.5 km
- Sports hall2.9 km
- Hotel3 km
- Care home3.2 km
- Recycling centre2.4 km
Disturbance
- Major road990 m
- Railway810 m
- Power line3.2 km
- Wind turbine9.9 km
- Mobile mast2.3 km
- Military area6.5 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)22 km
- Quarry2.4 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark3 km
- Church2.3 km
- Community hall3.5 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
- Population28,741
- Median income371,100 kr/yr
- Average age44.6 years
The figures describe Ronneby Municipality as a whole, not Gärestad.