
Åstol
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
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
- Stora Dyrön187 inhabitants1.1 km
- Rönnäng1,597 inhabitants1.1 km
- Bleket och Klädesholmen761 inhabitants3 km
- Arvidsvik1,004 inhabitants3 km
- Kuballe105 inhabitants3.5 km
- Barlind140 inhabitants3.6 km
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Associations and activities
- Åstols hembygdsmuseumhembygdsgardLocal heritage
- Åstols hembygdsmuseummuseumCulture
- Pingst Rönnäng ÅstolkyrkaReligion
- Åstols missionshuskyrkaReligion
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 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
The figures describe Tjörn Municipality as a whole, not Åstol.