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Sörby
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Small locality in Hagfors Municipality, Värmland County

Sörby

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1

Facts

MunicipalityHagfors
CountyVärmland County
Population76
Area43 ha
SCB code1783SB119

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Place profile

6/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
61/100
Quiet surroundings
60/100
Rurality
53/100
Urbanity
0/100
Family friendliness
7/100
Senior friendliness
15/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest50 m
  • Distance to water380 m
  • Distance to farmland30 m
  • Distance to shoreline380 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway18.8 km
  • Distance to industry11.1 km
  • Distance to power line680 m

Services

  • Distance to grocery store6.9 km
  • Distance to school7.2 km
  • Distance to train station19.2 km

Median across 96 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 320–422
  • 355–928
  • 3410–1430
  • 3015–1927
  • 1720–245
  • 1825–2926
  • 3630–3429
  • 4835–3939
  • 4040–4432
  • 3245–4927
  • 5550–5445
  • 6355–5955
  • 7160–6469
  • 7665–6954
  • 6470–7463
  • 4575–7945
  • 4480+55

Men 740Women 651

Marital status

  • Unmarried647 (46 %)
  • Married520 (37 %)
  • Divorced158 (11 %)
  • Widowed67 (5 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Sörby, 1,391 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 76 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 55 min
  • Gothenburg4 h 45 min
  • Municipal seat26 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

  • Lakenesjön928 ha330 m
  • Krakerudsdammen126 ha4.3 km
  • Långtjärnen7 ha4.8 km
  • Bunnerstjärnen18 ha5.2 km

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Nearest localities

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Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone5.2 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)2.5 km
  • Potentially contaminated land1 in the locality200 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve1.6 km
  • Natura 20003 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest4.7 km
  • Water protection area14 km
  • Habitat protection5.4 km
  • National conservation interest3 km
  • National heritage interest8.6 km

Services & safety

  • School7.2 km
  • Fire station13.2 km
  • Police station15.3 km
  • Civil defence shelter11.1 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site920 m
  • Swimming pool8.5 km
  • Campsite1.7 km
  • Hiking trail6.2 km
  • Cycle trail4.8 km
  • Geologically notable site44.4 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant7 km
  • Café9.6 km
  • Petrol station1 in the locality200 m
  • Library15.4 km
  • Sports hall8 km
  • Hotel7.2 km
  • Care home33.1 km
  • Recycling centre15.9 km

Disturbance

  • Major road4.3 km
  • Railway18.8 km
  • Power line2.5 km
  • Wind turbine24.8 km
  • Mobile mast7.9 km
  • Military area26.4 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)27.7 km
  • Mine24.6 km
  • Quarry4.7 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark5.2 km
  • Church7.2 km
  • Community hall1 in the locality410 m

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

  • Population11,418
  • Median income370,800 kr/yr
  • Average age48.8 years
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The figures describe Hagfors Municipality as a whole, not Sörby.