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Bor
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Urban area in Värnamo Municipality, Jönköping County

Bor

1

Facts

MunicipalityVärnamo
CountyJönköping County
Population1,277
Area172 ha
SCB code0683TB101

2

Place profile

29/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
49/100
Quiet surroundings
48/100
Rurality
55/100
Urbanity
64/100
Family friendliness
30/100
Senior friendliness
25/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest40 m
  • Distance to water260 m
  • Distance to farmland380 m
  • Distance to shoreline260 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway250 m
  • Distance to industry220 m
  • Distance to power line1.2 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store620 m
  • Distance to school7.8 km
  • Distance to train station640 m

Median across 486 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 480–426
  • 455–942
  • 4810–1438
  • 4515–1941
  • 2620–2411
  • 1825–2923
  • 3830–3444
  • 5435–3938
  • 4540–4438
  • 2745–4936
  • 3850–5433
  • 4655–5939
  • 3760–6442
  • 4465–6949
  • 2870–7437
  • 4875–7949
  • 4680+57

Men 681Women 643

Marital status

  • Unmarried662 (50 %)
  • Married498 (38 %)
  • Divorced89 (7 %)
  • Widowed71 (5 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Bor, 1,324 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 1,277 inhabitants. A statistical area follows no locality boundary, so the figures describe the area around the locality, not the locality alone.

4

Driving time

  • Stockholm4 h 53 min
  • Gothenburg2 h 18 min
  • Malmö2 h 37 min
  • Municipal seat15 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

  • Hindsen1,269 ha1.7 km
  • Flåren3,564 ha2.3 km
  • Stora Rammsjön9 ha3 km
  • Stora Stensjön9 ha3.4 km

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Nearest localities

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Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone8 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)2.5 km
  • Potentially contaminated land20 in the locality280 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve1.8 km
  • Natura 200011.5 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest7.1 km
  • Water protection area1 km
  • Habitat protection1.9 km
  • National conservation interest1.7 km
  • National heritage interest1.4 km

Services & safety

  • School2 in the locality300 m
  • Fire station12.4 km
  • Police station10.6 km
  • Civil defence shelter8.6 km
  • Vulnerable area (police)44.4 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site7.3 km
  • Swimming pool8.1 km
  • Campsite8.4 km
  • Hiking trail7.3 km
  • Cycle trail9 km
  • Floodlit track34 km
  • Birding site23.9 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant1 in the locality220 m
  • Café1 in the locality310 m
  • Petrol station1 in the locality560 m
  • Library11.5 km
  • Sports hall7.4 km
  • Hotel7.6 km
  • Care home1 in the locality200 m
  • Recycling centre9.2 km

Disturbance

  • Major road40 m
  • Railway1.6 km
  • Power line1.3 km
  • Wind turbine11.6 km
  • Mobile mast10.2 km
  • Military area18.3 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)1.8 km
  • Mine33.7 km
  • Quarry9.7 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark8.3 km
  • Church2 in the locality200 m
  • Community hall1 in the locality290 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

  • Population34,542
  • Median income398,000 kr/yr
  • Average age43.4 years
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The figures describe Värnamo Municipality as a whole, not Bor.