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Gårdby
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Urban area in Mörbylånga Municipality, Kalmar County

Gårdby

1

Facts

MunicipalityMörbylånga
CountyKalmar County
Population261
Area73 ha
SCB code0840TB107

2

Place profile

19/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
16/100
Quiet surroundings
75/100
Rurality
25/100
Urbanity
33/100
Family friendliness
22/100
Senior friendliness
17/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest70 m
  • Distance to water740 m
  • Distance to farmland80 m
  • Distance to shoreline740 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway11.8 km
  • Distance to industry9.5 km
  • Distance to power line9.3 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store340 m
  • Distance to school1.4 km
  • Distance to train station12 km

Median across 187 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 300–438
  • 375–943
  • 5310–1443
  • 4415–1947
  • 2020–2419
  • 1425–2915
  • 3630–3426
  • 5035–3954
  • 5740–4445
  • 3545–4939
  • 4450–5444
  • 4855–5945
  • 5660–6444
  • 4565–6956
  • 7670–7469
  • 7275–7950
  • 4980+49

Men 766Women 726

Marital status

  • Unmarried696 (47 %)
  • Married595 (40 %)
  • Divorced132 (9 %)
  • Widowed62 (4 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Gårdby, 1,492 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 261 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 50 min
  • Gothenburg4 h 53 min
  • Malmö4 h 5 min
  • Municipal seat29 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

  • Frösslundamossen8 ha8.3 km
  • Möckelmossen13 ha9.7 km
  • Torpmossen11 ha11.1 km
  • Storkärret7 ha15.5 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

  • Wildfire area (since 2018)17.8 km
  • Coastal erosion12.4 km
  • Potentially contaminated land1 in the locality790 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve930 m
  • Natura 20001.8 km
  • Extended shoreline protection47.2 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest6.9 km
  • Water protection area310 m
  • Habitat protection3 km
  • National conservation interest930 m
  • National heritage interest750 m

Services & safety

  • School1 in the locality1.1 km
  • Fire station18.5 km
  • Police station20 km
  • Civil defence shelter11.4 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site11.4 km
  • Swimming pool6.9 km
  • Campsite3.8 km
  • Hiking trail5.7 km
  • Cycle trail1.7 km
  • Ski trail43.4 km
  • Floodlit track43.4 km
  • Birding site13 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant1 in the locality240 m
  • Café9 km
  • Petrol station11.3 km
  • Library11.9 km
  • Sports hall6.9 km
  • Hotel8.5 km
  • Care home10.6 km
  • Recycling centre10.5 km

Disturbance

  • Major road240 m
  • Railway18.2 km
  • Power line9.2 km
  • Wind turbine1.6 km
  • Mobile mast4.6 km
  • Military area27.9 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)32.3 km
  • Quarry24.3 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark3.9 km
  • Church1 in the locality390 m
  • Community hall8.5 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
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The figures describe Mörbylånga Municipality as a whole, not Gårdby.