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Urban area in Kristianstad Municipality, Skåne County

Balsby

1

Facts

MunicipalityKristianstad
CountySkåne County
Population475
Area59 ha
SCB code1290TB102

2

Place profile

46/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
36/100
Quiet surroundings
52/100
Rurality
48/100
Urbanity
25/100
Family friendliness
56/100
Senior friendliness
38/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest120 m
  • Distance to water230 m
  • Distance to farmland120 m
  • Distance to shoreline230 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway2.7 km
  • Distance to industry2.6 km
  • Distance to power line720 m

Services

  • Distance to grocery store4 km
  • Distance to school2.7 km
  • Distance to train station5.6 km

Median across 234 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

3

Age distribution

  • 440–429
  • 395–942
  • 3910–1432
  • 4015–1937
  • 1120–2414
  • 1325–2915
  • 2630–3423
  • 3935–3948
  • 2840–4431
  • 2945–4935
  • 5050–5434
  • 4555–5941
  • 3560–6433
  • 3865–6932
  • 2570–7419
  • 2175–7917
  • 1880+23

Men 540Women 505

Marital status

  • Unmarried550 (53 %)
  • Married394 (38 %)
  • Divorced71 (7 %)
  • Widowed28 (3 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Balsby, 1,045 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 475 inhabitants. A statistical area follows no locality boundary, so the figures describe the area around the locality, not the locality alone.

4

Driving time

  • Gothenburg3 h 40 min
  • Malmö1 h 26 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.

5

Lakes nearby

  • Råbelövssjön646 ha260 m
  • Araslövssjön220 ha5.1 km
  • Oppmannasjön1,257 ha6.4 km
  • Gummastorpasjön56 ha6.5 km

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Nearest localities

7

Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone5.8 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)8.1 km
  • Coastal erosion15.2 km
  • Potentially contaminated land420 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve1.4 km
  • Natura 20003.8 km
  • Extended shoreline protection3.8 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest3.7 km
  • Water protection area4.1 km
  • Habitat protection5 km
  • National conservation interest260 m
  • National heritage interest5.2 km

Services & safety

  • School860 m
  • Fire station6.5 km
  • Police station5.5 km
  • Civil defence shelter3.1 km
  • Vulnerable area (police)2.5 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site400 m
  • Swimming pool3.9 km
  • Campsite8.1 km
  • Hiking trail80 m
  • Cycle trail80 m
  • Floodlit track17.1 km
  • Birding site6 km
  • Geologically notable site17.5 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant4.4 km
  • Café4 km
  • Petrol station3.5 km
  • Library5.8 km
  • Sports hall4.2 km
  • Hotel4.4 km
  • Care home3.9 km
  • Recycling centre11.4 km

Disturbance

  • Major road2.8 km
  • Railway3.4 km
  • Power line970 m
  • Wind turbine2.1 km
  • Mobile mast6.4 km
  • Military area8.3 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)7.9 km
  • Mine20.4 km
  • Quarry7.3 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark1.4 km
  • Church2.8 km
  • Community hall13 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

  • Population86,379
  • Median income377,500 kr/yr
  • Average age43.0 years
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The figures describe Kristianstad Municipality as a whole, not Balsby.