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Oleby
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Urban area in Torsby Municipality, Värmland County

Oleby

1,501 m from the locality centre · OJH · CC BY-SA 4.0
1,620 m from the locality centre · Stickansol · CC BY-SA 4.0

1

Facts

MunicipalityTorsby
CountyVärmland County
Population358
Area147 ha
SCB code1737TB104

2

Place profile

59/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
36/100
Quiet surroundings
48/100
Rurality
50/100
Urbanity
74/100
Family friendliness
60/100
Senior friendliness
58/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest30 m
  • Distance to water310 m
  • Distance to farmland60 m
  • Distance to shoreline310 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway270 m
  • Distance to industry500 m
  • Distance to power line2.8 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store1.8 km
  • Distance to school470 m
  • Distance to train station580 m

Median across 261 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 550–456
  • 545–971
  • 6410–1469
  • 6615–1960
  • 4220–2428
  • 7325–2961
  • 6130–3465
  • 7535–3957
  • 5140–4459
  • 5345–4950
  • 5650–5463
  • 6155–5963
  • 5960–6459
  • 6165–6955
  • 6270–7451
  • 5675–7965
  • 5780+102

Men 1,006Women 1,034

Marital status

  • Unmarried1,303 (64 %)
  • Married480 (23 %)
  • Divorced172 (8 %)
  • Widowed93 (5 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Oleby, 2,040 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 358 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 26 min
  • Gothenburg4 h 43 min
  • Municipal seat7 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

  • Övre Fryken4,179 ha490 m
  • Lirstjärnen9 ha790 m
  • Kälksjön38 ha1.7 km
  • Sirsjön32 ha2.5 km

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Nearest localities

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Associations and activities

  • Hole ByalagBygdeverksamhetLocal heritage

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 zone420 m
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)6.8 km
  • Potentially contaminated land6 in the locality480 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve7.8 km
  • Natura 200015.9 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest12.7 km
  • Water protection area380 m
  • Habitat protection12.3 km
  • National conservation interest11.2 km
  • National heritage interest24.6 km

Services & safety

  • School1 in the locality460 m
  • Fire station2.3 km
  • Police station33.3 km
  • Civil defence shelter1.9 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site590 m
  • Swimming pool2.4 km
  • Campsite4.5 km
  • Hiking trail470 m
  • Cycle trail26.1 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant1.7 km
  • Café2.1 km
  • Petrol station1.8 km
  • Library33.3 km
  • Sports hall1.7 km
  • Hotel2 km
  • Care home2.5 km
  • Recycling centre2.7 km

Disturbance

  • Major road1.7 km
  • Railway550 m
  • Power line3 km
  • Wind turbine17.6 km
  • Mobile mast17.3 km
  • Military area43.5 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)43.4 km
  • Mine29.4 km
  • Quarry4.3 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark1.2 km
  • Church1.5 km
  • Community hall26 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

  • Population11,321
  • Median income383,500 kr/yr
  • Average age48.0 years
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The figures describe Torsby Municipality as a whole, not Oleby.