Närsbyn
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest30 m
- Distance to water160 m
- Distance to farmland30 m
- Distance to shoreline160 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway4.4 km
- Distance to industry2.8 km
- Distance to power line740 m
Services
- Distance to grocery store5.8 km
- Distance to school5.7 km
- Distance to train station5.2 km
Median across 70 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 340–443
- 545–944
- 3710–1443
- 5215–1941
- 3020–2417
- 3225–2921
- 3030–3434
- 6235–3957
- 4140–4433
- 5445–4940
- 6650–5452
- 8355–5972
- 8460–6485
- 9465–6984
- 9170–7478
- 8475–7964
- 10080+91
Men 1,028Women 899
Marital status
- Unmarried937 (48 %)
- Married727 (37 %)
- Divorced171 (9 %)
- Widowed110 (6 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Närsbyn, 1,927 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 62 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
- Stockholm5 h 21 min
- Gothenburg2 h 44 min
- Malmö5 h 56 min
- Municipal seat11 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
- Översidetjärnet27 ha160 m
- Laxsjön1,670 ha540 m
- Knarretjärnet13 ha1.8 km
- Bågetjärnet33 ha2.6 km
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Nearest localities
- Skåpafors322 inhabitants1.2 km
- Bengtsfors3,102 inhabitants4.8 km
- Billingsfors954 inhabitants5.4 km
- Edsleskog66 inhabitants7.6 km
- Fengersfors336 inhabitants8.2 km
- Ekebol53 inhabitants8.6 km
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Surroundings
Natural hazards
- Flood zone1.7 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)5.6 km
- Potentially contaminated land2 in the locality390 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve4.2 km
- Natura 20009 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest1.8 km
- Water protection area3.3 km
- Habitat protection2.8 km
- National conservation interest1.2 km
- National heritage interest5 km
Services & safety
- School2.2 km
- Fire station4.8 km
- Police station6.2 km
- Civil defence shelter6 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site2.1 km
- Swimming pool5.5 km
- Campsite5.1 km
- Hiking trail5.7 km
- Cycle trail510 m
- Floodlit track6.2 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant5.5 km
- Café5.2 km
- Petrol station5.4 km
- Library5.7 km
- Sports hall4 km
- Hotel5.1 km
- Care home19.1 km
- Recycling centre7.1 km
Disturbance
- Major road750 m
- Railway4.6 km
- Power line960 m
- Wind turbine12.2 km
- Mobile mast4.4 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)3 km
- Mine5.6 km
- Quarry9.1 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark5.2 km
- Church1 in the locality220 m
- Community hall9.2 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
- Population9,076
- Median income374,500 kr/yr
- Average age48.2 years
The figures describe Bengtsfors Municipality as a whole, not Närsbyn.