
Ljusdal
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest60 m
- Distance to water580 m
- Distance to farmland240 m
- Distance to shoreline580 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway520 m
- Distance to industry290 m
- Distance to power line1.2 km
Services
- Distance to grocery store720 m
- Distance to school580 m
- Distance to train station1.2 km
Median across 2,014 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 1650–4152
- 2125–9218
- 22310–14212
- 23115–19291
- 26620–24217
- 23525–29162
- 21830–34242
- 26335–39257
- 23240–44209
- 21645–49237
- 27250–54245
- 26755–59281
- 25660–64239
- 24065–69289
- 21970–74265
- 23275–79316
- 30480+405
Men 4,051Women 4,237
Marital status
- Unmarried4,800 (58 %)
- Married2,230 (27 %)
- Divorced836 (10 %)
- Widowed431 (5 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 6 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Ljusdal, 8,288 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 7,125 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 28 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
- Kyrksjön59 ha660 m
- Växnan378 ha1.5 km
- Borrsjön19 ha1.7 km
- Vikarsjön14 ha1.8 km
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Associations and activities
- Ljusdals BiodlarföreningOther
- Ljusdals DemensföreningOther
- Ljusdals DiabetesföreningOther
- Ljusdals Flygklubb, SegelflygsektionenSegelflygOther
- Ljusdals HemvärnsföreningOther
- Ljusdals PsoriasisföreningOther
- Parkinsongruppen i LjusdalOther
- RSMH LjusdalOther
- Reumatikerföreningen LjusdalOther
- Roadrunners LjusdalOther
- Ljusdals OK orienteringsklubbMountainbikeorienteringOutdoor life
- Ljusdals ScoutkårscoutkårOutdoor life
- Ljusdals fiskevårdsområde FVOOutdoor life
- Naturskyddsföreningen i LjusdalOutdoor life
- Ljusdals BygdegårdsföreningKulturLocal heritage
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)4.5 km
- Potentially contaminated land64 in the locality170 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve7 km
- Natura 200029.1 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest1.3 km
- Water protection area1.2 km
- Habitat protection5.5 km
- National conservation interest1.3 km
- National heritage interest1.9 km
Services & safety
- School9 in the locality390 m
- Fire station1 in the locality820 m
- Police station2 in the locality610 m
- Civil defence shelter105 in the locality90 m
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site1 in the locality2.6 km
- Swimming pool1 in the locality1.1 km
- Campsite2 in the locality630 m
- Hiking trail3.1 km
- Cycle trail12.9 km
- Ski trail38 km
- Floodlit track1.8 km
- Geologically notable site16.4 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant14 in the locality250 m
- Café3 in the locality270 m
- Petrol station4 in the locality540 m
- Library1 in the locality190 m
- Sports hall2 in the locality500 m
- Hotel1 in the locality460 m
- Care home2 in the locality870 m
- Recycling centre24.2 km
Disturbance
- Major road270 m
- Railway710 m
- Power line1.4 km
- Wind turbine12.4 km
- Mobile mast8 km
- Military area7.1 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)8.7 km
- Mine14 km
- Quarry1 in the locality950 m
Culture
- Museum or landmark2 in the locality250 m
- Church4 in the locality200 m
- Community hall1 in the locality1.4 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