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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest50 m
- Distance to water310 m
- Distance to farmland460 m
- Distance to shoreline310 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway650 m
- Distance to industry330 m
- Distance to power line4.6 km
Services
- Distance to grocery store630 m
- Distance to school690 m
- Distance to train station1.2 km
Median across 2,460 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 1540–4169
- 2105–9189
- 26710–14242
- 25615–19237
- 21120–24197
- 21325–29166
- 19430–34195
- 21435–39228
- 26140–44237
- 20945–49206
- 24150–54253
- 25155–59271
- 21160–64238
- 20765–69175
- 21070–74214
- 21475–79232
- 29980+406
Men 3,822Women 3,855
Marital status
- Unmarried3,934 (51 %)
- Married2,489 (32 %)
- Divorced841 (11 %)
- Widowed423 (6 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 5 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Osby, 7,677 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 7,754 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 5 min
- Malmö1 h 49 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
- Osbysjön501 ha240 m
- Gullarpasjön12 ha3.3 km
- Nybygdasjön26 ha4.3 km
- Svanshalssjön11 ha5 km
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Nearest localities
- Östra Genastorp70 inhabitants3.4 km
- Östanå85 inhabitants7.5 km
- Hemmestorp78 inhabitants8.6 km
- Visseltofta105 inhabitants9.3 km
- Hästveda1,731 inhabitants10 km
- Killeberg612 inhabitants10.7 km
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Surroundings
Natural hazards
- Flood zone490 m
- Wildfire area (since 2018)3.7 km
- Coastal erosion48.3 km
- Potentially contaminated land67 in the locality60 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve1.8 km
- Natura 200018.5 km
- Extended shoreline protection1 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest2.6 km
- Water protection area3.1 km
- Habitat protection2.7 km
- National conservation interest2.8 km
- National heritage interest5.1 km
Services & safety
- School11 in the locality140 m
- Fire station1 in the locality910 m
- Police station1 in the locality260 m
- Civil defence shelter89 in the locality40 m
- Vulnerable area (police)36 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site1 in the locality1.5 km
- Swimming pool5 in the locality1.2 km
- Campsite2 in the locality1.4 km
- Hiking trail190 m
- Cycle trail1.9 km
- Floodlit track18.6 km
- Birding site40.2 km
- Geologically notable site34.1 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant4 in the locality140 m
- Café1 in the locality300 m
- Petrol station7 in the locality240 m
- Library11.2 km
- Sports hall2 in the locality780 m
- Hotel1 in the locality130 m
- Care home11.7 km
- Recycling centre7 km
Disturbance
- Major road530 m
- Railway2.8 km
- Power line4.6 km
- Wind turbine7.8 km
- Mobile mast2.8 km
- Military area24.4 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)8 in the locality870 m
- Mine35.3 km
- Quarry3.2 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark6 in the locality10 m
- Church1 in the locality350 m
- Community hall12.6 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
- Population12,947
- Median income370,700 kr/yr
- Average age45.2 years