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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest90 m
- Distance to water250 m
- Distance to farmland160 m
- Distance to shoreline250 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway190 m
- Distance to industry240 m
- Distance to power line830 m
Services
- Distance to grocery store410 m
- Distance to school770 m
- Distance to train station620 m
Median across 805 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 480–439
- 565–952
- 5410–1463
- 6115–1945
- 4220–2436
- 3925–2929
- 4330–3451
- 7335–3953
- 6240–4451
- 5945–4943
- 5250–5447
- 4755–5948
- 6260–6477
- 6465–6977
- 6770–7457
- 4875–7961
- 5280+105
Men 929Women 934
Marital status
- Unmarried931 (50 %)
- Married587 (31 %)
- Divorced215 (11 %)
- Widowed143 (8 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Högsby, 1,863 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 1,872 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 2 min
- Gothenburg4 h 8 min
- Malmö4 h 7 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
- Horsebergasjön19 ha2.4 km
- Kalvenäsesjön22 ha4.4 km
- Hagenässjön12 ha5.3 km
- Övre Leksjön23 ha6 km
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Associations and activities
- Högsby ScoutkårscoutkårOutdoor life
- Högsby kyrkakyrkaReligion
- Högsby propensionärsföreningSocial
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 zone460 m
- Wildfire area (since 2018)3.4 km
- Potentially contaminated land44 in the locality180 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve2.5 km
- Natura 20008.9 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest11 km
- Water protection area870 m
- Habitat protection7.6 km
- National conservation interest2 km
- National heritage interest910 m
Services & safety
- School3 in the locality270 m
- Fire station15 km
- Police station27.9 km
- Civil defence shelter3 in the locality270 m
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site7.5 km
- Swimming pool16.7 km
- Campsite7.4 km
- Hiking trail5.5 km
- Cycle trail19.2 km
- Ski trail49.4 km
- Floodlit track21.1 km
- Geologically notable site46.8 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant1 in the locality1.2 km
- Café6.4 km
- Petrol station4 in the locality510 m
- Library1 in the locality460 m
- Sports hall1 in the locality780 m
- Hotel12.2 km
- Care home25.1 km
- Recycling centre1 in the locality310 m
Disturbance
- Major road150 m
- Railway680 m
- Power line470 m
- Wind turbine4.2 km
- Mobile mast5 in the locality370 m
- Military area300 m
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)1.6 km
- Mine30.8 km
- Quarry2.2 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark24.6 km
- Church1 in the locality460 m
- Community hall21.6 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