
Rimforsa
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest80 m
- Distance to water290 m
- Distance to farmland240 m
- Distance to shoreline290 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway410 m
- Distance to industry350 m
- Distance to power line10.6 km
Services
- Distance to grocery store620 m
- Distance to school850 m
- Distance to train station620 m
Median across 864 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 750–462
- 895–980
- 8210–1491
- 8615–1983
- 3920–2448
- 5125–2926
- 5930–3476
- 10035–39102
- 8440–4475
- 6745–4966
- 8150–5469
- 6155–5965
- 6060–6459
- 5665–6954
- 7070–7477
- 7475–7967
- 6980+104
Men 1,203Women 1,204
Marital status
- Unmarried1,222 (51 %)
- Married883 (37 %)
- Divorced188 (8 %)
- Widowed126 (5 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 2 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Rimforsa, 2,407 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 2,291 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 11 min
- Gothenburg3 h 43 min
- Malmö5 h
- Municipal seat18 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
- Järnlunden1,536 ha610 m
- Åsunden5,395 ha770 m
- Ämmern861 ha2.1 km
- Gransjön7 ha3.5 km
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Nearest localities
- Storgården92 inhabitants2.4 km
- Krågedal72 inhabitants3.8 km
- Västersrum84 inhabitants4.7 km
- Brokind583 inhabitants7.8 km
- Bestorp490 inhabitants10.3 km
- Västerby60 inhabitants11.7 km
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Associations and activities
- Rimforsa SimskolaSimskolaOther
- Equmenia RimforsascoutkårOutdoor life
- Rimforsa BåtklubbBåtklubbOutdoor life
- Rimforsa FiskeklubbFiskeOutdoor life
- Rimforsa DiscgolfbanadiscgolfSports
- Rimforsa SkateparkidrottsplanSports
- Rimforsa BibliotekbibliotekCulture
- Rimforsa BiobiografCulture
- Equmeniakyrkan RimforsagudstjänstReligion
- PRO RimforsaSocial verksamhetSocial
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 zoneThe locality lies within
- Wildfire area (since 2018)10.2 km
- Potentially contaminated land20 in the locality60 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve1.7 km
- Natura 20002.8 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest640 m
- Water protection areaThe locality lies within
- Habitat protection2.2 km
- National conservation interest3.2 km
- National heritage interest1.2 km
Services & safety
- School2 in the locality400 m
- Fire station1 in the locality160 m
- Police station29.1 km
- Civil defence shelter2 in the locality290 m
- Vulnerable area (police)30.9 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site790 m
- Swimming pool17.7 km
- Campsite6.4 km
- Hiking trail190 m
- Cycle trail190 m
- Ski trail28 km
- Floodlit track7.7 km
- Birding site37 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant3 in the locality310 m
- Café8.3 km
- Petrol station2 in the locality330 m
- Library1 in the locality280 m
- Sports hall2 in the locality410 m
- Hotel3 in the locality990 m
- Care home26.2 km
- Recycling centre20.4 km
Disturbance
- Major road200 m
- Railway1.1 km
- Power line10.6 km
- Wind turbine29.9 km
- Mobile mast1.5 km
- Military area25.3 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)2 in the locality1 km
- Mine15.9 km
- Quarry7 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark6 km
- Church3 in the locality140 m
- Community hall21.7 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
- Population9,957
- Median income394,800 kr/yr
- Average age45.9 years
The figures describe Kinda Municipality as a whole, not Rimforsa.