Istaby
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest30 m
- Distance to water540 m
- Distance to farmland50 m
- Distance to shoreline540 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway4.7 km
- Distance to industry2.6 km
- Distance to power line2.5 km
Services
- Distance to grocery store2.8 km
- Distance to school2.6 km
- Distance to train station5.3 km
Median across 80 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 850–477
- 895–9101
- 12810–1499
- 11315–1991
- 10320–2462
- 9125–2981
- 11530–34123
- 12035–39108
- 11340–44116
- 12245–49107
- 13350–54141
- 13555–59148
- 13660–64152
- 15165–69144
- 14670–74160
- 14475–79140
- 15980+164
Men 2,083Women 2,014
Marital status
- Unmarried1,936 (48 %)
- Married1,473 (36 %)
- Divorced444 (11 %)
- Widowed206 (5 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 2 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Istaby, 4,097 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 107 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
- Gothenburg4 h 1 min
- Malmö1 h 45 min
- Municipal seat15 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
- Siesjö24 ha8.2 km
- Ivösjön5,151 ha13.2 km
- Levrasjön270 ha13.3 km
- Rammsjön26 ha22.8 km
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Nearest localities
- Mörby190 inhabitants900 m
- Östra Torsö57 inhabitants1.3 km
- Hällevik1,485 inhabitants1.6 km
- Västra Näs, Sandviken och Siretorp297 inhabitants2.1 km
- Mjällby1,379 inhabitants2.9 km
- Sölvesborg8,744 inhabitants3.6 km
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Surroundings
Natural hazards
- Flood zone10.4 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)18.1 km
- Coastal erosion1.6 km
- Potentially contaminated land2 in the locality120 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve760 m
- Natura 20003.6 km
- Extended shoreline protection1.3 km
- National outdoor-recreation interestThe locality lies within
- Water protection areaThe locality lies within
- Habitat protection6.5 km
- National conservation interestThe locality lies within
- National heritage interest180 m
Services & safety
- School2.6 km
- Fire station3.2 km
- Police station5.6 km
- Civil defence shelter2.5 km
- Vulnerable area (police)29.9 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site1.7 km
- Swimming pool4 km
- Campsite2.1 km
- Hiking trail5.5 km
- Cycle trail520 m
- Floodlit track6.3 km
- Birding site30.5 km
- Geologically notable site45.2 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant3.2 km
- Café3.2 km
- Petrol station3.2 km
- Library2.6 km
- Sports hall3.8 km
- Hotel3.6 km
- Care home3.7 km
- Recycling centre4.3 km
Disturbance
- Major road2.7 km
- Railway5.4 km
- Power line2.8 km
- Wind turbine1.8 km
- Mobile mast3.1 km
- Military area7.3 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)24.3 km
- Mine22.9 km
- Quarry4.1 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark3 km
- Church2.8 km
- Community hall2.8 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
- Population17,430
- Median income393,000 kr/yr
- Average age46.4 years
The figures describe Sölvesborg Municipality as a whole, not Istaby.