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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest110 m
- Distance to water720 m
- Distance to farmland280 m
- Distance to shoreline720 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway350 m
- Distance to industry2.2 km
- Distance to power line840 m
Services
- Distance to grocery store650 m
- Distance to school650 m
- Distance to train station7.6 km
Median across 789 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 1480–4152
- 1985–9181
- 24710–14210
- 21815–19183
- 7820–2474
- 6025–2983
- 12530–34134
- 16535–39184
- 18140–44166
- 18845–49207
- 19550–54185
- 14655–59138
- 10160–6499
- 8865–6992
- 7870–7492
- 8775–79101
- 7780+120
Men 2,380Women 2,401
Marital status
- Unmarried2,515 (53 %)
- Married1,819 (38 %)
- Divorced324 (7 %)
- Widowed114 (2 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 3 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Hovsta, 4,781 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 2,734 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
- Stockholm2 h 38 min
- Gothenburg3 h 59 min
- Municipal seat15 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
- Mellanlången30 ha2.3 km
- Södra Lången48 ha2.4 km
- Norra Lången98 ha2.8 km
- Listresjön26 ha4.3 km
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Nearest localities
- Skogalund172 inhabitants1.1 km
- Örebro128,658 inhabitants1.1 km
- Yxstabacken181 inhabitants1.4 km
- Tjusebotorp126 inhabitants2 km
- Enbacken97 inhabitants2.2 km
- Eriksnäs59 inhabitants2.5 km
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Associations and activities
- Hovsta Scoutkår (Annexet)scoutkårOutdoor life
- Hovsta Scoutkår (Lyan)scoutkårOutdoor life
- Hovsta frikyrkoförsamlings UngdomscoutkårOutdoor life
- Hovsta IFGymnastikSports
- Hovsta Frikyrkoförsamling UngdomKörsångReligion
- Hovsta församlingsgårdchristianReligion
- Hovsta kyrkakyrkaReligion
- PRO Axberg-Hovsta-LillånpensionärsföreningSocial
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 zone10.9 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)13.3 km
- Potentially contaminated land3 in the locality510 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve310 m
- Natura 20005.2 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest5.1 km
- Water protection area5.9 km
- Habitat protection4 km
- National conservation interest2.2 km
- National heritage interest4.3 km
Services & safety
- School2 in the locality390 m
- Fire station8.7 km
- Police station7.5 km
- Civil defence shelter1.6 km
- Vulnerable area (police)4.8 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site9.5 km
- Swimming pool5 in the locality70 m
- Campsite10 km
- Hiking trail3.6 km
- Cycle trail1.1 km
- Ski trail6.5 km
- Floodlit track21.9 km
- Birding site6.8 km
- Geologically notable site47.8 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant3.2 km
- Café3.3 km
- Petrol station2.2 km
- Library5.6 km
- Sports hall2.5 km
- Hotel5.6 km
- Care home4.9 km
- Recycling centre810 m
Disturbance
- Major road700 m
- Railway2.8 km
- Power line1.2 km
- Wind turbine5.7 km
- Mobile mast3.3 km
- Military area3.7 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)2.8 km
- Mine11.2 km
- Quarry4.1 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark3.3 km
- Church1 in the locality510 m
- Community hall1 in the locality530 m
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
The figures describe Örebro Municipality as a whole, not Hovsta.