Torpa
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest20 m
- Distance to water350 m
- Distance to farmland30 m
- Distance to shoreline350 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway12.1 km
- Distance to industry1.7 km
- Distance to power line860 m
Services
- Distance to grocery store2.2 km
- Distance to school10.9 km
- Distance to train station7.2 km
Median across 47 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 360–442
- 535–940
- 5810–1432
- 5015–1946
- 4020–2420
- 2625–2932
- 5030–3451
- 5535–3947
- 4940–4441
- 4445–4944
- 6950–5458
- 6455–5971
- 9460–6483
- 9865–6982
- 8670–7480
- 7575–7967
- 7480+95
Men 1,021Women 931
Marital status
- Unmarried906 (47 %)
- Married705 (36 %)
- Divorced216 (11 %)
- Widowed118 (6 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Torpa, 1,952 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 59 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
- Stockholm3 h 48 min
- Gothenburg3 h 19 min
- Malmö5 h 58 min
- Municipal seat23 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
- Ämtsjön14 ha4.8 km
- Dammen7 ha5.8 km
- Däveln25 ha6.2 km
- Vänern544,536 ha7.8 km
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Nearest localities
- Bäckhammar281 inhabitants1.5 km
- Nybble123 inhabitants4.1 km
- Skottlanda75 inhabitants6.9 km
- Sörgården63 inhabitants7.7 km
- Björneborg1,045 inhabitants10.6 km
- Kristinehamn18,358 inhabitants15.7 km
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Associations and activities
- TorpåsenbygdegårdLocal 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 zone10.9 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)6.3 km
- Potentially contaminated land390 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve2 km
- Natura 20005.7 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest8.7 km
- Water protection area1.2 km
- Habitat protection6.7 km
- National conservation interest1 km
- National heritage interest690 m
Services & safety
- School10.7 km
- Fire station10.9 km
- Police station18 km
- Civil defence shelter10.9 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site6.9 km
- Swimming pool27.8 km
- Campsite10.7 km
- Hiking trail7.8 km
- Cycle trail3.9 km
- Ski trail46.7 km
- Floodlit track37.1 km
- Birding site6.3 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant11.2 km
- Café5.5 km
- Petrol station2.2 km
- Library18.7 km
- Sports hall10.8 km
- Hotel10.9 km
- Care home19.3 km
- Recycling centre17.9 km
Disturbance
- Major road3.7 km
- Railway12 km
- Power line1.3 km
- Wind turbine2.3 km
- Mobile mast10.4 km
- Military area30.9 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)15.9 km
- Mine27.2 km
- Quarry5.2 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark4 km
- Church1.3 km
- Community hall18.3 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
- Population23,756
- Median income374,400 kr/yr
- Average age46.5 years
The figures describe Kristinehamn Municipality as a whole, not Torpa.