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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest100 m
- Distance to water340 m
- Distance to farmland140 m
- Distance to shoreline340 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway220 m
- Distance to industry340 m
- Distance to power line600 m
Services
- Distance to grocery store520 m
- Distance to school390 m
- Distance to train station720 m
Median across 394 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 520–436
- 535–950
- 4910–1452
- 4215–1947
- 4020–2432
- 4225–2940
- 4630–3437
- 5435–3968
- 4540–4448
- 5845–4945
- 7050–5459
- 7055–5969
- 8360–6465
- 6565–6990
- 8070–7469
- 7675–7965
- 7280+72
Men 997Women 944
Marital status
- Unmarried977 (50 %)
- Married707 (36 %)
- Divorced179 (9 %)
- Widowed97 (5 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Fors, 1,941 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 753 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 22 min
- Municipal seat14 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
- Forssjön40 ha270 m
- Sävviken36 ha490 m
- Stora Halsjön26 ha1.5 km
- Åsgarn162 ha2 km
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Surroundings
Natural hazards
- Flood zone4 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)4.1 km
- Potentially contaminated land9 in the locality60 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve6 km
- Natura 200013.4 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest7.7 km
- Water protection area8.1 km
- Habitat protection4.6 km
- National conservation interest5.5 km
- National heritage interest5.3 km
Services & safety
- School1 in the locality330 m
- Fire station10.6 km
- Police station10.5 km
- Civil defence shelter4 in the locality240 m
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site1 in the locality1.6 km
- Swimming pool11.6 km
- Campsite9.9 km
- Hiking trail1.9 km
- Cycle trail1.4 km
- Ski trail25.1 km
- Floodlit track8.2 km
- Birding site26 km
- Geologically notable site37.6 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant1 in the locality200 m
- Café3 km
- Petrol station8.5 km
- Library10.4 km
- Sports hall1 in the locality950 m
- Hotel3 km
- Care home8.4 km
- Recycling centre11.4 km
Disturbance
- Major road1.5 km
- Railway2.1 km
- Power line680 m
- Wind turbine12.4 km
- Mobile mast9 km
- Military area30 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)1.9 km
- Mine8.7 km
- Quarry5.4 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark5.5 km
- Church1 in the locality270 m
- Community hall10.8 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
- Population22,417
- Median income389,100 kr/yr
- Average age45.5 years
The figures describe Avesta Municipality as a whole, not Fors.