
Järvsö
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest40 m
- Distance to water300 m
- Distance to farmland100 m
- Distance to shoreline300 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway430 m
- Distance to industry620 m
- Distance to power line2.6 km
Services
- Distance to grocery store660 m
- Distance to school1.1 km
- Distance to train station820 m
Median across 987 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 570–446
- 815–976
- 10510–1471
- 9715–1981
- 7720–2461
- 4225–2952
- 7630–3461
- 10235–3994
- 10140–4482
- 9245–4988
- 10050–54105
- 11155–5989
- 11160–64115
- 10465–69113
- 10970–74104
- 10375–79114
- 12380+190
Men 1,591Women 1,542
Marital status
- Unmarried1,732 (55 %)
- Married881 (28 %)
- Divorced342 (11 %)
- Widowed186 (6 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 2 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Järvsö, 3,133 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 1,592 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 13 min
- Municipal seat22 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
- Sannavågen10 ha1.9 km
- Sorttjärnen17 ha2.3 km
- Vikarvågen22 ha2.3 km
- Orsjön3,062 ha3.6 km
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Associations and activities
- Järvsö Allmänna SchacksällskapSchackOther
- Järvsö BåtklubbOther
- Järvsö jakt- och sportskytteklubbSportskytteOutdoor life
- Bygdegårdsföreningen JärvsöfolkanKulturLocal heritage
- Järvsö HembygdsföreningKulturLocal heritage
- Järvsö PRObygdegårdLocal heritage
- JärvsöfolkanbygdegårdLocal heritage
- Järvsö BK BollklubbFotbollSports
- Järvsö BergscykelklubbCykelsportSports
- Järvsö BrukshundsklubbHundsportSports
- Järvsö GymmixGruppträningSports
- Järvsö IF (Alpina)Alpin skidsportSports
- Järvsö IF (Badminton)BadmintonSports
- Järvsö IF (Friidrott)FriidrottSports
- Järvsö IF (Huvudförening)Alpin skidsportSports
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 zone24.3 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)3.8 km
- Potentially contaminated land17 in the locality120 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve820 m
- Natura 200016.1 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest2.1 km
- Water protection area800 m
- Habitat protection6.4 km
- National conservation interestThe locality lies within
- National heritage interestThe locality lies within
Services & safety
- School2 in the locality410 m
- Fire station13.7 km
- Police station13.9 km
- Civil defence shelter2 in the locality890 m
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site1.9 km
- Swimming pool10.5 km
- Campsite1 in the locality1.4 km
- Hiking trail480 m
- Cycle trail480 m
- Ski trail33.9 km
- Floodlit track160 m
- Geologically notable site29.3 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant6 in the locality740 m
- Café5 in the locality970 m
- Petrol station3 in the locality90 m
- Library14.3 km
- Sports hall3 in the locality640 m
- Hotel4 in the locality200 m
- Care home14.2 km
- Recycling centre23.2 km
Disturbance
- Major road140 m
- Railway2.2 km
- Power line3.4 km
- Wind turbine9.3 km
- Mobile mast10 km
- Military area10.1 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)1.6 km
- Mine1.6 km
- Quarry7.4 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark3 in the locality1.2 km
- Church2 in the locality1.1 km
- Community hall10.4 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 Järvsö.