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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest90 m
- Distance to water930 m
- Distance to farmland100 m
- Distance to shoreline290 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway390 m
- Distance to industry1.4 km
- Distance to power line940 m
Services
- Distance to grocery store1.8 km
- Distance to school1.8 km
- Distance to train station3.2 km
Median across 511 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 1640–4112
- 1985–9151
- 20810–14176
- 20615–19183
- 14820–2498
- 10325–2997
- 15730–34167
- 16835–39181
- 17640–44195
- 18545–49156
- 19350–54223
- 21755–59223
- 19260–64197
- 16965–69179
- 15670–74183
- 17575–79188
- 21280+214
Men 3,027Women 2,923
Marital status
- Unmarried3,033 (51 %)
- Married2,101 (35 %)
- Divorced550 (9 %)
- Widowed254 (4 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 3 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Valje, 5,950 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 1,073 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 50 min
- Malmö1 h 34 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
- Siesjö24 ha2.1 km
- Ivösjön5,151 ha4.9 km
- Levrasjön270 ha5.4 km
- Oppmannasjön1,257 ha11.8 km
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Nearest localities
- Sölvesborg8,744 inhabitants1.5 km
- Bromölla7,905 inhabitants2.6 km
- Nymölla261 inhabitants2.9 km
- Håkanryd139 inhabitants3.4 km
- Ljungaviken449 inhabitants4.3 km
- Nogesund118 inhabitants4.6 km
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Surroundings
Natural hazards
- Flood zone3.5 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)9.7 km
- Coastal erosion200 m
- Potentially contaminated land4 in the locality420 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve580 m
- Natura 20001.7 km
- Extended shoreline protectionThe locality lies within
- National outdoor-recreation interest1.3 km
- Water protection area900 m
- Habitat protection1.8 km
- National conservation interest120 m
- National heritage interest2.7 km
Services & safety
- School2 in the locality1.4 km
- Fire station2.4 km
- Police station3.1 km
- Civil defence shelter1.6 km
- Vulnerable area (police)22.1 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site910 m
- Swimming pool1.6 km
- Campsite1.2 km
- Hiking trail1.8 km
- Cycle trail30 m
- Floodlit track2.1 km
- Birding site23.3 km
- Geologically notable site37.5 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant2.3 km
- Café3.2 km
- Petrol station2 km
- Library3.1 km
- Sports hall1.6 km
- Hotel3 km
- Care home1.7 km
- Recycling centre5.7 km
Disturbance
- Major road850 m
- Railway1.2 km
- Power line1.7 km
- Wind turbine6.1 km
- Mobile mast10.8 km
- Military area14.1 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)16.3 km
- Mine16.2 km
- Quarry5 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark2.8 km
- Church2.9 km
- Community hall3 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
- Population12,470
- Median income384,400 kr/yr
- Average age44.9 years
The figures describe Bromölla Municipality as a whole, not Valje.