Åsen
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest10 m
- Distance to water540 m
- Distance to farmland40 m
- Distance to shoreline540 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway2.4 km
- Distance to industry6.3 km
- Distance to power line3.9 km
Services
- Distance to grocery store5.4 km
- Distance to school1.9 km
- Distance to train station6.5 km
Median across 48 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 360–423
- 495–947
- 5910–1439
- 5315–1937
- 3120–2429
- 1725–2918
- 4430–3442
- 4835–3953
- 5540–4448
- 4345–4939
- 5050–5449
- 5355–5950
- 6160–6460
- 6265–6958
- 5970–7452
- 5675–7933
- 4780+56
Men 823Women 733
Marital status
- Unmarried918 (59 %)
- Married450 (29 %)
- Divorced143 (9 %)
- Widowed56 (4 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Åsen, 1,556 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 52 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
- Stockholm4 h 12 min
- Municipal seat29 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
- Milsjön138 ha2.7 km
- Orsjön3,062 ha2.9 km
- Orsmilen20 ha3.2 km
- Vikarvågen22 ha3.8 km
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Surroundings
Natural hazards
- Flood zone29 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)1.6 km
- Potentially contaminated land1.4 km
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve5.5 km
- Natura 200010.9 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest5.7 km
- Water protection area6.1 km
- Habitat protection2.9 km
- National conservation interest2.5 km
- National heritage interest270 m
Services & safety
- School5.8 km
- Fire station18 km
- Police station18.2 km
- Civil defence shelter6.3 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site7.2 km
- Swimming pool15.7 km
- Campsite6.3 km
- Hiking trail3.7 km
- Cycle trail4.9 km
- Ski trail30 km
- Floodlit track4.9 km
- Geologically notable site34.3 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant4.6 km
- Café6.1 km
- Petrol station5.4 km
- Library18.4 km
- Sports hall5.9 km
- Hotel1 in the locality440 m
- Care home18.6 km
- Recycling centre28 km
Disturbance
- Major road2.1 km
- Railway3.7 km
- Power line3.8 km
- Wind turbine6 km
- Mobile mast12.3 km
- Military area15.3 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)4.3 km
- Mine4.9 km
- Quarry7.1 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark6.5 km
- Church6.3 km
- Community hall15.5 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
- Population18,445
- Median income369,400 kr/yr
- Average age46.8 years
The figures describe Ljusdal Municipality as a whole, not Åsen.