Sjöbo
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest30 m
- Distance to water80 m
- Distance to farmland120 m
- Distance to shoreline80 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road40 m
- Distance to railway6.5 km
- Distance to industry6.9 km
- Distance to power line2.9 km
Services
- Distance to grocery store3.2 km
- Distance to school2.7 km
- Distance to train station8.9 km
Median across 42 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 700–475
- 715–964
- 7110–1464
- 6415–1966
- 2320–2422
- 2525–2941
- 7030–3465
- 8135–3987
- 5840–4459
- 6945–4962
- 6750–5462
- 9055–5966
- 7360–6471
- 7765–6991
- 7970–7470
- 6875–7948
- 6080+57
Men 1,116Women 1,070
Marital status
- Unmarried1,072 (48 %)
- Married914 (41 %)
- Divorced140 (6 %)
- Widowed89 (4 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 2 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Sjöbo, 2,186 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
- Stockholm5 h 2 min
- Gothenburg2 h 23 min
- Malmö2 h 46 min
- Municipal seat19 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
- Vidöstern4,190 ha200 m
- Bossarydssjön11 ha3.6 km
- Kassasjön21 ha5.1 km
- Bestorpasjön46 ha5.6 km
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Surroundings
Natural hazards
- Flood zone3.3 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)11.5 km
- Potentially contaminated land1.9 km
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve4.5 km
- Natura 200013.7 km
- National outdoor-recreation interestThe locality lies within
- Water protection area2.5 km
- Habitat protection3.4 km
- National conservation interest4.6 km
- National heritage interest2.3 km
Services & safety
- School2.9 km
- Fire station8.7 km
- Police station9.5 km
- Civil defence shelter8 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site7.2 km
- Swimming pool4.2 km
- Campsite6.9 km
- Hiking trail3 km
- Cycle trail380 m
- Floodlit track34.8 km
- Birding site20.7 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant7.9 km
- Café7.9 km
- Petrol station7.9 km
- Library9.8 km
- Sports hall7.1 km
- Hotel7.9 km
- Care home9.1 km
- Recycling centre8.4 km
Disturbance
- Major road6.1 km
- Railway6.4 km
- Power line3 km
- Wind turbine2 km
- Mobile mast10.1 km
- Military area20.4 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)2.1 km
- Mine35.7 km
- Quarry17.7 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark2.5 km
- Church2.8 km
- Community hall3.1 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
- Population34,542
- Median income398,000 kr/yr
- Average age43.4 years
The figures describe Värnamo Municipality as a whole, not Sjöbo.