
Irsta
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
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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Associations and activities
- Irsta bygdegårdOther
- Irsta/Gäddeholm – Var med och starta!scoutkårOutdoor life
- IrstabygdegårdLocal heritage
- Irsta 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 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
The figures describe Västerås Municipality as a whole, not Irsta.