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Järpen
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Urban area in Åre Municipality, Jämtland County

Järpen

1

Facts

MunicipalityÅre
CountyJämtland County
Population1,597
Area242 ha
SCB code2321TC104

2

Place profile

46/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
54/100
Quiet surroundings
41/100
Rurality
61/100
Urbanity
66/100
Family friendliness
54/100
Senior friendliness
42/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest60 m
  • Distance to water340 m
  • Distance to farmland320 m
  • Distance to shoreline340 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway580 m
  • Distance to industry200 m
  • Distance to power line530 m

Services

  • Distance to grocery store560 m
  • Distance to school870 m
  • Distance to train station1.1 km

Median across 595 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 470–450
  • 485–950
  • 4810–1446
  • 5315–1942
  • 6520–2437
  • 6125–2948
  • 7730–3453
  • 8335–3966
  • 5340–4443
  • 3745–4939
  • 5850–5467
  • 4755–5936
  • 4660–6446
  • 4165–6942
  • 4670–7443
  • 3375–7959
  • 5180+93

Men 894Women 860

Marital status

  • Unmarried1,065 (61 %)
  • Married425 (24 %)
  • Divorced179 (10 %)
  • Widowed79 (5 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Järpen, 1,754 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 1,597 inhabitants. A statistical area follows no locality boundary, so the figures describe the area around the locality, not the locality alone.

4

Driving time

  • Municipal seat32 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.

5

Lakes nearby

  • Liten1,685 ha570 m
  • Melltjärnen12 ha3.3 km
  • Norsjön118 ha4 km
  • Långtjärnen32 ha4.1 km

6

Nearest localities

7

Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone2.3 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)7.3 km
  • Potentially contaminated land34 in the locality380 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve7.2 km
  • Natura 200018.1 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest11.8 km
  • Water protection area440 m
  • Habitat protection6.7 km
  • National conservation interest2.4 km
  • National heritage interest1.1 km

Services & safety

  • School4 in the locality540 m
  • Fire station23.6 km
  • Police station18.6 km
  • Civil defence shelter18 in the locality370 m

Nature & outdoors

  • Swimming pool18.8 km
  • Campsite7 km
  • Hiking trail470 m
  • Cycle trail680 m
  • Ski trail17.2 km
  • Floodlit track15.2 km
  • Birding site45.7 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant2 in the locality740 m
  • Café1 in the locality650 m
  • Petrol station2 in the locality780 m
  • Library6.4 km
  • Sports hall1 in the locality970 m
  • Hotel5.9 km
  • Care home2 in the locality550 m
  • Recycling centre1 in the locality1.3 km

Disturbance

  • Major road540 m
  • Railway810 m
  • Power line120 m
  • Wind turbine10.2 km
  • Mobile mast9.4 km
  • Military area48.8 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)21.9 km
  • Mine13.4 km
  • Quarry3.6 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark1 in the locality460 m
  • Church1 in the locality1.6 km
  • Community hall27.3 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

  • Population12,693
  • Median income382,100 kr/yr
  • Average age40.7 years
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The figures describe Åre Municipality as a whole, not Järpen.