
Västomån


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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest50 m
- Distance to water190 m
- Distance to farmland10 m
- Distance to shoreline190 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road30 m
- Distance to railway830 m
- Distance to industry770 m
- Distance to power line1.3 km
Services
- Distance to grocery store1.2 km
- Distance to school11.5 km
- Distance to train station1 km
Median across 45 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 890–488
- 1285–9117
- 12810–14112
- 11215–19139
- 9420–2474
- 10325–2967
- 10330–34106
- 12735–39132
- 12040–44107
- 12045–49122
- 12650–54124
- 12355–59103
- 12660–64119
- 13865–69139
- 13170–74115
- 15675–79132
- 17680+202
Men 2,100Women 1,998
Marital status
- Unmarried2,095 (51 %)
- Married1,406 (34 %)
- Divorced358 (9 %)
- Widowed243 (6 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 2 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Västomån, 4,098 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 55 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
- Municipal seat3 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
- Abborrtjärnen27 ha3.7 km
- Osttjärnen9 ha5.2 km
- Mitti-Bjärnmyrtjärnen7 ha6.4 km
- Storkåtatjärnen10 ha6.4 km
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Nearest localities
- Vindeln2,505 inhabitants560 m
- Tvärålund337 inhabitants9.9 km
- Hällnäs231 inhabitants12 km
- Hundnäsgärdan55 inhabitants13.3 km
- Tväråbäck97 inhabitants22.7 km
- Strycksele84 inhabitants22.9 km
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Surroundings
Natural hazards
- Flood zone240 m
- Wildfire area (since 2018)17 km
- Potentially contaminated land1 in the locality250 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve270 m
- Natura 20001.5 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest1.3 km
- Water protection area2.6 km
- Habitat protection380 m
- National conservation interest2.6 km
- National heritage interest370 m
Services & safety
- School1 km
- Fire station24.9 km
- Police station1.3 km
- Civil defence shelter1.2 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site3.9 km
- Swimming pool1.8 km
- Campsite1.3 km
- Hiking trail130 m
- Cycle trail130 m
- Ski trail49.2 km
- Floodlit track1.9 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant1.6 km
- Café1.2 km
- Petrol station1.1 km
- Library1.1 km
- Sports hall1.4 km
- Hotel1.5 km
- Care home25.1 km
- Recycling centre1.5 km
Disturbance
- Major road880 m
- Railway2.5 km
- Power line1.4 km
- Wind turbine14.2 km
- Mobile mast2 km
- Military area36.1 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)18 km
- Mine9.3 km
- Quarry6.7 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark1.4 km
- Church730 m
- 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
- Population5,417
- Median income379,400 kr/yr
- Average age45.4 years
The figures describe Vindeln Municipality as a whole, not Västomån.