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Motala
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Urban area in Motala Municipality, Östergötland County

Motala

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Facts

MunicipalityMotala
CountyÖstergötland County
Population31,367
Area2,056 ha
SCB code0583TC106

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Place profile

73/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
38/100
Quiet surroundings
38/100
Rurality
53/100
Urbanity
68/100
Family friendliness
83/100
Senior friendliness
69/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest100 m
  • Distance to water410 m
  • Distance to farmland560 m
  • Distance to shoreline410 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway1 km
  • Distance to industry310 m
  • Distance to power line2.1 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store640 m
  • Distance to school550 m
  • Distance to train station1.9 km

Median across 7,159 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 7240–4701
  • 9845–9879
  • 98610–14944
  • 1,03515–19951
  • 87620–24700
  • 82125–29654
  • 1,02730–34973
  • 1,07635–391,009
  • 97040–44891
  • 90845–49944
  • 1,04550–54997
  • 1,12155–591,094
  • 1,00360–64990
  • 91465–69989
  • 88570–74990
  • 88075–79904
  • 1,08480+1,509

Men 16,339Women 16,119

Marital status

  • Unmarried17,229 (53 %)
  • Married10,275 (32 %)
  • Divorced3,375 (10 %)
  • Widowed1,625 (5 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 16 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Motala, 32,458 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 31,367 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 23 min
  • Malmö4 h 40 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

  • Vättern188,560 ha2.5 km
  • Boren2,700 ha2.8 km
  • Illersjön7 ha4.2 km
  • Mosjön8 ha6.9 km

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Nearest localities

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Associations and activities

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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 zone1.4 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)19.3 km
  • Potentially contaminated land281 in the locality180 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve2.7 km
  • Natura 20001.2 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest18 km
  • Water protection area1.9 km
  • Habitat protection3.3 km
  • National conservation interest1.1 km
  • National heritage interest700 m

Services & safety

  • School42 in the locality320 m
  • Fire station1 in the locality1.5 km
  • Police station1 in the locality920 m
  • Civil defence shelter327 in the locality210 m
  • Vulnerable area (police)31.1 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site2 in the locality1.9 km
  • Swimming pool3 in the locality1.8 km
  • Campsite6 in the locality1.6 km
  • Hiking trail1.1 km
  • Cycle trail910 m
  • Ski trail41.1 km
  • Floodlit track1.1 km
  • Birding site26 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant19 in the locality650 m
  • Café10 in the locality820 m
  • Petrol station13 in the locality1.3 km
  • Library1 in the locality1 km
  • Sports hall5 in the locality1.1 km
  • Hotel6 in the locality780 m
  • Care home2 in the locality1.8 km
  • Recycling centre3.1 km

Disturbance

  • Major road630 m
  • Railway1.5 km
  • Power line2.4 km
  • Wind turbine6 km
  • Mobile mast4 in the locality380 m
  • Military area3.6 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)13.9 km
  • Mine28.7 km
  • Quarry2.6 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark10 in the locality360 m
  • Church8 in the locality660 m
  • Community hall1 in the locality980 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

  • Population43,505
  • Median income382,000 kr/yr
  • Average age44.6 years
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