Åby
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest30 m
- Distance to water190 m
- Distance to farmland110 m
- Distance to shoreline190 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road30 m
- Distance to railway20.2 km
- Distance to industry960 m
- Distance to power line280 m
Services
- Distance to grocery store1.7 km
- Distance to school1.1 km
- Distance to train station16.5 km
Median across 48 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 930–490
- 1225–9100
- 11210–14112
- 9815–19102
- 7420–2453
- 5525–2955
- 12330–34112
- 13035–39129
- 11440–44114
- 10845–4989
- 13450–54103
- 13055–59108
- 10960–64112
- 12465–6999
- 12470–74103
- 10775–7993
- 11480+121
Men 1,871Women 1,695
Marital status
- Unmarried1,826 (51 %)
- Married1,285 (36 %)
- Divorced297 (8 %)
- Widowed157 (4 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 2 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Åby, 3,566 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 125 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 7 min
- Gothenburg2 h 32 min
- Malmö2 h 17 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
- Huljesjön24 ha4.2 km
- Klövarydssjön23 ha5.1 km
- Flåren3,564 ha5.8 km
- Hallsjövik13 ha6.1 km
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Surroundings
Natural hazards
- Flood zone540 m
- Wildfire area (since 2018)4.9 km
- Potentially contaminated land1 in the locality220 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve6.9 km
- Natura 20008.2 km
- Extended shoreline protection48.8 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest3.5 km
- Water protection area790 m
- Habitat protection9.1 km
- National conservation interest3.4 km
- National heritage interest290 m
Services & safety
- School1.1 km
- Fire station7.2 km
- Police station8.9 km
- Civil defence shelter1.7 km
- Vulnerable area (police)47.3 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site8.3 km
- Swimming pool1.6 km
- Campsite6.2 km
- Hiking trail890 m
- Cycle trail800 m
- Floodlit track35.1 km
- Birding site35.1 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant1.5 km
- Café2.7 km
- Petrol station1.3 km
- Library8.8 km
- Sports hall1.6 km
- Hotel1.4 km
- Care home8.5 km
- Recycling centre6.9 km
Disturbance
- Major road3.7 km
- Railway21.8 km
- Power line570 m
- Wind turbine3.7 km
- Mobile mast9.9 km
- Military area41.7 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)2.2 km
- Mine18.2 km
- Quarry5.5 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark1.5 km
- Church1.8 km
- Community hall1.4 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
- Population28,280
- Median income388,900 kr/yr
- Average age44.8 years
The figures describe Ljungby Municipality as a whole, not Åby.