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Gesala
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Small locality in Västerås Municipality, Västmanland County

Gesala

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1

Facts

MunicipalityVästerås
CountyVästmanland County
Population63
Area24 ha
SCB code1980SB124

2

Place profile

6/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
28/100
Quiet surroundings
52/100
Rurality
39/100
Urbanity
0/100
Family friendliness
7/100
Senior friendliness
0/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest30 m
  • Distance to water630 m
  • Distance to farmland70 m
  • Distance to shoreline630 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road30 m
  • Distance to railway3.2 km
  • Distance to industry3.8 km
  • Distance to power line400 m

Services

  • Distance to grocery store5.8 km
  • Distance to school4.3 km
  • Distance to train station10.9 km

Median across 30 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 960–469
  • 805–988
  • 7010–1479
  • 5115–1957
  • 4120–2446
  • 4025–2951
  • 11030–3497
  • 8435–3997
  • 10140–4472
  • 7545–4969
  • 8750–54101
  • 11455–5993
  • 12060–64116
  • 10765–6994
  • 10670–7461
  • 5075–7946
  • 7080+47

Men 1,402Women 1,283

Marital status

  • Unmarried1,411 (52 %)
  • Married968 (36 %)
  • Divorced236 (9 %)
  • Widowed78 (3 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Gesala, 2,685 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 63 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 39 min
  • Gothenburg5 h 10 min
  • Municipal seat12 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.

5

Lakes nearby

  • Mungasjön56 ha5 km
  • Frövisjön44 ha5.4 km
  • Mälaren107,455 ha13.1 km
  • Rudsjön10 ha15.3 km

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Nearest localities

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Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone8.5 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)7.1 km
  • Potentially contaminated land1.6 km

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve4.2 km
  • Natura 200018 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest19.8 km
  • Water protection area5.4 km
  • Habitat protection1.5 km
  • National conservation interest8.1 km
  • National heritage interest6.1 km

Services & safety

  • School2.4 km
  • Fire station9.2 km
  • Police station12.5 km
  • Civil defence shelter3 km
  • Vulnerable area (police)13.5 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site6 km
  • Swimming pool4.3 km
  • Campsite13.1 km
  • Hiking trail8.6 km
  • Cycle trail180 m
  • Floodlit track4.5 km
  • Birding site23.3 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant3.7 km
  • Café9.9 km
  • Petrol station4.1 km
  • Library8.1 km
  • Sports hall4.3 km
  • Hotel9.5 km
  • Care home12.3 km
  • Recycling centre7.9 km

Disturbance

  • Major road580 m
  • Railway3.2 km
  • Power line820 m
  • Wind turbine11.7 km
  • Mobile mast12 km
  • Military area28.3 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)4 km
  • Mine16 km
  • Quarry600 m

Culture

  • Museum or landmark3.9 km
  • Church2.4 km
  • Community hall8.7 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

  • Population160,634
  • Median income399,500 kr/yr
  • Average age41.6 years
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The figures describe Västerås Municipality as a whole, not Gesala.