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Västerås
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Urban area in Västerås Municipality, Västmanland County

Västerås

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Facts

MunicipalityVästerås
CountyVästmanland County
Population131,643
Area5,234 ha
SCB code1980TC116

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Place profile

81/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
37/100
Quiet surroundings
29/100
Rurality
57/100
Urbanity
77/100
Family friendliness
84/100
Senior friendliness
83/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest70 m
  • Distance to water830 m
  • Distance to farmland1000 m
  • Distance to shoreline830 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway1.6 km
  • Distance to industry550 m
  • Distance to power line770 m

Services

  • Distance to grocery store620 m
  • Distance to school440 m
  • Distance to train station3.6 km

Median across 18,396 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 3,3070–43,198
  • 3,7705–93,575
  • 3,90910–143,637
  • 4,12815–193,817
  • 4,07420–243,964
  • 4,75525–294,287
  • 5,27030–344,938
  • 4,90235–394,596
  • 4,20440–444,035
  • 3,87545–493,888
  • 4,00750–544,122
  • 4,05755–594,114
  • 3,84960–643,819
  • 3,09565–693,186
  • 2,66170–742,988
  • 2,73175–793,291
  • 3,75280+5,368

Men 66,346Women 66,823

Marital status

  • Unmarried71,226 (53 %)
  • Married41,387 (31 %)
  • Divorced15,175 (11 %)
  • Widowed5,387 (4 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 72 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Västerås, 133,169 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 131,643 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 31 min
  • Gothenburg5 h 1 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 ha2 km
  • Frövisjön44 ha9.9 km
  • Mungasjön56 ha13.1 km
  • Harsjön8 ha15.5 km

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Nearest localities

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Associations and activities

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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 zone1.2 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)12.5 km
  • Potentially contaminated land662 in the locality90 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve3.1 km
  • Natura 20009.1 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest9.1 km
  • Water protection area3.6 km
  • Habitat protection7.3 km
  • National conservation interest4.9 km
  • National heritage interest60 m

Services & safety

  • School92 in the locality40 m
  • Fire station2 in the locality1.8 km
  • Police station1 in the locality1.3 km
  • Civil defence shelter1,144 in the locality80 m
  • Vulnerable area (police)3.4 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site3 in the locality2.3 km
  • Swimming pool22 in the locality1.9 km
  • Campsite1 in the locality1.9 km
  • Hiking trail970 m
  • Cycle trail40 m
  • Floodlit track4.8 km
  • Birding site12.1 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant121 in the locality440 m
  • Café22 in the locality700 m
  • Petrol station31 in the locality610 m
  • Library4 in the locality710 m
  • Sports hall21 in the locality190 m
  • Hotel14 in the locality430 m
  • Care home2 in the locality3.9 km
  • Recycling centre6 in the locality1.2 km

Disturbance

  • Major road250 m
  • Railway2.1 km
  • Power line1.1 km
  • Wind turbine16.7 km
  • Mobile mast3.4 km
  • Military area30.7 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)6.6 km
  • Mine13.3 km
  • Quarry2 in the locality5.2 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark17 in the locality790 m
  • Church22 in the locality230 m
  • Community hall1 in the locality4 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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