Facts

MunicipalityAskersund

CountyÖrebro County

Population268

Area67 ha

SCB code1882TB102

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Place profile

15/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity

44/100

Quiet surroundings

56/100

Rurality

50/100

Urbanity

9/100

Family friendliness

19/100

Senior friendliness

6/100

Nature

Distance to forest250 m
Distance to water320 m
Distance to farmland30 m
Distance to shoreline320 m

Disturbance

Distance to major road20 m
Distance to railway11.6 km
Distance to industry290 m
Distance to power line1.5 km

Services

Distance to grocery store3.2 km
Distance to school490 m
Distance to train station27.9 km

Median across 134 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

270–428
285–926
4310–1419
2915–1928
2020–2420
3325–2929
2630–3427
2635–3936
4040–4436
3745–4935
4850–5437
7355–5963
7560–6469
6265–6958
6870–7446
6275–7940
6780+49

Men 764Women 646

Marital status

Unmarried633 (45 %)
Married579 (41 %)
Divorced157 (11 %)
Widowed51 (4 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Hammar, 1,410 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 268 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

Stockholm3 h 22 min
Gothenburg3 h 45 min
Malmö5 h 6 min
Municipal seat14 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

Vättern188,560 ha470 m
Axsjön22 ha4.7 km
Jonsjön10 ha5.6 km
Illersjön16 ha6.2 km

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Nearest localities

Sänna201 inhabitants1.4 km
Åmmeberg443 inhabitants4.2 km
Hyttebacken134 inhabitants5.8 km
Zinkgruvan334 inhabitants6.8 km
Askersund4,271 inhabitants7.3 km
Stora Forsa52 inhabitants8.4 km

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Associations and activities

Hammars kyrkakyrkaReligion

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 zone27.5 km
Wildfire area (since 2018)9.8 km
Potentially contaminated land2 in the locality170 m

Protection & regulations

Nature reserve1.5 km
Natura 20001.5 km
National outdoor-recreation interest350 m
Water protection area2 km
Habitat protection2.3 km
National conservation interest2.1 km
National heritage interest3.4 km

Services & safety

School1 in the locality510 m
Fire station25.5 km
Police station8 km
Civil defence shelter7.4 km

Nature & outdoors

Bathing site3.5 km
Swimming pool6.9 km
Campsite3.4 km
Hiking trail50 m
Cycle trail2.1 km
Ski trail41 km
Floodlit track12 km
Birding site47.9 km

Service & nöje

Restaurant3.5 km
Café8 km
Petrol station2.2 km
Library7.9 km
Sports hall3.5 km
Hotel2.1 km
Care home8.4 km
Recycling centre8.5 km

Disturbance

Major road1.2 km
Railway11.5 km
Power line1.5 km
Wind turbine2 km
Mobile mast5.5 km
Military area15.1 km

Below ground

Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)2 km
Mine8 km
Quarry5.6 km

Culture

Museum or landmark4.4 km
Church1 in the locality640 m
Community hall8 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

Population11,477
Median income398,700 kr/yr
Average age47.4 years

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The figures describe Askersund Municipality as a whole, not Hammar.