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Fågelfors
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Urban area in Högsby Municipality, Kalmar County

Fågelfors

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1

Facts

MunicipalityHögsby
CountyKalmar County
Population368
Area141 ha
SCB code0821TB103

2

Place profile

11/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
36/100
Quiet surroundings
56/100
Rurality
43/100
Urbanity
18/100
Family friendliness
11/100
Senior friendliness
11/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest30 m
  • Distance to water350 m
  • Distance to farmland220 m
  • Distance to shoreline350 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway7.2 km
  • Distance to industry480 m
  • Distance to power line3.1 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store420 m
  • Distance to school11.2 km
  • Distance to train station11.5 km

Median across 351 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 140–428
  • 245–917
  • 2710–1419
  • 2615–1926
  • 1320–2413
  • 1325–2912
  • 2030–3413
  • 1535–3920
  • 2840–4425
  • 3145–4941
  • 3250–5424
  • 4855–5947
  • 4760–6441
  • 5165–6955
  • 5870–7436
  • 3275–7934
  • 5580+55

Men 534Women 506

Marital status

  • Unmarried444 (42 %)
  • Married435 (42 %)
  • Divorced96 (9 %)
  • Widowed70 (7 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Fågelfors, 1,040 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 368 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 5 min
  • Gothenburg4 h 5 min
  • Malmö4 h 3 min
  • Municipal seat17 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

  • Övresjön7 ha490 m
  • Klobosjön16 ha600 m
  • Ålegöl7 ha1.6 km
  • Sköregöl10 ha3 km

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Nearest localities

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Associations and activities

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 zone5 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)4.7 km
  • Potentially contaminated land6 in the locality190 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve3.3 km
  • Natura 20005.2 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest20.6 km
  • Water protection area350 m
  • Habitat protection2.1 km
  • National conservation interest470 m
  • National heritage interest3.6 km

Services & safety

  • School11.2 km
  • Fire station12.7 km
  • Police station30.4 km
  • Civil defence shelter1 in the locality750 m

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site750 m
  • Swimming pool25.8 km
  • Campsite11.6 km
  • Hiking trail1.1 km
  • Cycle trail9.7 km
  • Floodlit track12.2 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant12.5 km
  • Café11.8 km
  • Petrol station10.8 km
  • Library11.8 km
  • Sports hall10.7 km
  • Hotel1 in the locality750 m
  • Care home21.1 km
  • Recycling centre11.8 km

Disturbance

  • Major road200 m
  • Railway7.1 km
  • Power line3.2 km
  • Wind turbine6 km
  • Mobile mast1.4 km
  • Military area10.9 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)2.6 km
  • Mine19.7 km
  • Quarry4.7 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark13.7 km
  • Church1 in the locality640 m
  • Community hall12.6 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

  • Population5,321
  • Median income335,700 kr/yr
  • Average age47.8 years
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The figures describe Högsby Municipality as a whole, not Fågelfors.