Gårdby
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
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
- Ullevi59 inhabitants1.7 km
- Bläsinge74 inhabitants2.6 km
- Dörby55 inhabitants3.1 km
- Norra Möckleby186 inhabitants4.3 km
- Västra malmen72 inhabitants5.5 km
- Äpplerum55 inhabitants6.2 km
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Associations and activities
- Sandby-GårdbybygdegårdLocal heritage
- Gårdby kyrkakyrkaReligion
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
The figures describe Mörbylånga Municipality as a whole, not Gårdby.