
Norje
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest50 m
- Distance to water560 m
- Distance to farmland180 m
- Distance to shoreline230 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway3.1 km
- Distance to industry1.3 km
- Distance to power line5.5 km
Services
- Distance to grocery store570 m
- Distance to school900 m
- Distance to train station9.8 km
Median across 802 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 630–452
- 705–962
- 7410–1492
- 6915–1979
- 6820–2438
- 5525–2936
- 9030–3474
- 8635–3983
- 7940–4481
- 9545–4992
- 8650–5499
- 10855–59109
- 10960–64121
- 12365–6982
- 8470–7475
- 7975–7980
- 11580+95
Men 1,453Women 1,350
Marital status
- Unmarried1,392 (50 %)
- Married972 (35 %)
- Divorced317 (11 %)
- Widowed131 (5 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 2 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Norje, 2,803 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 911 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
- Gothenburg3 h 59 min
- Malmö1 h 44 min
- Municipal seat13 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 ha8.8 km
- Levrasjön270 ha10.1 km
- Ivösjön5,151 ha10.2 km
- Ugglebodasjön18 ha12.7 km
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Nearest localities
- Ysane211 inhabitants3 km
- Möllebjörke51 inhabitants3.3 km
- Pukavik364 inhabitants3.3 km
- Gammalstorp158 inhabitants3.4 km
- Lörby263 inhabitants4.4 km
- Sandbäck95 inhabitants5.3 km
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Associations and activities
- Havsgården i NorjeOther
- Norjes bibliotekbibliotekCulture
- PRO NorjepensionärsföreningSocial
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
- Flood zone6.2 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)12.2 km
- Coastal erosion530 m
- Potentially contaminated land13 in the locality50 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve3.4 km
- Natura 20007.5 km
- Extended shoreline protection1.2 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest3.4 km
- Water protection area3.2 km
- Habitat protection4.5 km
- National conservation interest1.3 km
- National heritage interest5.5 km
Services & safety
- School2 in the locality480 m
- Fire station8.1 km
- Police station9.3 km
- Civil defence shelter1 in the locality550 m
- Vulnerable area (police)31.6 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site1 km
- Swimming pool7.6 km
- Campsite4 in the locality340 m
- Hiking trail5.8 km
- Cycle trail100 m
- Floodlit track10 km
- Birding site33.5 km
- Geologically notable site46.6 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant2 in the locality70 m
- Café8.1 km
- Petrol station5.5 km
- Library1 in the locality510 m
- Sports hall5.9 km
- Hotel9.1 km
- Care home7.6 km
- Recycling centre6.4 km
Disturbance
- Major road1.6 km
- Railway3.1 km
- Power line5.7 km
- Wind turbine3.2 km
- Mobile mast1.9 km
- Military area10.8 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)20.3 km
- Mine15.9 km
- Quarry6 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark3.9 km
- Church3.1 km
- Community hall1 in the locality260 m
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 Norje.