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Nissafors
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Urban area in Gnosjö Municipality, Jönköping County

Nissafors

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1

Facts

MunicipalityGnosjö
CountyJönköping County
Population293
Area59 ha
SCB code0617TB105

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Place profile

14/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
44/100
Quiet surroundings
60/100
Rurality
47/100
Urbanity
29/100
Family friendliness
5/100
Senior friendliness
11/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest30 m
  • Distance to water520 m
  • Distance to farmland120 m
  • Distance to shoreline520 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway160 m
  • Distance to industry420 m
  • Distance to power line2.3 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store3.2 km
  • Distance to school9 km
  • Distance to train station8.2 km

Median across 144 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 330–439
  • 355–929
  • 3810–1436
  • 4415–1938
  • 2220–2422
  • 2725–2915
  • 5030–3431
  • 3935–3938
  • 3740–4434
  • 4945–4942
  • 4450–5450
  • 5755–5941
  • 5460–6448
  • 4065–6943
  • 6070–7446
  • 4575–7939
  • 4880+37

Men 722Women 628

Marital status

  • Unmarried605 (45 %)
  • Married617 (46 %)
  • Divorced98 (7 %)
  • Widowed33 (2 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Nissafors, 1,350 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 293 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 52 min
  • Gothenburg1 h 48 min
  • Malmö3 h 5 min
  • Municipal seat11 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

  • Lillesjön31 ha580 m
  • Vikaresjön115 ha760 m
  • Algustorpasjön123 ha1.1 km
  • Bäckshultssjön13 ha3.6 km

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Nearest localities

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Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone3.1 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)15 km
  • Potentially contaminated land9 in the locality140 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve2 km
  • Natura 20004.5 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest810 m
  • Water protection area370 m
  • Habitat protection3.9 km
  • National conservation interest320 m
  • National heritage interest8.7 km

Services & safety

  • School4.9 km
  • Fire station4.3 km
  • Police station13.3 km
  • Civil defence shelter8.3 km
  • Vulnerable area (police)45.8 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site920 m
  • Swimming pool10.1 km
  • Campsite2.9 km
  • Hiking trail2.8 km
  • Cycle trail270 m
  • Floodlit track3.1 km
  • Birding site22.4 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant1.2 km
  • Café3.3 km
  • Petrol station4.9 km
  • Library8.2 km
  • Sports hall1.3 km
  • Hotel1.2 km
  • Care home18.8 km
  • Recycling centre4.7 km

Disturbance

  • Major road990 m
  • Railway3 km
  • Power line2.3 km
  • Wind turbine5.2 km
  • Mobile mast9.3 km
  • Military area27.7 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)3 km
  • Mine34.3 km
  • Quarry3 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark3.3 km
  • Church1 in the locality450 m
  • Community hall5.6 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

  • Population9,131
  • Median income387,300 kr/yr
  • Average age43.7 years
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The figures describe Gnosjö Municipality as a whole, not Nissafors.