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Irsta
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Urban area in Västerås Municipality, Västmanland County

Irsta

1

Facts

MunicipalityVästerås
CountyVästmanland County
Population2,942
Area202 ha
SCB code1980TB115

2

Place profile

40/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
30/100
Quiet surroundings
39/100
Rurality
49/100
Urbanity
32/100
Family friendliness
52/100
Senior friendliness
26/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest40 m
  • Distance to water1.5 km
  • Distance to farmland280 m
  • Distance to shoreline1.5 km

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway6.7 km
  • Distance to industry490 m
  • Distance to power line640 m

Services

  • Distance to grocery store4 km
  • Distance to school870 m
  • Distance to train station7.8 km

Median across 972 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 970–494
  • 1435–997
  • 13510–14136
  • 14115–19124
  • 4820–2433
  • 3125–2933
  • 7330–34102
  • 11335–39122
  • 9740–44123
  • 10745–49105
  • 12750–54113
  • 10155–59112
  • 9060–6466
  • 5565–6950
  • 5070–7447
  • 6175–7963
  • 7980+71

Men 1,548Women 1,491

Marital status

  • Unmarried1,635 (54 %)
  • Married1,153 (38 %)
  • Divorced160 (5 %)
  • Widowed79 (3 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 2 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Irsta, 3,039 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 2,942 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 28 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.

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Lakes nearby

  • Mälaren107,455 ha5.2 km
  • Frövisjön44 ha15.8 km
  • Mungasjön56 ha17.9 km
  • Rudsjön10 ha28.7 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 zone7.5 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)19 km
  • Potentially contaminated land5 in the locality410 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve4.6 km
  • Natura 20008.3 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest8.3 km
  • Water protection area3.1 km
  • Habitat protection3.6 km
  • National conservation interest1.5 km
  • National heritage interest380 m

Services & safety

  • School4 in the locality560 m
  • Fire station4.7 km
  • Police station8.5 km
  • Civil defence shelter7 in the locality150 m
  • Vulnerable area (police)10.9 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site5.9 km
  • Swimming pool12 in the locality390 m
  • Campsite5.8 km
  • Hiking trail3.3 km
  • Cycle trail380 m
  • Floodlit track9 km
  • Birding site15.6 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant1 in the locality350 m
  • Café4.1 km
  • Petrol station1 in the locality400 m
  • Library5.8 km
  • Sports hall4.3 km
  • Hotel4.4 km
  • Care home12.1 km
  • Recycling centre4.1 km

Disturbance

  • Major road400 m
  • Railway6.9 km
  • Power line710 m
  • Wind turbine11.8 km
  • Mobile mast3.3 km
  • Military area22.9 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)4.3 km
  • Mine21.8 km
  • Quarry4.1 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark3.7 km
  • Church1 in the locality970 m
  • Community hall2 in the locality840 m

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 Irsta.