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Nora
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Urban area in Nora Municipality, Örebro County

Nora

1

Facts

MunicipalityNora
CountyÖrebro County
Population6,633
Area609 ha
SCB code1884TC102

2

Place profile

75/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
49/100
Quiet surroundings
39/100
Rurality
60/100
Urbanity
85/100
Family friendliness
68/100
Senior friendliness
70/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest70 m
  • Distance to water330 m
  • Distance to farmland400 m
  • Distance to shoreline330 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway860 m
  • Distance to industry320 m
  • Distance to power line1.6 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store520 m
  • Distance to school680 m
  • Distance to train station1.3 km

Median across 1,779 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 1670–4197
  • 2135–9230
  • 23210–14230
  • 25015–19255
  • 16720–24131
  • 15025–29138
  • 20030–34201
  • 25435–39268
  • 20740–44206
  • 20045–49224
  • 23650–54241
  • 24655–59247
  • 24360–64240
  • 21565–69234
  • 22470–74269
  • 26875–79321
  • 35680+454

Men 3,828Women 4,086

Marital status

  • Unmarried3,916 (50 %)
  • Married2,626 (33 %)
  • Divorced884 (11 %)
  • Widowed458 (6 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 5 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Nora, 7,914 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 6,633 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 59 min
  • Gothenburg4 h 20 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

  • Lillsjön769 ha900 m
  • Åsbosjön107 ha1.1 km
  • Dammsjön46 ha3.6 km
  • Hålvik1,010 ha3.6 km

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Nearest localities

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Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone10.9 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)5.3 km
  • Potentially contaminated land74 in the locality180 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve1.1 km
  • Natura 200020.1 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest5.1 km
  • Water protection area8.2 km
  • Habitat protection1.9 km
  • National conservation interest4.6 km
  • National heritage interest480 m

Services & safety

  • School6 in the locality510 m
  • Fire station1 in the locality460 m
  • Police station1 in the locality740 m
  • Civil defence shelter57 in the locality160 m
  • Vulnerable area (police)25.3 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site1.5 km
  • Swimming pool4.3 km
  • Campsite2 in the locality1.5 km
  • Hiking trail2.2 km
  • Cycle trail610 m
  • Ski trail150 m
  • Floodlit track150 m
  • Birding site26.4 km
  • Geologically notable site25.7 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant9 in the locality370 m
  • Café6 in the locality350 m
  • Petrol station1 in the locality430 m
  • Library1 in the locality690 m
  • Sports hall2 in the locality370 m
  • Hotel2 in the locality780 m
  • Care home1 in the locality2 km
  • Recycling centre1 in the locality570 m

Disturbance

  • Major road1.1 km
  • Railway850 m
  • Power line850 m
  • Wind turbine8.2 km
  • Mobile mast3.2 km
  • Military area1.8 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)5.7 km
  • Mine700 m
  • Quarry1.9 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark4 in the locality560 m
  • Church2 in the locality690 m
  • Community hall12.3 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

  • Population10,639
  • Median income397,600 kr/yr
  • Average age46.2 years
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