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Svartå
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Urban area in Degerfors Municipality, Örebro County

Svartå

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1

Facts

MunicipalityDegerfors
CountyÖrebro County
Population439
Area90 ha
SCB code1862TB102

2

Place profile

8/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
52/100
Quiet surroundings
53/100
Rurality
54/100
Urbanity
0/100
Family friendliness
13/100
Senior friendliness
0/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest30 m
  • Distance to water200 m
  • Distance to farmland830 m
  • Distance to shoreline200 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway590 m
  • Distance to industry570 m
  • Distance to power line430 m

Services

  • Distance to grocery store8.6 km
  • Distance to school500 m
  • Distance to train station12.2 km

Median across 229 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 150–413
  • 105–913
  • 1810–1418
  • 2215–1912
  • 1220–245
  • 1425–2912
  • 2730–3422
  • 2135–3919
  • 1840–4422
  • 2345–4914
  • 3050–5428
  • 3455–5938
  • 4460–6427
  • 3665–6941
  • 4070–7432
  • 3575–7929
  • 3780+24

Men 436Women 369

Marital status

  • Unmarried356 (44 %)
  • Married317 (40 %)
  • Divorced90 (11 %)
  • Widowed37 (5 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Svartå, 805 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 439 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 32 min
  • Municipal seat18 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

  • Stor-Björken440 ha160 m
  • Lill-Björken52 ha670 m
  • Sirsjön74 ha1.7 km
  • Brännsjön19 ha2.6 km

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Nearest localities

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Associations and activities

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 zone8.7 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)2 km
  • Potentially contaminated land15 in the locality30 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve6.9 km
  • Natura 200010.5 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest4.1 km
  • Water protection area2.4 km
  • Habitat protection7.9 km
  • National conservation interest6.1 km
  • National heritage interest9.4 km

Services & safety

  • School10.1 km
  • Fire station8.8 km
  • Police station13.2 km
  • Civil defence shelter2 in the locality380 m
  • Vulnerable area (police)40.7 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site1.4 km
  • Swimming pool20.3 km
  • Campsite14.2 km
  • Hiking trail600 m
  • Cycle trail8.9 km
  • Ski trail31.9 km
  • Floodlit track30.9 km
  • Birding site24.8 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant8.6 km
  • Café10.5 km
  • Petrol station1 in the locality60 m
  • Library20.9 km
  • Sports hall1 in the locality660 m
  • Hotel8.8 km
  • Care home20.6 km
  • Recycling centre21.3 km

Disturbance

  • Major road50 m
  • Railway1.7 km
  • Power line660 m
  • Wind turbine12.1 km
  • Mobile mast1.5 km
  • Military area19.9 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)1.5 km
  • Mine8.7 km
  • Quarry3.5 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark11.4 km
  • Church8.9 km
  • Community hall12.6 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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The figures describe Degerfors Municipality as a whole, not Svartå.