Västansjö
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest30 m
- Distance to water130 m
- Distance to farmland50 m
- Distance to shoreline130 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway8.9 km
- Distance to industry7.7 km
- Distance to power line210 m
Services
- Distance to grocery store2.4 km
- Distance to school5.2 km
- Distance to train station9 km
Median across 73 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 450–439
- 535–954
- 7510–1466
- 5915–1953
- 3220–2439
- 3625–2935
- 5530–3458
- 5735–3968
- 8240–4450
- 5745–4959
- 7750–5465
- 7555–5972
- 8660–6484
- 12265–69116
- 11570–74110
- 10475–7975
- 9980+106
Men 1,229Women 1,149
Marital status
- Unmarried1,239 (52 %)
- Married747 (31 %)
- Divorced292 (12 %)
- Widowed107 (4 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Västansjö, 2,378 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 94 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 16 min
- Municipal seat42 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
- Norrdellen8,118 ha300 m
- Ramsjösjön14 ha2.5 km
- Tjärnatjärnen13 ha2.6 km
- Hedåssjön47 ha3.3 km
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Nearest localities
- Friggesund500 inhabitants1.3 km
- Bjuråker96 inhabitants2.5 km
- Johannesberg126 inhabitants4.6 km
- Tomta, Näsbyn och Hagen216 inhabitants6.2 km
- Staffas68 inhabitants6.5 km
- Delsbo2,206 inhabitants7.4 km
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Surroundings
Natural hazards
- Flood zone900 m
- Wildfire area (since 2018)4.6 km
- Potentially contaminated land6 in the locality90 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve12.9 km
- Natura 200029.6 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest730 m
- Water protection area4.8 km
- Habitat protection4.5 km
- National conservation interestThe locality lies within
- National heritage interest1.8 km
Services & safety
- School2.4 km
- Fire station8.4 km
- Police station23.1 km
- Civil defence shelter21.5 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site2.7 km
- Swimming pool7.9 km
- Campsite1.8 km
- Hiking trail1.5 km
- Cycle trail250 m
- Ski trail16.1 km
- Floodlit track7 km
- Geologically notable site17.8 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant2.2 km
- Café5.3 km
- Petrol station1 in the locality510 m
- Library8.3 km
- Sports hall2.4 km
- Hotel4.9 km
- Care home2.3 km
- Recycling centre8.3 km
Disturbance
- Major road390 m
- Railway9.1 km
- Power line350 m
- Wind turbine28.7 km
- Mobile mast1.9 km
- Military area19.4 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)1.6 km
- Mine8.4 km
- Quarry1.6 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark2.5 km
- Church2.4 km
- Community hall1.2 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
- Population37,528
- Median income386,700 kr/yr
- Average age45.6 years
The figures describe Hudiksvall Municipality as a whole, not Västansjö.