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Hovmantorp
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest50 m
- Distance to water280 m
- Distance to farmland1 km
- Distance to shoreline280 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway300 m
- Distance to industry930 m
- Distance to power line2.6 km
Services
- Distance to grocery store970 m
- Distance to school960 m
- Distance to train station950 m
Median across 1,063 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 870–474
- 1155–9103
- 9410–14112
- 12515–1995
- 7020–2466
- 7325–2961
- 8830–3488
- 9435–39106
- 9740–44107
- 11045–4996
- 10150–54104
- 10455–5979
- 8660–6482
- 6665–6969
- 6670–7484
- 10275–79101
- 11880+121
Men 1,596Women 1,548
Marital status
- Unmarried1,610 (51 %)
- Married1,101 (35 %)
- Divorced299 (9 %)
- Widowed140 (4 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 2 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Hovmantorp, 3,144 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 3,208 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 56 min
- Gothenburg3 h 27 min
- Malmö3 h 8 min
- Municipal seat13 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
- Rottnen3,189 ha450 m
- Hacksjön25 ha2 km
- Lillasjön12 ha3 km
- Kalv40 ha4 km
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Associations and activities
- Hovmantorps kyrkakyrkaReligion
- PRO HovmantorppensionärsföreningSocial
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 zone4.5 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)4.3 km
- Potentially contaminated land36 in the locality290 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve4.3 km
- Natura 20008.6 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest20.1 km
- Water protection areaThe locality lies within
- Habitat protection1.2 km
- National conservation interest8.6 km
- National heritage interest8.3 km
Services & safety
- School6 in the locality440 m
- Fire station8.5 km
- Police station8.9 km
- Civil defence shelter3 in the locality560 m
- Vulnerable area (police)23.4 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site1 in the locality400 m
- Swimming pool16.8 km
- Campsite1 in the locality390 m
- Hiking trail1.1 km
- Cycle trail370 m
- Ski trail48.3 km
- Floodlit track35.6 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant1 in the locality410 m
- Café10.4 km
- Petrol station1 in the locality990 m
- Library1 in the locality480 m
- Sports hall5 km
- Hotel7.5 km
- Care home13.8 km
- Recycling centre8.4 km
Disturbance
- Major road1.1 km
- Railway290 m
- Power line2.6 km
- Wind turbine7.1 km
- Mobile mast10.9 km
- Military area19.7 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)5 in the locality1.1 km
- Quarry11.9 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark7.6 km
- Church1 in the locality560 m
- Community hall13.6 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
- Population8,289
- Median income355,400 kr/yr
- Average age44.0 years
The figures describe Lessebo Municipality as a whole, not Hovmantorp.