Reftele
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest100 m
- Distance to water610 m
- Distance to farmland130 m
- Distance to shoreline610 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway280 m
- Distance to industry90 m
- Distance to power line450 m
Services
- Distance to grocery store560 m
- Distance to school560 m
- Distance to train station570 m
Median across 527 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 260–428
- 325–925
- 3510–1441
- 4415–1941
- 4520–2421
- 3725–2921
- 4730–3436
- 2835–3935
- 3440–4432
- 4245–4938
- 4250–5441
- 5255–5938
- 4260–6437
- 3165–6923
- 3370–7438
- 3475–7941
- 4680+79
Men 650Women 615
Marital status
- Unmarried615 (48 %)
- Married465 (37 %)
- Divorced102 (8 %)
- Widowed91 (7 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Reftele, 1,265 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 1,293 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
- Stockholm5 h 10 min
- Gothenburg1 h 59 min
- Malmö2 h 55 min
- Municipal seat20 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
- Stora Moasjö18 ha2.1 km
- Draven117 ha3.1 km
- Acksjön21 ha3.7 km
- Spånsjön21 ha4.3 km
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Nearest localities
- Ås128 inhabitants7.4 km
- Anderstorp5,026 inhabitants9.9 km
- Smålandsstenar4,504 inhabitants9.9 km
- Tallberga55 inhabitants10.6 km
- Gislaved10,029 inhabitants12.5 km
- Kåratorp78 inhabitants18.7 km
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Associations and activities
- Reftele FöreningsgårdbygdegårdLocal heritage
- Reftele GolfklubbgolfSports
- Reftele kyrkakyrkaReligion
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 zone3.3 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)7 km
- Potentially contaminated land33 in the locality90 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve2.1 km
- Natura 20002.1 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest12.5 km
- Water protection area9.6 km
- Habitat protection5.5 km
- National conservation interest1.4 km
- National heritage interest320 m
Services & safety
- School2 in the locality340 m
- Fire station1 in the locality100 m
- Police station13.6 km
- Civil defence shelter3.9 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site6.3 km
- Swimming pool10.5 km
- Campsite10.5 km
- Hiking trail9.7 km
- Cycle trail70 m
- Floodlit track12.9 km
- Birding site4 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant2 in the locality100 m
- Café11.2 km
- Petrol station2 in the locality210 m
- Library1 in the locality360 m
- Sports hall1 in the locality430 m
- Hotel1 in the locality150 m
- Care home21.2 km
- Recycling centre11.9 km
Disturbance
- Major road290 m
- Railway1.6 km
- Power line420 m
- Wind turbine3.5 km
- Mobile mast1 in the locality450 m
- Military area33.1 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)5 in the locality660 m
- Quarry6.5 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark2 in the locality900 m
- Church1 in the locality70 m
- Community hall3 in the locality90 m
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
- Population28,936
- Median income387,400 kr/yr
- Average age43.2 years
The figures describe Gislaved Municipality as a whole, not Reftele.