
Färjestaden
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest70 m
- Distance to water500 m
- Distance to farmland390 m
- Distance to shoreline420 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway2.9 km
- Distance to industry480 m
- Distance to power line1.4 km
Services
- Distance to grocery store970 m
- Distance to school620 m
- Distance to train station3 km
Median across 2,493 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 3040–4294
- 4055–9392
- 40610–14383
- 37415–19391
- 20420–24165
- 16425–29156
- 31030–34352
- 39335–39373
- 37240–44420
- 40145–49348
- 36550–54401
- 37355–59401
- 33760–64394
- 37665–69414
- 38470–74395
- 38375–79402
- 42380+474
Men 5,974Women 6,155
Marital status
- Unmarried5,945 (49 %)
- Married4,519 (37 %)
- Divorced1,109 (9 %)
- Widowed565 (5 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 6 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Färjestaden, 12,129 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 6,674 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 39 min
- Gothenburg4 h 41 min
- Malmö3 h 53 min
- Municipal seat21 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
- Möckelmossen13 ha12.3 km
- Frösslundamossen8 ha13.2 km
- Storkärret7 ha14.9 km
- Torpmossen11 ha15.7 km
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Nearest localities
- Skogsby993 inhabitants2 km
- Runsbäck86 inhabitants2.1 km
- Algutsrum866 inhabitants3.5 km
- 0840SB14252 inhabitants3.6 km
- Vickleby488 inhabitants3.9 km
- Glömminge och Strandskogen950 inhabitants4 km
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Associations and activities
- Färjestadens NSF ScoutkårscoutkårOutdoor life
- Färjestadens sporthallsporthallSports
- Färjestadens BibliotekbibliotekCulture
- PRO FärjestadenpensionärsföreningSocial
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
- Wildfire area (since 2018)14.9 km
- Coastal erosion9.5 km
- Potentially contaminated land31 in the locality370 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve2.5 km
- Natura 20003.3 km
- Extended shoreline protection44.2 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest5.1 km
- Water protection area2.5 km
- Habitat protection1.5 km
- National conservation interest1.9 km
- National heritage interest1.9 km
Services & safety
- School6 in the locality380 m
- Fire station9.9 km
- Police station9.1 km
- Civil defence shelter1 in the locality530 m
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site1.3 km
- Swimming pool4 in the locality880 m
- Campsite4 in the locality900 m
- Hiking trail1.2 km
- Cycle trail940 m
- Ski trail32.6 km
- Floodlit track36.5 km
- Birding site6.9 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant8 in the locality550 m
- Café3 in the locality820 m
- Petrol station4 in the locality1 km
- Library1 in the locality970 m
- Sports hall5 in the locality510 m
- Hotel7 in the locality860 m
- Care home1 in the locality320 m
- Recycling centre1 in the locality900 m
Disturbance
- Major road480 m
- Railway7.4 km
- Power line1.5 km
- Wind turbine5.7 km
- Mobile mast1.4 km
- Military area19.4 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)21.6 km
- Quarry20.9 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark1 km
- Church1 in the locality600 m
- Community hall2.5 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
- Population16,224
- Median income408,000 kr/yr
- Average age46.1 years
The figures describe Mörbylånga Municipality as a whole, not Färjestaden.