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Lesjöfors
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest30 m
- Distance to water380 m
- Distance to farmland460 m
- Distance to shoreline380 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway29.4 km
- Distance to industry420 m
- Distance to power line620 m
Services
- Distance to grocery store590 m
- Distance to school1.1 km
- Distance to train station39.8 km
Median across 456 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 120–415
- 85–910
- 2710–1414
- 2615–1920
- 320–2414
- 1325–2910
- 1330–3411
- 1035–3922
- 1340–4411
- 1345–4913
- 2650–5421
- 2855–5930
- 2860–6422
- 2565–6926
- 2970–7428
- 4375–7936
- 4480+47
Men 361Women 350
Marital status
- Unmarried366 (51 %)
- Married207 (29 %)
- Divorced84 (12 %)
- Widowed59 (8 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Lesjöfors, 711 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 713 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
- Stockholm4 h 26 min
- Gothenburg5 h 7 min
- Municipal seat39 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
- Lesjön100 ha1.2 km
- Fisklösen14 ha1.7 km
- Dalkarlssjön283 ha1.8 km
- Blockenhusagen8 ha1.9 km
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Nearest localities
- Nordmarksberg91 inhabitants15.3 km
- Tången52 inhabitants16.8 km
- Fredriksberg västra230 inhabitants20.3 km
- Fredriksberg östra274 inhabitants21 km
- Persberg189 inhabitants24.8 km
- Filipstad5,970 inhabitants27.9 km
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Associations and activities
- Lesjöfors – var med och starta!scoutkårOutdoor life
- Lesjöfors MuseummuseumCulture
- Lesjöfors kyrkakyrkaReligion
- PRO LesjöforspensionärsföreningSocial
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 zone9.1 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)14 km
- Potentially contaminated land10 in the locality230 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve5.4 km
- Natura 20005.4 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest5.1 km
- Water protection area1.3 km
- Habitat protection6 km
- National conservation interest5.1 km
- National heritage interest6.1 km
Services & safety
- School1 in the locality1.1 km
- Fire station21.4 km
- Police station27.4 km
- Civil defence shelter2 in the locality730 m
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site4.5 km
- Swimming pool4.5 km
- Campsite2.1 km
- Hiking trail7.8 km
- Cycle trail8.4 km
- Ski trail41.5 km
- Floodlit track28.7 km
- Geologically notable site13.2 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant1 in the locality170 m
- Café2 in the locality340 m
- Petrol station1 in the locality390 m
- Library21.3 km
- Sports hall1 in the locality820 m
- Hotel1 in the locality750 m
- Care home28.6 km
- Recycling centre1 in the locality380 m
Disturbance
- Major road180 m
- Railway27.8 km
- Power line520 m
- Wind turbine29.3 km
- Mobile mast12 km
- Military area31.6 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)12.2 km
- Mine11.4 km
- Quarry16 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark3 in the locality290 m
- Church1 in the locality320 m
- Community hall21.1 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
- Population9,776
- Median income353,200 kr/yr
- Average age47.3 years
The figures describe Filipstad Municipality as a whole, not Lesjöfors.