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Small locality in Alvesta Municipality, Kronoberg County

Torsås By

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1

Facts

MunicipalityAlvesta
CountyKronoberg County
Population59
Area27 ha
SCB code0764SB108

2

Place profile

4/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
48/100
Quiet surroundings
74/100
Rurality
39/100
Urbanity
12/100
Family friendliness
0/100
Senior friendliness
10/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest250 m
  • Distance to water170 m
  • Distance to farmland20 m
  • Distance to shoreline170 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road30 m
  • Distance to railway11.5 km
  • Distance to industry7.3 km
  • Distance to power line3.4 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store5.2 km
  • Distance to school12.7 km
  • Distance to train station12.5 km

Median across 33 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 180–424
  • 335–928
  • 2410–1422
  • 3315–1928
  • 1020–2418
  • 1725–2915
  • 2730–3428
  • 3835–3923
  • 2940–4431
  • 2845–4919
  • 2450–5425
  • 4155–5929
  • 4760–6442
  • 5565–6945
  • 4870–7434
  • 3275–7932
  • 4580+41

Men 549Women 484

Marital status

  • Unmarried478 (46 %)
  • Married425 (41 %)
  • Divorced78 (8 %)
  • Widowed58 (6 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Torsås By, 1,033 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 59 inhabitants. A statistical area follows no locality boundary, so the figures describe the area around the locality, not the locality alone.

4

Driving time

  • Stockholm5 h 49 min
  • Gothenburg3 h 14 min
  • Malmö2 h 31 min
  • Municipal seat25 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

  • Spjällsjön38 ha1.5 km
  • Åsnen1,146 ha2.2 km
  • Årsjön25 ha3.6 km
  • Hösjösjö13 ha7.1 km

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Nearest localities

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Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone2.3 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)11.3 km
  • Potentially contaminated land2 in the locality200 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve1.8 km
  • Natura 20003.4 km
  • Extended shoreline protection39.7 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interestThe locality lies within
  • Water protection area2 km
  • Habitat protection4.2 km
  • National conservation interest1.9 km
  • National heritage interestThe locality lies within

Services & safety

  • School5.4 km
  • Fire station5.3 km
  • Police station23.2 km
  • Civil defence shelter6.9 km
  • Vulnerable area (police)25.8 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site2.3 km
  • Swimming pool12.8 km
  • Campsite1.9 km
  • Hiking trail8.4 km
  • Cycle trail2 km
  • Floodlit track5.2 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant5.4 km
  • Café2.3 km
  • Petrol station5.3 km
  • Library22.1 km
  • Sports hall5 km
  • Hotel15.3 km
  • Care home21.9 km
  • Recycling centre22.4 km

Disturbance

  • Major road4.2 km
  • Railway18.5 km
  • Power line3.4 km
  • Wind turbine12.5 km
  • Mobile mast16 km
  • Military area24.2 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)2.1 km
  • Mine23.4 km
  • Quarry7.2 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark9.6 km
  • Church1 in the locality220 m
  • Community hall12.3 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

  • Population19,830
  • Median income376,700 kr/yr
  • Average age43.1 years
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The figures describe Alvesta Municipality as a whole, not Torsås By.