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Älvsered
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest30 m
- Distance to water190 m
- Distance to farmland250 m
- Distance to shoreline190 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway27.5 km
- Distance to industry520 m
- Distance to power line4.1 km
Services
- Distance to grocery store480 m
- Distance to school540 m
- Distance to train station28.1 km
Median across 339 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 290–432
- 345–923
- 2110–1437
- 2615–1927
- 2920–2425
- 3025–2919
- 2630–3426
- 4735–3938
- 3140–4434
- 3945–4937
- 4050–5442
- 5355–5953
- 6060–6449
- 4765–6954
- 4670–7435
- 3975–7939
- 5080+58
Men 647Women 628
Marital status
- Unmarried609 (47 %)
- Married469 (36 %)
- Divorced147 (11 %)
- Widowed70 (5 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Älvsered, 1,275 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 442 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 54 min
- Gothenburg1 h 37 min
- Malmö2 h 52 min
- Municipal seat57 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
- Stora Horsasjön9 ha210 m
- Björkhultasjön14 ha1.3 km
- Torpasjön7 ha1.7 km
- Gamlarydssjön13 ha1.7 km
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Associations and activities
- Älvsereds BygdegårdOther
- Älvsereds BygdegårdsföreningOther
- Älvsereds IdrottshallsföreningFotbollOther
- Älvsereds VägföreningOther
- Älvsered – var med och starta!scoutkårOutdoor life
- ÄlvseredbygdegårdLocal heritage
- Älvsereds GymnastikföreningGymnastikSports
- Älvsereds TennishallsporthallSports
- Älvsereds skjutbanaidrottsplanSports
- Älvsereds kyrkakyrkaReligion
- Älvsereds BouleSocial
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 zone7.4 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)15.2 km
- Coastal erosion40.3 km
- Potentially contaminated land9 in the locality140 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve6.9 km
- Natura 200014 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest4.6 km
- Water protection areaThe locality lies within
- Habitat protection4.3 km
- National conservation interest4.7 km
- National heritage interest6.9 km
Services & safety
- School1 in the locality290 m
- Fire station8.4 km
- Police station14.7 km
- Civil defence shelter14.8 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site310 m
- Swimming pool1.1 km
- Campsite1 in the locality230 m
- Hiking trail4.3 km
- Cycle trail60 m
- Floodlit track40.4 km
- Birding site41.1 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant1 in the locality420 m
- Café5.7 km
- Petrol station1 in the locality520 m
- Library14.2 km
- Sports hall1 in the locality320 m
- Hotel6.2 km
- Care home14.4 km
- Recycling centre15.1 km
Disturbance
- Major road320 m
- Railway26.3 km
- Power line4.2 km
- Wind turbine11.7 km
- Mobile mast8.4 km
- Military area48.7 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)2.5 km
- Quarry8.9 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark820 m
- Church1 in the locality110 m
- Community hall1 in the locality220 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
- Population47,337
- Median income383,900 kr/yr
- Average age44.3 years
The figures describe Falkenberg Municipality as a whole, not Älvsered.