Facts

MunicipalityOsby

CountySkåne County

Population105

Area48 ha

SCB code1273SB109

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Place profile

20/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity

40/100

Quiet surroundings

74/100

Rurality

34/100

Urbanity

8/100

Family friendliness

24/100

Senior friendliness

6/100

Nature

Distance to forest30 m
Distance to water240 m
Distance to farmland70 m
Distance to shoreline240 m

Disturbance

Distance to major road20 m
Distance to railway9.9 km
Distance to industry6.8 km
Distance to power line13.3 km

Services

Distance to grocery store9.3 km
Distance to school9 km
Distance to train station10 km

Median across 97 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

230–423
335–936
3910–1430
3715–1920
1920–249
2125–2919
3330–3429
3635–3946
4540–4432
3945–4932
3750–5430
4455–5955
5560–6441
3865–6937
3770–7429
4475–7934
3580+39

Men 615Women 541

Marital status

Unmarried575 (49 %)
Married454 (39 %)
Divorced103 (9 %)
Widowed41 (3 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Visseltofta, 1,156 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 105 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

Stockholm5 h 56 min
Gothenburg2 h 56 min
Malmö2 h 1 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

Norra sjö17 ha3 km
Bodarpa sjö76 ha3.8 km
Orsjön14 ha4.4 km
Nybygdasjön26 ha4.8 km

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Nearest localities

Hallaryd144 inhabitants5.8 km
Osby7,754 inhabitants7.6 km
Strömsnäsbruk2,216 inhabitants14.5 km
Bjärnum2,762 inhabitants14.6 km
Delary180 inhabitants14.6 km
Spångaberg56 inhabitants16.3 km

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Surroundings

Natural hazards

Flood zone2.2 km
Wildfire area (since 2018)5.3 km
Potentially contaminated land2 in the locality360 m

Protection & regulations

Nature reserve1.1 km
Natura 200023.5 km
Extended shoreline protection340 m
National outdoor-recreation interest4.2 km
Water protection area340 m
Habitat protection380 m
National conservation interest1.7 km
National heritage interest6.6 km

Services & safety

School1 in the locality200 m
Fire station9 km
Police station9.7 km
Civil defence shelter8.5 km
Vulnerable area (police)43.6 km

Nature & outdoors

Bathing site5.5 km
Swimming pool7.8 km
Campsite10.1 km
Hiking trail4.3 km
Cycle trail11.6 km
Floodlit track28 km
Birding site47.7 km
Geologically notable site39 km

Service & nöje

Restaurant9.8 km
Café10.2 km
Petrol station9.9 km
Library14.8 km
Sports hall9.3 km
Hotel9.8 km
Care home15.1 km
Recycling centre14.9 km

Disturbance

Major road1.1 km
Railway10.1 km
Power line10.5 km
Wind turbine9.4 km
Mobile mast9.3 km
Military area18.3 km

Below ground

Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)1.4 km
Mine45.2 km
Quarry6.9 km

Culture

Museum or landmark7.2 km
Church1 in the locality480 m
Community hall8 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

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The figures describe Osby Municipality as a whole, not Visseltofta.