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Hörby
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Urban area in Hörby Municipality, Skåne County

Hörby

1

Facts

MunicipalityHörby
CountySkåne County
Population7,583
Area600 ha
SCB code1266TC101

2

Place profile

67/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
24/100
Quiet surroundings
33/100
Rurality
49/100
Urbanity
70/100
Family friendliness
63/100
Senior friendliness
75/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest140 m
  • Distance to water330 m
  • Distance to farmland320 m
  • Distance to shoreline330 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway30.4 km
  • Distance to industry200 m
  • Distance to power line650 m

Services

  • Distance to grocery store420 m
  • Distance to school570 m
  • Distance to train station31.5 km

Median across 2,235 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 2360–4200
  • 2755–9287
  • 29710–14288
  • 30715–19293
  • 24220–24214
  • 23025–29176
  • 33430–34318
  • 36735–39354
  • 29040–44287
  • 30945–49299
  • 33850–54333
  • 33055–59345
  • 34460–64324
  • 30565–69295
  • 28570–74324
  • 29075–79299
  • 35680+501

Men 5,135Women 5,137

Marital status

  • Unmarried5,057 (49 %)
  • Married3,463 (34 %)
  • Divorced1,137 (11 %)
  • Widowed579 (6 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 6 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Hörby, 10,272 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 7,583 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 33 min
  • Malmö45 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

  • Östra Ringsjön2,511 ha4.4 km
  • Kvesarumssjön51 ha9.7 km
  • Västra Ringsjön1,464 ha10.2 km
  • Sjöbergasjön30 ha11.6 km

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Nearest localities

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Associations and activities

  • Hörby scoutkårscoutkårOutdoor life
  • Hörby IdrottsplatssporthallSports
  • Hörby BibliotekbibliotekCulture
  • Hörby KulturhusbibliotekCulture
  • Hörby 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.

8

Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone9.9 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)28.3 km
  • Coastal erosion34.4 km
  • Potentially contaminated land52 in the locality120 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve920 m
  • Natura 20003.7 km
  • Extended shoreline protection3.9 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest1.7 km
  • Water protection area680 m
  • Habitat protection1.4 km
  • National conservation interest910 m
  • National heritage interest1.8 km

Services & safety

  • School10 in the locality240 m
  • Fire station10.9 km
  • Police station1 in the locality300 m
  • Civil defence shelter67 in the locality60 m
  • Vulnerable area (police)38.1 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site4.8 km
  • Swimming pool3 in the locality900 m
  • Campsite4.8 km
  • Hiking trail1.2 km
  • Cycle trail300 m
  • Floodlit track20.3 km
  • Birding site19.1 km
  • Geologically notable site29.7 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant9 in the locality100 m
  • Café2 in the locality220 m
  • Petrol station4 in the locality490 m
  • Library2 in the locality250 m
  • Sports hall3 in the locality670 m
  • Hotel4.7 km
  • Care home7.4 km
  • Recycling centre11.9 km

Disturbance

  • Major road110 m
  • Railway15 km
  • Power line640 m
  • Wind turbine3 km
  • Mobile mast1 in the locality1.4 km
  • Military area17.7 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)4.4 km
  • Mine3.7 km
  • Quarry11.5 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark3.9 km
  • Church1 in the locality290 m
  • Community hall11.9 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

  • Population15,562
  • Median income380,500 kr/yr
  • Average age44.4 years
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