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Vitsand
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest30 m
- Distance to water120 m
- Distance to farmland40 m
- Distance to shoreline120 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road30 m
- Distance to railway19.6 km
- Distance to industry18.7 km
- Distance to power line2.4 km
Services
- Distance to grocery store1.8 km
- Distance to school16.9 km
- Distance to train station21.5 km
Median across 49 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 340–447
- 535–936
- 4010–1442
- 3815–1931
- 1920–2426
- 4225–2931
- 6130–3452
- 7235–3949
- 4540–4442
- 5245–4933
- 4450–5441
- 7055–5957
- 6460–6460
- 7565–6968
- 6070–7449
- 5875–7947
- 5780+66
Men 884Women 777
Marital status
- Unmarried967 (58 %)
- Married494 (30 %)
- Divorced123 (7 %)
- Widowed77 (5 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Vitsand, 1,661 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 65 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 42 min
- Gothenburg4 h 59 min
- Municipal seat26 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
- Övre Brocken348 ha800 m
- Ljusnetjärnen19 ha2 km
- Aspsjön118 ha2.1 km
- Kvällsjön49 ha2.7 km
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Associations and activities
- Vitsands TvättstugeföreningTvättstugaOther
- Vitsands HembygdsgårdhembygdsgardLocal heritage
- Vitsands HembygdsföreningBygdeverksamhetCulture
- Vitsands HembygdsgårdmuseumCulture
- Vitsands kyrkakyrkaReligion
- PRO Vitsand-NyskogaPensionärsverksamhetSocial
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 zone17.6 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)13 km
- Potentially contaminated land520 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve2.5 km
- Natura 20003 km
- National outdoor-recreation interestThe locality lies within
- Water protection area14.1 km
- Habitat protection6.8 km
- National conservation interest4.2 km
- National heritage interest16.5 km
Services & safety
- School14.3 km
- Fire station1 in the locality540 m
- Police station44.7 km
- Civil defence shelter22.2 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site3.1 km
- Swimming pool6.5 km
- Campsite2 in the locality640 m
- Hiking trail4.6 km
- Cycle trail16.6 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant4.5 km
- Café1.6 km
- Petrol station6.7 km
- Sports hall20.5 km
- Hotel5.7 km
- Care home21.4 km
- Recycling centre20.6 km
Disturbance
- Major road5.4 km
- Railway19.9 km
- Power line2.2 km
- Wind turbine15.1 km
- Mobile mast4.9 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)31.8 km
- Mine46.8 km
- Quarry3.8 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark560 m
- Church1 in the locality790 m
- Community hall41.2 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
- Population11,321
- Median income383,500 kr/yr
- Average age48.0 years
The figures describe Torsby Municipality as a whole, not Vitsand.