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Lerum
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Urban area in Lerum Municipality, Västra Götaland County

Lerum

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Facts

MunicipalityLerum
CountyVästra Götaland County
Population28,789
Area2,573 ha
SCB code1441TC106

2

Place profile

65/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
33/100
Quiet surroundings
41/100
Rurality
50/100
Urbanity
54/100
Family friendliness
68/100
Senior friendliness
50/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest50 m
  • Distance to water430 m
  • Distance to farmland570 m
  • Distance to shoreline430 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway640 m
  • Distance to industry780 m
  • Distance to power line1.5 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store740 m
  • Distance to school560 m
  • Distance to train station970 m

Median across 8,971 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 8450–4873
  • 1,2065–91,095
  • 1,25210–141,157
  • 1,23315–191,098
  • 73120–24553
  • 43225–29337
  • 69230–34745
  • 1,03835–391,155
  • 1,13540–441,219
  • 1,07745–491,131
  • 1,13450–541,139
  • 1,03655–591,000
  • 78460–64769
  • 62165–69650
  • 52970–74604
  • 55875–79655
  • 87780+1,198

Men 15,180Women 15,378

Marital status

  • Unmarried15,527 (51 %)
  • Married11,351 (37 %)
  • Divorced2,501 (8 %)
  • Widowed1,153 (4 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 17 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Lerum, 30,558 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 28,789 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

  • Stockholm5 h 54 min
  • Gothenburg26 min
  • Malmö3 h 37 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

  • Häcksjön16 ha3 km
  • Lilla Stamsjön68 ha3.1 km
  • Tösjön42 ha3.1 km
  • Vällsjön26 ha3.3 km

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Nearest localities

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Associations and activities

  • Lerums SOKorienteeringOther
  • Equmenia LerumscoutkårOutdoor life
  • Lerums ScoutkårscoutkårOutdoor life
  • Lerums bibliotekbibliotekCulture
  • Equmeniakyrkan LerumkyrkaReligion
  • Lerums församlingchristianReligion
  • Lerums kyrkakyrkaReligion
  • PRO LerumpensionärsföreningSocial

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 zone330 m
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)4.4 km
  • Potentially contaminated land81 in the locality60 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve180 m
  • Natura 20009.6 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest180 m
  • Water protection area2.7 km
  • Habitat protection5.9 km
  • National conservation interest280 m
  • National heritage interest300 m

Services & safety

  • School38 in the locality900 m
  • Fire station1 in the locality330 m
  • Police station16.3 km
  • Civil defence shelter71 in the locality410 m
  • Vulnerable area (police)13.5 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site2 in the locality3.1 km
  • Swimming pool8 in the locality3 km
  • Campsite1 in the locality4.3 km
  • Hiking trail220 m
  • Cycle trail630 m
  • Ski trail16.5 km
  • Floodlit track2.7 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant14 in the locality940 m
  • Café1 in the locality4.3 km
  • Petrol station9 in the locality460 m
  • Library2 in the locality2.1 km
  • Sports hall9 in the locality1 km
  • Hotel1 in the locality4.3 km
  • Care home5 in the locality360 m
  • Recycling centre4.4 km

Disturbance

  • Major road660 m
  • Railway1.7 km
  • Power line1.6 km
  • Wind turbine16.7 km
  • Mobile mast4 in the locality350 m
  • Military area10.6 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)24 in the locality2 km
  • Quarry6.9 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark4 in the locality1.5 km
  • Church5 in the locality1.6 km
  • Community hall5 in the locality1.2 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

  • Population43,570
  • Median income467,700 kr/yr
  • Average age40.8 years
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