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Torsås
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Urban area in Torsås Municipality, Kalmar County

Torsås

1

Facts

MunicipalityTorsås
CountyKalmar County
Population1,967
Area295 ha
SCB code0834TC103

2

Place profile

56/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
20/100
Quiet surroundings
52/100
Rurality
37/100
Urbanity
34/100
Family friendliness
68/100
Senior friendliness
40/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest70 m
  • Distance to water240 m
  • Distance to farmland190 m
  • Distance to shoreline240 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway42.4 km
  • Distance to industry280 m
  • Distance to power line2.7 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store660 m
  • Distance to school690 m
  • Distance to train station59 km

Median across 771 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 480–446
  • 445–943
  • 4210–1457
  • 6615–1945
  • 4320–2436
  • 4625–2932
  • 6230–3445
  • 6035–3955
  • 4440–4452
  • 5145–4947
  • 5650–5467
  • 7755–5964
  • 7060–6477
  • 6165–6963
  • 7670–7450
  • 7875–7991
  • 9980+158

Men 1,023Women 1,028

Marital status

  • Unmarried990 (48 %)
  • Married622 (30 %)
  • Divorced262 (13 %)
  • Widowed176 (9 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Torsås, 2,051 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 1,967 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

  • Gothenburg4 h 38 min
  • Malmö3 h 13 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

  • Hallasjön8 ha11.6 km
  • Iglasjön8 ha11.9 km
  • Lomsjön9 ha13.4 km
  • Brosjön9 ha13.7 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 zone19.1 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)10.7 km
  • Coastal erosion28.2 km
  • Potentially contaminated land34 in the locality170 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve7.5 km
  • Natura 200012.9 km
  • Extended shoreline protection10.5 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest28.2 km
  • Water protection area4 km
  • Habitat protection1.3 km
  • National conservation interest5.4 km
  • National heritage interest3.8 km

Services & safety

  • School4 in the locality300 m
  • Fire station2 in the locality410 m
  • Police station1 in the locality440 m
  • Civil defence shelter1 in the locality370 m

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site6 km
  • Swimming pool5.9 km
  • Campsite5.7 km
  • Hiking trail5.1 km
  • Cycle trail320 m
  • Ski trail33.9 km
  • Birding site32.4 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant3 in the locality120 m
  • Café5.9 km
  • Petrol station3 in the locality230 m
  • Library1 in the locality130 m
  • Sports hall1 in the locality460 m
  • Hotel5.7 km
  • Care home1 in the locality390 m
  • Recycling centre1.1 km

Disturbance

  • Major road50 m
  • Railway26.5 km
  • Power line2.7 km
  • Wind turbine3 km
  • Mobile mast10.9 km
  • Military area21.9 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)1.9 km
  • Quarry22.2 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark6.2 km
  • Church1 in the locality550 m
  • Community hall11.7 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

  • Population6,984
  • Median income364,200 kr/yr
  • Average age47.7 years
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