Visterud
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest50 m
- Distance to water380 m
- Distance to farmland50 m
- Distance to shoreline380 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway2.5 km
- Distance to industry1.8 km
- Distance to power line720 m
Services
- Distance to grocery store2.7 km
- Distance to school1.7 km
- Distance to train station10.7 km
Median across 47 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 930–488
- 1345–9110
- 13010–14128
- 12415–19122
- 7420–2458
- 8025–2973
- 10530–34107
- 13135–39139
- 13040–44137
- 9445–49120
- 13150–54113
- 15855–59127
- 11160–64129
- 11865–69129
- 10570–74114
- 11275–79119
- 9780+84
Men 1,927Women 1,897
Marital status
- Unmarried2,060 (54 %)
- Married1,289 (34 %)
- Divorced360 (9 %)
- Widowed113 (3 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 2 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Visterud, 3,824 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 80 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 19 min
- Gothenburg3 h 51 min
- Municipal seat7 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
- Syrsjön75 ha2.3 km
- Bergstjärnen47 ha2.8 km
- Smårissjön159 ha3.1 km
- Blysjön208 ha3.8 km
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Nearest localities
- Forshaga6,433 inhabitants960 m
- Tången63 inhabitants2.5 km
- Östra Deje52 inhabitants2.6 km
- Deje2,717 inhabitants4 km
- Dyvelsten271 inhabitants4.5 km
- Tjärnheden190 inhabitants6.8 km
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Surroundings
Natural hazards
- Flood zone490 m
- Wildfire area (since 2018)5.8 km
- Potentially contaminated land700 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve5.2 km
- Natura 200012.3 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest480 m
- Water protection area5.6 km
- Habitat protection670 m
- National conservation interest1.3 km
- National heritage interest4.3 km
Services & safety
- School2.2 km
- Fire station2.2 km
- Police station2.9 km
- Civil defence shelter2.2 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site5.8 km
- Swimming pool15.2 km
- Campsite7.7 km
- Hiking trail1.8 km
- Cycle trail520 m
- Floodlit track15 km
- Birding site30.9 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant2.6 km
- Café5.7 km
- Petrol station2.2 km
- Library3.1 km
- Sports hall2.2 km
- Hotel990 m
- Care home3.2 km
- Recycling centre16.1 km
Disturbance
- Major road300 m
- Railway4.3 km
- Power line760 m
- Wind turbine24.9 km
- Mobile mast1.9 km
- Military area22.5 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)630 m
- Mine43.9 km
- Quarry6.2 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark1000 m
- Church2.5 km
- Community hall2.6 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
- Population11,520
- Median income385,900 kr/yr
- Average age43.4 years
The figures describe Forshaga Municipality as a whole, not Visterud.