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Borrby
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Urban area in Simrishamn Municipality, Skåne County

Borrby

1

Facts

MunicipalitySimrishamn
CountySkåne County
Population840
Area106 ha
SCB code1291TB102

2

Place profile

39/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
-2/100
Quiet surroundings
42/100
Rurality
32/100
Urbanity
24/100
Family friendliness
35/100
Senior friendliness
33/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest270 m
  • Distance to water540 m
  • Distance to farmland100 m
  • Distance to shoreline540 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway9.7 km
  • Distance to industry250 m
  • Distance to power line890 m

Services

  • Distance to grocery store360 m
  • Distance to school640 m
  • Distance to train station9.9 km

Median across 600 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 150–415
  • 215–920
  • 2410–1416
  • 2015–1925
  • 2220–2416
  • 1525–297
  • 2730–3419
  • 1835–3925
  • 1940–4426
  • 1345–4918
  • 2550–5420
  • 3455–5925
  • 3960–6441
  • 2965–6945
  • 4170–7435
  • 3975–7939
  • 4180+48

Men 442Women 440

Marital status

  • Unmarried386 (44 %)
  • Married327 (37 %)
  • Divorced110 (12 %)
  • Widowed57 (6 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Borrby, 882 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 840 inhabitants. A statistical area follows no locality boundary, so the figures describe the area around the locality, not the locality alone.

4

Driving time

  • Gothenburg4 h 26 min
  • Malmö1 h 21 min
  • Municipal seat19 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

  • Gyllebo sjö40 ha15 km
  • Tunbyholmssjön14 ha15.7 km
  • Krageholmssjön206 ha26.7 km
  • Ellestadssjön271 ha28.3 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.

8

Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone40.3 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)31.4 km
  • Coastal erosion4.3 km
  • Potentially contaminated land14 in the locality20 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve4.6 km
  • Natura 20005.1 km
  • Extended shoreline protection4.2 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest4.9 km
  • Water protection area290 m
  • Habitat protection8.3 km
  • National conservation interest2.7 km
  • National heritage interest3 km

Services & safety

  • School1 in the locality530 m
  • Fire station1 in the locality210 m
  • Police station15.3 km
  • Civil defence shelter1 in the locality630 m

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site4.4 km
  • Swimming pool2 in the locality230 m
  • Campsite4.1 km
  • Hiking trail4.4 km
  • Cycle trail70 m
  • Floodlit track40.6 km
  • Birding site44.1 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant4 km
  • Café4.2 km
  • Petrol station1 in the locality530 m
  • Library15.4 km
  • Sports hall4.9 km
  • Hotel2.7 km
  • Care home19.6 km
  • Recycling centre13.4 km

Disturbance

  • Major road130 m
  • Railway9.8 km
  • Power line860 m
  • Wind turbine1.6 km
  • Mobile mast3.9 km
  • Military area7.5 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)12.3 km
  • Mine27.6 km
  • Quarry16 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark5.5 km
  • Church1 in the locality190 m

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

  • Population18,890
  • Median income365,300 kr/yr
  • Average age50.8 years
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The figures describe Simrishamn Municipality as a whole, not Borrby.