
Össjö
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest50 m
- Distance to water160 m
- Distance to farmland80 m
- Distance to shoreline160 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway8.7 km
- Distance to industry3.7 km
- Distance to power line550 m
Services
- Distance to grocery store4.8 km
- Distance to school4.9 km
- Distance to train station10.2 km
Median across 107 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 590–442
- 675–971
- 8010–1471
- 6315–1962
- 4220–2434
- 4125–2933
- 5630–3467
- 8735–3973
- 7340–4480
- 7745–4969
- 9550–5474
- 9755–5994
- 9560–6487
- 7865–6981
- 8570–7451
- 8075–7967
- 5780+32
Men 1,232Women 1,088
Marital status
- Unmarried1,166 (50 %)
- Married808 (35 %)
- Divorced271 (12 %)
- Widowed71 (3 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Össjö, 2,320 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 256 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
- Gothenburg2 h 22 min
- Malmö1 h 12 min
- Municipal seat20 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
- Långasjö10 ha2.3 km
- Kyrkesjön14 ha9.1 km
- Västersjön469 ha9.2 km
- Rössjön378 ha9.5 km
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Nearest localities
- Källna108 inhabitants2.1 km
- Skälderhusen103 inhabitants2.2 km
- Munka-Ljungby3,687 inhabitants3.4 km
- Östra Ljungby1,812 inhabitants4.2 km
- Starby92 inhabitants4.5 km
- Bäckadal122 inhabitants5 km
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Associations and activities
- Össjö kyrkakyrkaReligion
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 zone2.2 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)8.9 km
- Coastal erosion12.6 km
- Potentially contaminated land1 in the locality110 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve5.1 km
- Natura 200013.3 km
- Extended shoreline protection5.5 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest9.1 km
- Water protection area4.8 km
- Habitat protection5.4 km
- National conservation interest3.5 km
- National heritage interest13 km
Services & safety
- School1 in the locality580 m
- Fire station4.9 km
- Police station8.7 km
- Civil defence shelter4.4 km
- Vulnerable area (police)22.9 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site11.3 km
- Swimming pool5.5 km
- Campsite8.3 km
- Hiking trail9.7 km
- Cycle trail1.1 km
- Floodlit track46.4 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant4.9 km
- Café9.1 km
- Petrol station4.5 km
- Library4.9 km
- Sports hall4 km
- Hotel1.6 km
- Care home5.2 km
- Recycling centre7.8 km
Disturbance
- Major road460 m
- Railway10.4 km
- Power line1.1 km
- Wind turbine3.9 km
- Mobile mast4.9 km
- Military area17.8 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)2.1 km
- Quarry2.1 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark1 in the locality520 m
- Church1 in the locality220 m
- Community hall4.9 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
- Population45,110
- Median income409,400 kr/yr
- Average age44.3 years
The figures describe Ängelholm Municipality as a whole, not Össjö.