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Urban area in Ystad Municipality, Skåne County

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1

Facts

MunicipalityYstad
CountySkåne County
Population354
Area53 ha
SCB code1286TB109

2

Place profile

13/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
20/100
Quiet surroundings
53/100
Rurality
37/100
Urbanity
27/100
Family friendliness
7/100
Senior friendliness
19/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest80 m
  • Distance to water240 m
  • Distance to farmland50 m
  • Distance to shoreline240 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway7.5 km
  • Distance to industry5.1 km
  • Distance to power line340 m

Services

  • Distance to grocery store6.3 km
  • Distance to school6.8 km
  • Distance to train station8.3 km

Median across 156 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 140–419
  • 215–919
  • 3310–1423
  • 2715–1915
  • 1120–2417
  • 1225–2914
  • 2330–3419
  • 2635–3923
  • 2940–4429
  • 2845–4932
  • 2450–5418
  • 2855–5932
  • 2760–6438
  • 4165–6919
  • 1470–7416
  • 1675–7918
  • 2180+24

Men 395Women 375

Marital status

  • Unmarried397 (51 %)
  • Married293 (38 %)
  • Divorced65 (8 %)
  • Widowed24 (3 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Sövestad, 770 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 354 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 58 min
  • Malmö53 min
  • Municipal seat12 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

  • Krageholmssjön206 ha2.2 km
  • Ellestadssjön271 ha4.3 km
  • Snogeholmssjön249 ha7 km
  • Sövdesjön280 ha10.5 km

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Nearest localities

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Associations and activities

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 zone24.1 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)31.4 km
  • Coastal erosion8.4 km
  • Potentially contaminated land3 in the locality220 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve2.7 km
  • Natura 20009.7 km
  • Extended shoreline protection1.9 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest2.3 km
  • Water protection area4.9 km
  • Habitat protection3.3 km
  • National conservation interest1.5 km
  • National heritage interestThe locality lies within

Services & safety

  • School1 in the locality490 m
  • Fire station6.8 km
  • Police station7.1 km
  • Civil defence shelter6.6 km
  • Vulnerable area (police)47.5 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site8.5 km
  • Swimming pool5.3 km
  • Campsite7.4 km
  • Hiking trail1.6 km
  • Cycle trail110 m
  • Floodlit track39.4 km
  • Birding site21.1 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant5.9 km
  • Café1 in the locality590 m
  • Petrol station6.4 km
  • Library7.8 km
  • Sports hall6.4 km
  • Hotel8 km
  • Care home5.8 km
  • Recycling centre4.3 km

Disturbance

  • Major road210 m
  • Railway7.6 km
  • Power line290 m
  • Wind turbine2.6 km
  • Mobile mast5.7 km
  • Military area9.4 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)12.7 km
  • Mine9.2 km
  • Quarry5 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark2.2 km
  • Church1 in the locality30 m
  • Community hall28.7 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

  • Population32,106
  • Median income404,100 kr/yr
  • Average age46.5 years
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The figures describe Ystad Municipality as a whole, not Sövestad.