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Gärsnäs
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest660 m
- Distance to water1.6 km
- Distance to farmland60 m
- Distance to shoreline1.6 km
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway210 m
- Distance to industry190 m
- Distance to power line1.3 km
Services
- Distance to grocery store370 m
- Distance to school530 m
- Distance to train station380 m
Median across 480 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 140–417
- 295–922
- 3610–1430
- 4115–1929
- 3220–2421
- 4025–2933
- 3430–3425
- 3135–3931
- 2940–4418
- 2645–4929
- 3550–5434
- 4355–5939
- 3460–6434
- 4165–6940
- 3370–7436
- 2475–7937
- 3580+42
Men 557Women 517
Marital status
- Unmarried566 (53 %)
- Married322 (30 %)
- Divorced118 (11 %)
- Widowed68 (6 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Gärsnäs, 1,074 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 1,039 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 19 min
- Malmö1 h 20 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
- Gyllebo sjö40 ha5 km
- Tunbyholmssjön14 ha6.4 km
- Verkasjön8 ha22.6 km
- Krageholmssjön206 ha27.1 km
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Nearest localities
- Östra Tommarp313 inhabitants2.7 km
- Smedstorp415 inhabitants3.8 km
- Hammenhög920 inhabitants4.5 km
- Östra Vemmerlöv212 inhabitants4.7 km
- Gyllebo112 inhabitants4.7 km
- Vallby75 inhabitants5 km
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Associations and activities
- Stiby & Gärsnäs ByalagBygdeaktivitetLocal heritage
- Gärsnäs RäddningsvärnHjälpverksamhetSocial
- PRO Hammenhög - GärsnäsBouleSocial
- PRO Ö.Tommarp-GärsnäsSeniorverksamhetSocial
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 zone30.4 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)21.8 km
- Coastal erosion9.9 km
- Potentially contaminated land8 in the locality160 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve4.6 km
- Natura 200014.9 km
- Extended shoreline protection4.8 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest8.3 km
- Water protection area3.8 km
- Habitat protection1.4 km
- National conservation interest3.9 km
- National heritage interest3.7 km
Services & safety
- School2 in the locality430 m
- Fire station1 in the locality60 m
- Police station10.6 km
- Civil defence shelter5 in the locality110 m
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site6.1 km
- Swimming pool6 in the locality210 m
- Campsite5.2 km
- Hiking trail3.6 km
- Cycle trail1.7 km
- Floodlit track30.8 km
- Birding site40.9 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant1 in the locality490 m
- Café5.7 km
- Petrol station1 in the locality540 m
- Library10.8 km
- Sports hall5.4 km
- Hotel6.4 km
- Care home10.4 km
- Recycling centre8.2 km
Disturbance
- Major road260 m
- Railway30 m
- Power line1.8 km
- Wind turbine1.4 km
- Mobile mast1 in the locality60 m
- Military area17.4 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)4.8 km
- Mine24.3 km
- Quarry6.5 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark1.6 km
- Church1 in the locality1.2 km
- Community hall42.5 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
- Population18,890
- Median income365,300 kr/yr
- Average age50.8 years
The figures describe Simrishamn Municipality as a whole, not Gärsnäs.