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Jössefors
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest30 m
- Distance to water1.2 km
- Distance to farmland490 m
- Distance to shoreline1.2 km
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway760 m
- Distance to industry610 m
- Distance to power line580 m
Services
- Distance to grocery store3.3 km
- Distance to school400 m
- Distance to train station3.2 km
Median across 374 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 260–425
- 415–929
- 3510–1453
- 5115–1941
- 2920–2419
- 2625–2917
- 2830–3433
- 4235–3944
- 3540–4444
- 4745–4933
- 5850–5452
- 5555–5952
- 3460–6452
- 4965–6937
- 4470–7435
- 4075–7931
- 3180+36
Men 671Women 633
Marital status
- Unmarried726 (56 %)
- Married409 (31 %)
- Divorced124 (10 %)
- Widowed44 (3 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Jössefors, 1,304 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 695 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 8 min
- Gothenburg4 h 8 min
- Municipal seat10 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
- Glafsfjorden9,241 ha1.1 km
- Bergsjön319 ha2 km
- Nysockensjön1,641 ha3.2 km
- Speketjärnet36 ha4.3 km
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Nearest localities
- Gamla bruket52 inhabitants1.5 km
- Västra Jössefors78 inhabitants1.9 km
- Ottebol111 inhabitants2.3 km
- Arvika14,186 inhabitants3.1 km
- Högvalta107 inhabitants4.2 km
- Sulvik377 inhabitants4.4 km
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Associations and activities
- Jössefors BåtklubbBåtplatserOutdoor life
- Jössefors IdrottsklubbLängdskidåkningSports
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 zone1.8 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)13.2 km
- Potentially contaminated land2 in the locality390 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve1.4 km
- Natura 200012 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest8.6 km
- Water protection area8 km
- Habitat protection3.2 km
- National conservation interest10.9 km
- National heritage interest1.8 km
Services & safety
- School1 in the locality30 m
- Fire station5.2 km
- Police station6 km
- Civil defence shelter3.9 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site5.1 km
- Swimming pool4.4 km
- Campsite4.9 km
- Hiking trail3.7 km
- Cycle trail7 km
- Floodlit track3 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant4.8 km
- Café3.6 km
- Petrol station4.8 km
- Library5.1 km
- Sports hall2 in the locality190 m
- Hotel1.4 km
- Care home3.6 km
- Recycling centre3.5 km
Disturbance
- Major road340 m
- Railway1.1 km
- Power line850 m
- Wind turbine20.9 km
- Mobile mast1.4 km
- Military area29.4 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)24.9 km
- Mine16.1 km
- Quarry6.9 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark2.8 km
- Church3.6 km
- Community hall5.6 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
- Population25,547
- Median income389,800 kr/yr
- Average age45.9 years
The figures describe Arvika Municipality as a whole, not Jössefors.