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Garphyttan
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Urban area in Örebro Municipality, Örebro County

Garphyttan

1

Facts

MunicipalityÖrebro
CountyÖrebro County
Population1,602
Area159 ha
SCB code1880TB105

2

Place profile

33/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
39/100
Quiet surroundings
46/100
Rurality
51/100
Urbanity
47/100
Family friendliness
48/100
Senior friendliness
27/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest50 m
  • Distance to water550 m
  • Distance to farmland430 m
  • Distance to shoreline550 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway13.3 km
  • Distance to industry540 m
  • Distance to power line460 m

Services

  • Distance to grocery store610 m
  • Distance to school530 m
  • Distance to train station14.7 km

Median across 495 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 560–431
  • 575–948
  • 5410–1470
  • 7715–1965
  • 4420–2417
  • 3125–2924
  • 5130–3451
  • 6935–3963
  • 4740–4455
  • 5845–4956
  • 6550–5458
  • 5155–5942
  • 4960–6447
  • 5165–6938
  • 3870–7436
  • 3975–7944
  • 4180+29

Men 878Women 774

Marital status

  • Unmarried892 (55 %)
  • Married521 (32 %)
  • Divorced171 (10 %)
  • Widowed48 (3 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Garphyttan, 1,652 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 1,602 inhabitants. A statistical area follows no locality boundary, so the figures describe the area around the locality, not the locality alone.

4

Driving time

  • Stockholm2 h 52 min
  • Gothenburg4 h 2 min
  • Municipal seat22 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

  • Björktjärnen16 ha3 km
  • Falkasjön23 ha3.2 km
  • Södra Ånnabosjön13 ha3.2 km
  • Stora Axsjön50 ha4 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.

8

Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone19.6 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)1.1 km
  • Potentially contaminated land11 in the locality80 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve1 km
  • Natura 20005.1 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest1.5 km
  • Water protection area320 m
  • Habitat protection620 m
  • National conservation interest860 m
  • National heritage interest7.2 km

Services & safety

  • School2 in the locality220 m
  • Fire station1 in the locality250 m
  • Police station15.6 km
  • Civil defence shelter11.4 km
  • Vulnerable area (police)12.5 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site2.9 km
  • Swimming pool11.2 km
  • Campsite3.1 km
  • Hiking trail2 km
  • Cycle trail230 m
  • Ski trail2.7 km
  • Floodlit track23.1 km
  • Birding site6.5 km
  • Geologically notable site45.6 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant2 in the locality480 m
  • Café1 in the locality780 m
  • Petrol station5.9 km
  • Library5.6 km
  • Sports hall2.5 km
  • Hotel13.6 km
  • Care home12 km
  • Recycling centre11.9 km

Disturbance

  • Major road110 m
  • Railway16.5 km
  • Power line80 m
  • Wind turbine8.9 km
  • Mobile mast1.3 km
  • Military area3.2 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)2.9 km
  • Mine6.1 km
  • Quarry1.2 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark1 in the locality350 m
  • Church2 in the locality180 m
  • Community hall11.1 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

  • Population160,140
  • Median income378,000 kr/yr
  • Average age40.5 years
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The figures describe Örebro Municipality as a whole, not Garphyttan.