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Urban area in Oskarshamn Municipality, Kalmar County

Fårbo

1

Facts

MunicipalityOskarshamn
CountyKalmar County
Population474
Area89 ha
SCB code0882TB104

2

Place profile

20/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
44/100
Quiet surroundings
51/100
Rurality
51/100
Urbanity
20/100
Family friendliness
28/100
Senior friendliness
17/100

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.

4

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.

5

Lakes nearby

  • Fårbosjön42 ha510 m
  • Trästen30 ha1.2 km
  • Långsjön7 ha2.4 km
  • Jämsen22 ha2.7 km

6

Nearest localities

7

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
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The figures describe Oskarshamn Municipality as a whole, not Fårbo.