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ENVästra Jössefors
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest30 m
- Distance to water180 m
- Distance to farmland610 m
- Distance to shoreline180 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road30 m
- Distance to railway2.4 km
- Distance to industry1.3 km
- Distance to power line270 m
Services
- Distance to grocery store2.5 km
- Distance to school2.3 km
- Distance to train station2.6 km
Median across 42 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 390–438
- 535–935
- 5710–1444
- 3715–1942
- 2720–2428
- 4325–2940
- 4930–3436
- 5435–3939
- 5340–4447
- 4545–4946
- 4350–5436
- 6655–5961
- 7460–6468
- 4865–6952
- 6170–7452
- 5475–7948
- 5780+60
Men 860Women 772
Marital status
- Unmarried879 (54 %)
- Married521 (32 %)
- Divorced158 (10 %)
- Widowed73 (4 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Västra Jössefors, 1,632 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 78 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 10 min
- Gothenburg4 h 10 min
- Municipal seat13 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 ha580 m
- Nysockensjön1,641 ha2.8 km
- Bergsjön319 ha2.9 km
- Kolsjön30 ha2.9 km
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Surroundings
Natural hazards
- Flood zone390 m
- Wildfire area (since 2018)15.3 km
- Potentially contaminated land1 in the locality270 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve700 m
- Natura 200013.9 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest7.7 km
- Water protection area9.9 km
- Habitat protection2.2 km
- National conservation interest11.1 km
- National heritage interest780 m
Services & safety
- School2.2 km
- Fire station7.4 km
- Police station8.1 km
- Civil defence shelter6 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site3.3 km
- Swimming pool6.6 km
- Campsite6.9 km
- Hiking trail2.7 km
- Cycle trail9.1 km
- Floodlit track5.2 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant6.9 km
- Café3.6 km
- Petrol station2.7 km
- Library7.2 km
- Sports hall2 km
- Hotel900 m
- Care home5.7 km
- Recycling centre5.6 km
Disturbance
- Major road480 m
- Railway2.4 km
- Power line330 m
- Wind turbine22 km
- Mobile mast780 m
- Military area28.9 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)26.3 km
- Mine15.1 km
- Quarry5.2 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark3.4 km
- Church3.4 km
- Community hall7.2 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
- Population25,547
- Median income389,800 kr/yr
- Average age45.9 years
The figures describe Arvika Municipality as a whole, not Västra Jössefors.