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Västerfärnebo
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest40 m
- Distance to water360 m
- Distance to farmland60 m
- Distance to shoreline360 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway11.7 km
- Distance to industry13.3 km
- Distance to power line9.4 km
Services
- Distance to grocery store420 m
- Distance to school460 m
- Distance to train station13.6 km
Median across 238 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 450–430
- 675–944
- 6110–1465
- 6015–1963
- 5120–2437
- 3225–2929
- 4530–3442
- 5735–3958
- 5240–4455
- 6545–4957
- 8250–5460
- 6555–5976
- 7760–6465
- 7265–6966
- 7570–7477
- 7875–7976
- 9880+83
Men 1,082Women 983
Marital status
- Unmarried1,014 (49 %)
- Married720 (35 %)
- Divorced210 (10 %)
- Widowed113 (5 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Västerfärnebo, 2,065 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 509 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
- Stockholm2 h 7 min
- Gothenburg5 h 32 min
- Municipal seat27 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
- Hörendesjön637 ha3.3 km
- Gärsjön15 ha4.1 km
- Lasjön58 ha5.3 km
- Hannsjön19 ha5.7 km
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Nearest localities
- Åsen50 inhabitants3.4 km
- Salbohed245 inhabitants4.5 km
- Brobacke175 inhabitants8.1 km
- Fläckebo71 inhabitants8.4 km
- Rosshyttan76 inhabitants14.2 km
- Igeltjärna99 inhabitants16.7 km
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Associations and activities
- VästerfärneboscoutkårOutdoor life
- VästerfärnebobygdegårdLocal heritage
- Västerfärnebo kyrkakyrkaReligion
- PRO VästerfärnebopensionärsföreningSocial
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 zone790 m
- Wildfire area (since 2018)6.9 km
- Potentially contaminated land4 in the locality150 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve3.5 km
- Natura 2000230 m
- National outdoor-recreation interest13.6 km
- Water protection area3 km
- Habitat protection2.3 km
- National conservation interest360 m
- National heritage interest580 m
Services & safety
- School2 in the locality250 m
- Fire station9.1 km
- Police station18.6 km
- Civil defence shelter14.9 km
- Vulnerable area (police)38.8 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site4.1 km
- Swimming pool12.7 km
- Campsite1 in the locality240 m
- Hiking trail8.8 km
- Cycle trail8.8 km
- Ski trail24.3 km
- Floodlit track9.4 km
- Birding site41.3 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant1 in the locality160 m
- Café1 in the locality310 m
- Petrol station5.6 km
- Library18.4 km
- Sports hall12 km
- Hotel13.7 km
- Care home1 in the locality470 m
- Recycling centre7.5 km
Disturbance
- Major road100 m
- Railway11.7 km
- Power line9.6 km
- Wind turbine5.8 km
- Mobile mast13.8 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)4.4 km
- Mine14.3 km
- Quarry6.1 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark8.8 km
- Church1 in the locality170 m
- Community hall1 in the locality250 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
- Population22,843
- Median income376,300 kr/yr
- Average age44.8 years
The figures describe Sala Municipality as a whole, not Västerfärnebo.