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Vedum
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest90 m
- Distance to water520 m
- Distance to farmland110 m
- Distance to shoreline520 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway340 m
- Distance to industry320 m
- Distance to power line930 m
Services
- Distance to grocery store320 m
- Distance to school550 m
- Distance to train station450 m
Median across 407 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 180–415
- 255–921
- 2710–1422
- 3415–1924
- 2520–2418
- 2825–2922
- 3530–3419
- 3835–3939
- 2640–4427
- 3745–4922
- 3450–5434
- 3455–5934
- 3460–6433
- 2765–6932
- 3070–7425
- 3375–7933
- 4080+38
Men 525Women 458
Marital status
- Unmarried527 (54 %)
- Married296 (30 %)
- Divorced99 (10 %)
- Widowed53 (5 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Vedum, 983 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 945 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 15 min
- Gothenburg1 h 18 min
- Malmö4 h 29 min
- Municipal seat15 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
- Jämnesjön24 ha7.4 km
- Långsjön13 ha9.2 km
- Mogesjön7 ha10.7 km
- Härskasjön7 ha10.8 km
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Associations and activities
- Vedum ScoutkårscoutkårOutdoor life
- Laske-Vedums kyrkakyrkaReligion
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 zone8.6 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)5.5 km
- Potentially contaminated land13 in the locality160 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve8.3 km
- Natura 200015.2 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest23.8 km
- Water protection areaThe locality lies within
- Habitat protection8.3 km
- National conservation interest10.8 km
- National heritage interest3.3 km
Services & safety
- School2 in the locality210 m
- Fire station10.9 km
- Police station10.5 km
- Civil defence shelter9.9 km
- Vulnerable area (police)40.8 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site19.3 km
- Swimming pool3.5 km
- Campsite14.8 km
- Hiking trail2.9 km
- Cycle trail140 m
- Floodlit track14.4 km
- Birding site33.5 km
- Geologically notable site36.2 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant10.3 km
- Café10.2 km
- Petrol station1 in the locality270 m
- Library10.4 km
- Sports hall10.5 km
- Hotel10 km
- Care home18.2 km
- Recycling centre9.6 km
Disturbance
- Major road6.2 km
- Railway1.3 km
- Power line740 m
- Wind turbine2.8 km
- Mobile mast5.6 km
- Military area12.3 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)4 km
- Mine45.8 km
- Quarry1.7 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark3.3 km
- Church1 in the locality470 m
- Community hall7.6 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
- Population16,088
- Median income375,600 kr/yr
- Average age44.6 years
The figures describe Vara Municipality as a whole, not Vedum.