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Hallstahammar
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Urban area in Hallstahammar Municipality, Västmanland County

Hallstahammar

1

Facts

MunicipalityHallstahammar
CountyVästmanland County
Population10,147
Area662 ha
SCB code1961TC101

2

Place profile

49/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
27/100
Quiet surroundings
39/100
Rurality
49/100
Urbanity
59/100
Family friendliness
45/100
Senior friendliness
24/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest90 m
  • Distance to water810 m
  • Distance to farmland770 m
  • Distance to shoreline810 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway650 m
  • Distance to industry370 m
  • Distance to power line340 m

Services

  • Distance to grocery store1 km
  • Distance to school690 m
  • Distance to train station1.4 km

Median across 2,049 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 3230–4308
  • 3945–9342
  • 36410–14396
  • 38215–19358
  • 26820–24268
  • 33525–29257
  • 41430–34417
  • 39735–39388
  • 37740–44326
  • 30745–49292
  • 34850–54307
  • 35255–59296
  • 33960–64330
  • 28865–69314
  • 27570–74295
  • 30775–79350
  • 41680+554

Men 5,886Women 5,798

Marital status

  • Unmarried6,158 (53 %)
  • Married3,713 (32 %)
  • Divorced1,173 (10 %)
  • Widowed645 (6 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 6 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Hallstahammar, 11,684 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 10,147 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

  • Stockholm1 h 49 min
  • Gothenburg4 h 51 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

  • Skanssjön8 ha1.4 km
  • Långsjön77 ha7.8 km
  • Västersjön67 ha8.4 km
  • Östersjön129 ha8.5 km

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Nearest localities

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Associations and activities

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 zone1.1 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)6.4 km
  • Potentially contaminated land73 in the locality260 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve850 m
  • Natura 20007.5 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest1.4 km
  • Water protection area1.3 km
  • Habitat protection2.7 km
  • National conservation interest850 m
  • National heritage interest1.1 km

Services & safety

  • School6 in the locality460 m
  • Fire station1 in the locality1.2 km
  • Police station1 in the locality420 m
  • Civil defence shelter138 in the locality80 m
  • Vulnerable area (police)11.8 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site11.4 km
  • Swimming pool1.2 km
  • Campsite1.2 km
  • Hiking trail920 m
  • Cycle trail1.2 km
  • Floodlit track6.1 km
  • Birding site17.7 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant3 in the locality510 m
  • Café1.5 km
  • Petrol station3 in the locality490 m
  • Library1 in the locality360 m
  • Sports hall1 in the locality1.5 km
  • Hotel1 in the locality1.4 km
  • Care home6.1 km
  • Recycling centre2.7 km

Disturbance

  • Major road900 m
  • Railway1 km
  • Power line970 m
  • Wind turbine11.2 km
  • Mobile mast1 in the locality650 m
  • Military area29.9 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)1.8 km
  • Mine7.5 km
  • Quarry7.5 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark1 in the locality490 m
  • Church3.3 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

  • Population16,653
  • Median income388,300 kr/yr
  • Average age43.4 years
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