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Röfors
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Small locality in Laxå Municipality, Örebro County

Röfors

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1

Facts

MunicipalityLaxå
CountyÖrebro County
Population163
Area27 ha
SCB code1860SB104

2

Place profile

25/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
63/100
Quiet surroundings
49/100
Rurality
59/100
Urbanity
21/100
Family friendliness
15/100
Senior friendliness
20/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest30 m
  • Distance to water180 m
  • Distance to farmland1.9 km
  • Distance to shoreline180 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway5.1 km
  • Distance to industry790 m
  • Distance to power line520 m

Services

  • Distance to grocery store4.5 km
  • Distance to school4.5 km
  • Distance to train station5.3 km

Median across 88 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 110–423
  • 155–918
  • 2410–1416
  • 1515–1915
  • 1420–2414
  • 1825–2912
  • 1730–3417
  • 2335–3922
  • 3240–4418
  • 2145–4921
  • 3150–5430
  • 5655–5930
  • 5060–6448
  • 4565–6938
  • 3170–7438
  • 4475–7930
  • 3080+24

Men 477Women 414

Marital status

  • Unmarried416 (46 %)
  • Married341 (38 %)
  • Divorced111 (12 %)
  • Widowed33 (4 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Röfors, 891 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 163 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 18 min
  • Gothenburg3 h 16 min
  • Malmö5 h 36 min
  • Municipal seat7 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.

5

Lakes nearby

  • Skiren25 ha2.7 km
  • Borasjön401 ha2.9 km
  • Hullsjön10 ha3.6 km
  • Lången134 ha4.5 km

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Nearest localities

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Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone17.5 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)1.8 km
  • Potentially contaminated land1 in the locality370 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve1 km
  • Natura 20006.4 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest5.5 km
  • Water protection area6.5 km
  • Habitat protection4.8 km
  • National conservation interest4.9 km
  • National heritage interest5 km

Services & safety

  • School4.4 km
  • Fire station4.5 km
  • Police station17.9 km
  • Civil defence shelter1 in the locality50 m
  • Vulnerable area (police)48.6 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site1.8 km
  • Swimming pool8.6 km
  • Campsite7.1 km
  • Hiking trail4 km
  • Cycle trail9.7 km
  • Ski trail45.9 km
  • Floodlit track23.8 km
  • Birding site36.1 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant4.4 km
  • Café5.4 km
  • Petrol station4.2 km
  • Library18 km
  • Sports hall4.7 km
  • Hotel1 in the locality330 m
  • Care home17.9 km
  • Recycling centre16.9 km

Disturbance

  • Major road660 m
  • Railway6.2 km
  • Power line540 m
  • Wind turbine3.1 km
  • Mobile mast800 m
  • Military area29.6 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)9.8 km
  • Mine22 km
  • Quarry8.2 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark13.5 km
  • Church4.4 km
  • Community hall16 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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The figures describe Laxå Municipality as a whole, not Röfors.