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ENAskesta
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest20 m
- Distance to water240 m
- Distance to farmland1.1 km
- Distance to shoreline240 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road30 m
- Distance to railway4.2 km
- Distance to industry4.3 km
- Distance to power line600 m
Services
- Distance to grocery store5.5 km
- Distance to school4.4 km
- Distance to train station5.5 km
Median across 53 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 300–435
- 465–927
- 5210–1443
- 4915–1949
- 2920–2424
- 2225–2922
- 2830–3439
- 5235–3937
- 3540–4442
- 6345–4940
- 5050–5459
- 7355–5953
- 6960–6458
- 6465–6965
- 6170–7448
- 6175–7940
- 4280+34
Men 826Women 715
Marital status
- Unmarried811 (53 %)
- Married522 (34 %)
- Divorced156 (10 %)
- Widowed46 (3 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Askesta, 1,541 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 62 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
- Stockholm3 h 3 min
- Municipal seat12 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
- Marmen1,793 ha230 m
- Gäddtjärnen7 ha2.5 km
- Vedtjärtjärnen10 ha2.7 km
- Björntjärnen8 ha3.1 km
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Surroundings
Natural hazards
- Flood zone8.1 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)8.2 km
- Potentially contaminated land1 in the locality200 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve3.2 km
- Natura 20003.2 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest3.6 km
- Water protection area2.9 km
- Habitat protection1.9 km
- National conservation interest2.7 km
- National heritage interestThe locality lies within
Services & safety
- School4.5 km
- Fire station6.3 km
- Police station7.2 km
- Civil defence shelter5.7 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site7.6 km
- Swimming pool4.6 km
- Campsite7.6 km
- Hiking trail9.5 km
- Cycle trail7.3 km
- Ski trail37.2 km
- Floodlit track4.7 km
- Geologically notable site48.8 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant5.3 km
- Café5.3 km
- Petrol station5.4 km
- Library6.8 km
- Sports hall5.4 km
- Hotel6.4 km
- Care home7.4 km
- Recycling centre7.9 km
Disturbance
- Major road680 m
- Railway4.1 km
- Power line660 m
- Wind turbine12.6 km
- Mobile mast4.4 km
- Military area46.3 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)16.4 km
- Mine15.3 km
- Quarry1.4 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark5.3 km
- Church4.4 km
- Community hall3.4 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
- Population24,545
- Median income369,500 kr/yr
- Average age47.2 years
The figures describe Söderhamn Municipality as a whole, not Askesta.