Balsby
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
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.
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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.
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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.
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Lakes nearby
- Råbelövssjön646 ha260 m
- Araslövssjön220 ha5.1 km
- Oppmannasjön1,257 ha6.4 km
- Gummastorpasjön56 ha6.5 km
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Nearest localities
- Österslöv468 inhabitants2.1 km
- Kristianstad41,198 inhabitants2.6 km
- Fjälkestad124 inhabitants3.9 km
- Fjälkinge1,872 inhabitants4.2 km
- Hammar3,585 inhabitants4.5 km
- Torsebro278 inhabitants4.8 km
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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
The figures describe Kristianstad Municipality as a whole, not Balsby.