
Ås

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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest170 m
- Distance to water800 m
- Distance to farmland20 m
- Distance to shoreline800 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road30 m
- Distance to railway6.1 km
- Distance to industry7 km
- Distance to power line5.1 km
Services
- Distance to grocery store3 km
- Distance to school7.6 km
- Distance to train station8.3 km
Median across 67 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 220–420
- 315–920
- 2710–1423
- 3115–1922
- 1320–2419
- 1625–2918
- 3230–3430
- 2735–3927
- 3540–4422
- 3045–4921
- 3350–5431
- 3455–5933
- 4660–6441
- 4765–6933
- 3170–7431
- 3075–7923
- 3080+33
Men 515Women 447
Marital status
- Unmarried472 (50 %)
- Married373 (39 %)
- Divorced59 (6 %)
- Widowed41 (4 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Ås, 962 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 128 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
- Stockholm5 h 12 min
- Gothenburg2 h 5 min
- Malmö2 h 53 min
- Municipal seat29 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
- Flaten130 ha2.2 km
- Agnsjön33 ha2.4 km
- Draven117 ha4 km
- Stumsjön38 ha4.3 km
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Surroundings
Natural hazards
- Flood zone820 m
- Wildfire area (since 2018)8 km
- Potentially contaminated land1 in the locality290 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve2.9 km
- Natura 20002.9 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest4.3 km
- Water protection area5.9 km
- Habitat protection3.9 km
- National conservation interest2.9 km
- National heritage interestThe locality lies within
Services & safety
- School1 in the locality40 m
- Fire station8.2 km
- Police station21.2 km
- Civil defence shelter7.5 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site3.5 km
- Swimming pool16.4 km
- Campsite11.5 km
- Hiking trail8.3 km
- Cycle trail240 m
- Floodlit track20.9 km
- Birding site4.8 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant7.4 km
- Café12.1 km
- Petrol station2.8 km
- Library7.9 km
- Sports hall870 m
- Hotel7.4 km
- Care home21.7 km
- Recycling centre11 km
Disturbance
- Major road6.2 km
- Railway6.5 km
- Power line5.4 km
- Wind turbine9 km
- Mobile mast8.6 km
- Military area31.8 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)2.2 km
- Mine48.5 km
- Quarry5.5 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark7.3 km
- Church1.5 km
- Community hall8.1 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
- Population28,936
- Median income387,400 kr/yr
- Average age43.2 years
The figures describe Gislaved Municipality as a whole, not Ås.