Västra Skagene
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest10 m
- Distance to water110 m
- Distance to farmland350 m
- Distance to shoreline110 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road30 m
- Distance to railway4.3 km
- Distance to industry2.9 km
- Distance to power line4.1 km
Services
- Distance to grocery store4 km
- Distance to school3.7 km
- Distance to train station9.4 km
Median across 59 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 480–438
- 585–972
- 5210–1462
- 4815–1934
- 520–2411
- 1025–2914
- 2430–3442
- 5435–3964
- 5440–4449
- 5445–4935
- 5450–5451
- 4855–5941
- 4460–6439
- 3465–6947
- 4970–7429
- 3975–7935
- 3280+19
Men 707Women 682
Marital status
- Unmarried760 (55 %)
- Married510 (37 %)
- Divorced93 (7 %)
- Widowed27 (2 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Västra Skagene, 1,389 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 69 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
- Stockholm4 h 15 min
- Gothenburg3 h 54 min
- Municipal seat9 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
- Vänern544,536 ha2.6 km
- Sättersviken36 ha3.2 km
- Sundstatjärnet8 ha10.9 km
- Kroppkärrssjön67 ha11.2 km
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Surroundings
Natural hazards
- Flood zone5.1 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)2.1 km
- Potentially contaminated land820 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve920 m
- Natura 2000810 m
- National outdoor-recreation interest710 m
- Water protection area4.2 km
- Habitat protection5.1 km
- National conservation interest1.9 km
- National heritage interest5.1 km
Services & safety
- School4.2 km
- Fire station4.7 km
- Police station4.2 km
- Civil defence shelter3.6 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site1 in the locality790 m
- Swimming pool4 km
- Campsite2.6 km
- Hiking trail1.9 km
- Cycle trail3.4 km
- Floodlit track11.3 km
- Birding site1.2 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant2.5 km
- Café2.6 km
- Petrol station4.1 km
- Library4.3 km
- Sports hall4.2 km
- Hotel3.3 km
- Care home3.6 km
- Recycling centre2.6 km
Disturbance
- Major road4.7 km
- Railway5 km
- Power line4.5 km
- Wind turbine5.7 km
- Mobile mast3.6 km
- Military area47.7 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)570 m
- Quarry15 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark2.5 km
- Church4.3 km
- Community hall4.3 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
- Population16,992
- Median income461,700 kr/yr
- Average age41.6 years
The figures describe Hammarö Municipality as a whole, not Västra Skagene.