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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest50 m
- Distance to water380 m
- Distance to farmland210 m
- Distance to shoreline380 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway580 m
- Distance to industry210 m
- Distance to power line1.3 km
Services
- Distance to grocery store800 m
- Distance to school800 m
- Distance to train station910 m
Median across 1,450 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 1180–4113
- 1305–9139
- 15010–14142
- 14215–19138
- 11720–24103
- 16025–29127
- 14230–34137
- 18035–39154
- 12840–44145
- 14045–49127
- 15550–54169
- 15855–59163
- 15060–64160
- 13965–69152
- 15370–74160
- 15975–79196
- 18180+295
Men 2,502Women 2,620
Marital status
- Unmarried3,094 (61 %)
- Married1,249 (24 %)
- Divorced501 (10 %)
- Widowed268 (5 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 3 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Torsby, 5,122 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 4,446 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 20 min
- Gothenburg4 h 38 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 ha820 m
- Sirsjön32 ha2.5 km
- Lirstjärnen9 ha2.5 km
- Kälksjön38 ha2.9 km
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Associations and activities
- Bergsängs Villaförening TorsbyGemenskapOther
- Fria Aktiviteter i TorsbyAlla efter önskemålOther
- RSMH - Torsby/SysslebäckOmvårdnad och stödOther
- Torsby BrukshundklubbHunddressyrOther
- Torsby Kniv- och hantverksföreningKniv- och träslöjdOther
- Equmenia i TorsbyBarnverksamhetOutdoor life
- Torsby BåtklubbUthyrning båtplatserOutdoor life
- Torsby Friska ViljorGemenskapOutdoor life
- Torsby JaktvårdskretsJakt och viltvårdOutdoor life
- Torsby NaturskyddsföreningNaturvårdsarbeteOutdoor life
- Torsby ScoutkårScoutingOutdoor life
- Torsby TrädgårdsföreningOdlingOutdoor life
- Grapplingakademin Torsby IFKampsportSports
- Hovfjället Ski & Board klubb TorsbyAlpintSports
- Lekvattnet-Torsby SkytteföreningSkytteSports
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 zone850 m
- Wildfire area (since 2018)5.8 km
- Potentially contaminated land59 in the locality70 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve6.9 km
- Natura 200015.1 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest12.1 km
- Water protection area1.2 km
- Habitat protection12.2 km
- National conservation interest10.8 km
- National heritage interest22.6 km
Services & safety
- School4 in the locality350 m
- Fire station1 in the locality220 m
- Police station34.2 km
- Civil defence shelter1 in the locality410 m
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site1 km
- Swimming pool1 in the locality500 m
- Campsite5.1 km
- Hiking trail1 km
- Cycle trail27.3 km
- Floodlit track49.4 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant9 in the locality130 m
- Café1 in the locality150 m
- Petrol station3 in the locality300 m
- Library34.2 km
- Sports hall2 in the locality460 m
- Hotel3 in the locality270 m
- Care home2 in the locality560 m
- Recycling centre1 in the locality1 km
Disturbance
- Major road910 m
- Railway300 m
- Power line1.5 km
- Wind turbine17.8 km
- Mobile mast17.3 km
- Military area42.1 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)44.2 km
- Mine28.7 km
- Quarry2.6 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark2 in the locality530 m
- Church3 in the locality290 m
- Community hall28 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