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Laxå
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Urban area in Laxå Municipality, Örebro County

Laxå

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Facts

MunicipalityLaxå
CountyÖrebro County
Population3,161
Area445 ha
SCB code1860TC103

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Place profile

42/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
44/100
Quiet surroundings
45/100
Rurality
54/100
Urbanity
51/100
Family friendliness
37/100
Senior friendliness
30/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest40 m
  • Distance to water400 m
  • Distance to farmland990 m
  • Distance to shoreline400 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway870 m
  • Distance to industry220 m
  • Distance to power line460 m

Services

  • Distance to grocery store620 m
  • Distance to school520 m
  • Distance to train station1.2 km

Median across 1,075 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 620–459
  • 985–990
  • 10010–1493
  • 11315–19110
  • 9820–2470
  • 9225–2964
  • 8630–3473
  • 8435–3992
  • 10240–4481
  • 7945–4965
  • 7650–5477
  • 9755–59105
  • 9360–64104
  • 10265–6996
  • 9470–7482
  • 9475–79103
  • 13080+189

Men 1,600Women 1,553

Marital status

  • Unmarried1,635 (52 %)
  • Married993 (32 %)
  • Divorced286 (9 %)
  • Widowed216 (7 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 2 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Laxå, 3,153 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 3,161 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 12 min
  • Gothenburg3 h 10 min
  • Malmö5 h 39 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

  • Borasjön401 ha3.4 km
  • Mosjön31 ha3.9 km
  • Toften1,843 ha5.9 km
  • Skiren25 ha6.3 km

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Nearest localities

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Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone16.1 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)2.6 km
  • Potentially contaminated land36 in the locality10 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve130 m
  • Natura 20007.1 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest9.8 km
  • Water protection area4.6 km
  • Habitat protection7 km
  • National conservation interest7.1 km
  • National heritage interest730 m

Services & safety

  • School2 in the locality420 m
  • Fire station1 in the locality190 m
  • Police station19.8 km
  • Civil defence shelter49 in the locality80 m
  • Vulnerable area (police)45.2 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site1 in the locality50 m
  • Swimming pool11.9 km
  • Campsite10.2 km
  • Hiking trail3.4 km
  • Cycle trail8.6 km
  • Ski trail41.8 km
  • Floodlit track27.7 km
  • Birding site34.3 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant4 in the locality90 m
  • Café4.8 km
  • Petrol station5 in the locality10 m
  • Library19.9 km
  • Sports hall2.2 km
  • Hotel2 in the locality80 m
  • Care home19.7 km
  • Recycling centre18.6 km

Disturbance

  • Major road60 m
  • Railway1.8 km
  • Power line590 m
  • Wind turbine5.2 km
  • Mobile mast1.3 km
  • Military area33.3 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)12.2 km
  • Mine18.6 km
  • Quarry5.1 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark16.6 km
  • Church2 in the locality110 m
  • Community hall15.8 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

  • Population5,423
  • Median income375,300 kr/yr
  • Average age47.8 years
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