Fårbo
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest20 m
- Distance to water590 m
- Distance to farmland510 m
- Distance to shoreline590 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway12.6 km
- Distance to industry270 m
- Distance to power line400 m
Services
- Distance to grocery store320 m
- Distance to school4 km
- Distance to train station13.3 km
Median across 224 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 450–451
- 505–956
- 5210–1440
- 5715–1946
- 4320–2429
- 3725–2939
- 5330–3441
- 6635–3960
- 4740–4458
- 4545–4953
- 8550–5470
- 9155–5975
- 8860–6469
- 8265–6976
- 8270–7476
- 8575–7963
- 10280+81
Men 1,110Women 983
Marital status
- Unmarried952 (45 %)
- Married896 (43 %)
- Divorced157 (7 %)
- Widowed98 (5 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Fårbo, 2,093 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 474 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
- Stockholm4 h 24 min
- Gothenburg4 h 33 min
- Malmö4 h 46 min
- Municipal seat14 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
- Fårbosjön42 ha510 m
- Trästen30 ha1.2 km
- Långsjön7 ha2.4 km
- Jämsen22 ha2.7 km
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Nearest localities
- Figeholm784 inhabitants3 km
- Oskarshamn18,817 inhabitants8.9 km
- Misterhult166 inhabitants9.7 km
- Kilen54 inhabitants10.9 km
- Stångehamn215 inhabitants16 km
- Sjockebäck53 inhabitants16.2 km
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Surroundings
Natural hazards
- Flood zone24.5 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)4.8 km
- Coastal erosion37.8 km
- Potentially contaminated land6 in the locality160 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve1.5 km
- Natura 20006.1 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest6.1 km
- Water protection area170 m
- Habitat protection4.2 km
- National conservation interest900 m
- National heritage interest3.4 km
Services & safety
- School1 in the locality50 m
- Fire station14.7 km
- Police station13.1 km
- Civil defence shelter11 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site1.5 km
- Swimming pool13.2 km
- Campsite5.3 km
- Hiking trail1.6 km
- Cycle trail3.8 km
- Ski trail40.5 km
- Floodlit track33.3 km
- Geologically notable site22.9 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant4 km
- Café11.1 km
- Petrol station1 in the locality780 m
- Library31.4 km
- Sports hall5.7 km
- Hotel12.7 km
- Care home13.6 km
- Recycling centre16.6 km
Disturbance
- Major road930 m
- Railway13.3 km
- Power line250 m
- Wind turbine24.6 km
- Mobile mast10.9 km
- Military area34.9 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)4.2 km
- Mine21.5 km
- Quarry2.4 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark4.1 km
- Church3.7 km
- Community hall13.3 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
- Population26,923
- Median income410,500 kr/yr
- Average age44.8 years
The figures describe Oskarshamn Municipality as a whole, not Fårbo.