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Degerfors
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Urban area in Degerfors Municipality, Örebro County

Degerfors

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Facts

MunicipalityDegerfors
CountyÖrebro County
Population7,047
Area809 ha
SCB code1862TC101

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Place profile

39/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
42/100
Quiet surroundings
43/100
Rurality
53/100
Urbanity
60/100
Family friendliness
41/100
Senior friendliness
23/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest70 m
  • Distance to water730 m
  • Distance to farmland660 m
  • Distance to shoreline730 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway370 m
  • Distance to industry290 m
  • Distance to power line490 m

Services

  • Distance to grocery store790 m
  • Distance to school900 m
  • Distance to train station1.2 km

Median across 2,587 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 1700–4133
  • 1875–9175
  • 18710–14216
  • 20615–19199
  • 17320–24130
  • 16625–29152
  • 21330–34204
  • 21935–39200
  • 15140–44171
  • 19645–49206
  • 25150–54218
  • 26555–59230
  • 25760–64232
  • 22965–69224
  • 19970–74227
  • 21475–79246
  • 32980+387

Men 3,612Women 3,550

Marital status

  • Unmarried3,576 (50 %)
  • Married2,239 (31 %)
  • Divorced840 (12 %)
  • Widowed470 (7 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 5 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Degerfors, 7,162 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 7,047 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 22 min
  • Gothenburg3 h 44 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

  • Möckeln1,821 ha2.1 km
  • Östersjön12 ha3 km
  • Gryten33 ha3.1 km
  • Västersjön109 ha3.4 km

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Nearest localities

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Associations and activities

And 27 more associations →

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 zone2.7 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)5.6 km
  • Potentially contaminated land61 in the locality290 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve950 m
  • Natura 20007.1 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest5.5 km
  • Water protection area770 m
  • Habitat protection1.7 km
  • National conservation interest1.6 km
  • National heritage interest11.7 km

Services & safety

  • School5 in the locality600 m
  • Fire station2 in the locality970 m
  • Police station1 in the locality320 m
  • Civil defence shelter87 in the locality260 m
  • Vulnerable area (police)41.9 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site2.1 km
  • Swimming pool10.3 km
  • Campsite2.1 km
  • Hiking trail1.9 km
  • Cycle trail930 m
  • Ski trail29.1 km
  • Floodlit track20.2 km
  • Birding site24.2 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant3 in the locality310 m
  • Café1 in the locality350 m
  • Petrol station2 in the locality280 m
  • Library10.9 km
  • Sports hall1 in the locality900 m
  • Hotel9.2 km
  • Care home20.2 km
  • Recycling centre9.3 km

Disturbance

  • Major road270 m
  • Railway180 m
  • Power line650 m
  • Wind turbine4.8 km
  • Mobile mast1 in the locality930 m
  • Military area13 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)6.2 km
  • Mine13.9 km
  • Quarry8.4 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark4 in the locality620 m
  • Church2 in the locality790 m
  • Community hall1 in the locality1.1 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

  • Population9,278
  • Median income382,600 kr/yr
  • Average age47.1 years
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