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Åstol
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Small locality in Tjörn Municipality, Västra Götaland County

Åstol

1

Facts

MunicipalityTjörn
CountyVästra Götaland County
Population159
Area14 ha
SCB code1419SB112

2

Place profile

32/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
-4/100
Quiet surroundings
66/100
Rurality
17/100
Urbanity
59/100
Family friendliness
54/100
Senior friendliness
27/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest100 m
  • Distance to water160 m
  • Distance to farmland2.3 km
  • Distance to shoreline50 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road30 m
  • Distance to railway15.7 km
  • Distance to industry1.6 km
  • Distance to power line4.5 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store140 m
  • Distance to school1.9 km
  • Distance to train station18.4 km

Median across 210 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 410–431
  • 775–949
  • 5810–1448
  • 4515–1956
  • 2920–2417
  • 2725–2924
  • 4030–3441
  • 5635–3956
  • 5440–4459
  • 5945–4935
  • 6350–5441
  • 6055–5963
  • 7460–6477
  • 7365–6973
  • 7470–7463
  • 7175–7954
  • 8780+123

Men 988Women 910

Marital status

  • Unmarried787 (42 %)
  • Married820 (43 %)
  • Divorced164 (9 %)
  • Widowed120 (6 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Åstol, 1,898 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 159 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

  • Gothenburg1 h 10 min
  • Malmö4 h 22 min
  • Municipal seat17 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

  • Bö tjärn18 ha5.3 km
  • Skåtte mosse8 ha13.8 km
  • Krokevatten7 ha24.3 km
  • Kollungeröd vatten52 ha28.5 km

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Nearest localities

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Associations and activities

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.

8

Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone31.6 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)19.1 km
  • Potentially contaminated land2 in the locality70 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve1.9 km
  • Natura 20004.4 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest1.5 km
  • Water protection area2.6 km
  • Habitat protection9.2 km
  • National conservation interest2.1 km
  • National heritage interestThe locality lies within

Services & safety

  • School1.8 km
  • Fire station4 km
  • Police station21 km
  • Civil defence shelter3.5 km
  • Vulnerable area (police)27.4 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site310 m
  • Swimming pool3.9 km
  • Campsite3.3 km
  • Hiking trail1.1 km
  • Cycle trail18.6 km
  • Ski trail29.4 km
  • Floodlit track41.9 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant1 in the locality280 m
  • Café1 in the locality60 m
  • Petrol station2.2 km
  • Library4 km
  • Sports hall2.4 km
  • Hotel1.4 km
  • Care home1.9 km
  • Recycling centre4 km

Disturbance

  • Major road1.8 km
  • Railway15.7 km
  • Power line4.4 km
  • Wind turbine2.3 km
  • Mobile mast2.5 km
  • Military area20.8 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)4.2 km
  • Quarry11.9 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark1 in the locality80 m
  • Church2 in the locality140 m
  • Community hall1.3 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

  • Population16,092
  • Median income442,200 kr/yr
  • Average age47.4 years
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The figures describe Tjörn Municipality as a whole, not Åstol.