Facts

MunicipalityEksjö

CountyJönköping County

Population130

Area39 ha

SCB code0686SB109

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Place profile

22/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity

42/100

Quiet surroundings

61/100

Rurality

42/100

Urbanity

11/100

Family friendliness

23/100

Senior friendliness

11/100

Nature

Distance to forest210 m
Distance to water580 m
Distance to farmland40 m
Distance to shoreline580 m

Disturbance

Distance to major road20 m
Distance to railway3.8 km
Distance to industry4.1 km
Distance to power line2.1 km

Services

Distance to grocery store6.1 km
Distance to school240 m
Distance to train station6.1 km

Median across 63 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

610–451
745–963
6410–1464
4715–1959
3820–2432
4225–2938
6030–3467
7735–3973
6640–4461
5945–4956
6450–5467
7655–5976
9160–6471
7265–6976
8670–7467
6875–7953
4780+50

Men 1,092Women 1,024

Marital status

Unmarried1,055 (50 %)
Married837 (40 %)
Divorced156 (7 %)
Widowed70 (3 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Höreda, 2,116 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 130 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 20 min
Gothenburg2 h 47 min
Malmö3 h 52 min
Municipal seat10 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

Assjön39 ha1.3 km
Havravikssjön40 ha1.9 km
Nifsarpen12 ha2.8 km
Långsjön8 ha3.2 km

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Nearest localities

Eksjö11,077 inhabitants4 km
Persö170 inhabitants6.3 km
Hult408 inhabitants6.6 km
Russnäs51 inhabitants7.4 km
Värne132 inhabitants9.3 km
Björköby324 inhabitants12.2 km

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Associations and activities

Höreda 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 zone4.4 km
Wildfire area (since 2018)6.6 km
Potentially contaminated land3 in the locality60 m

Protection & regulations

Nature reserve5 km
Natura 200026.8 km
National outdoor-recreation interest8.6 km
Water protection area50 m
Habitat protection7.3 km
National conservation interest1.3 km
National heritage interest2.4 km

Services & safety

School1 in the locality160 m
Fire station6.7 km
Police station6.2 km
Civil defence shelter5 km

Nature & outdoors

Bathing site5 km
Swimming pool5.7 km
Campsite4.3 km
Hiking trail4.9 km
Cycle trail4.8 km
Ski trail15.5 km
Floodlit track13.2 km

Service & nöje

Restaurant5.8 km
Café4.9 km
Petrol station5.5 km
Library6.8 km
Sports hall6.1 km
Hotel6.6 km
Care home20 km
Recycling centre21.2 km

Disturbance

Major road3.9 km
Railway3.8 km
Power line2.5 km
Wind turbine11.2 km
Mobile mast12.4 km
Military area7 km

Below ground

Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)1.9 km
Mine19.3 km
Quarry7.3 km

Culture

Museum or landmark6.4 km
Church1 in the locality270 m
Community hall18.6 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

Population17,792
Median income385,400 kr/yr
Average age44.6 years

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The figures describe Eksjö Municipality as a whole, not Höreda.