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Bovallstrand
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest250 m
- Distance to water310 m
- Distance to farmland430 m
- Distance to shoreline130 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway48 km
- Distance to industry4 km
- Distance to power line4.4 km
Services
- Distance to grocery store700 m
- Distance to school420 m
- Distance to train station51.4 km
Median across 762 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 340–439
- 585–938
- 4910–1464
- 5015–1947
- 3920–2444
- 6725–2951
- 5830–3446
- 6935–3957
- 6740–4449
- 7545–4964
- 6850–5490
- 10155–5995
- 10160–64102
- 9365–69101
- 12170–74135
- 11175–79115
- 13480+167
Men 1,295Women 1,304
Marital status
- Unmarried1,079 (42 %)
- Married963 (37 %)
- Divorced334 (13 %)
- Widowed215 (8 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Bovallstrand, 2,599 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 456 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 43 min
- Malmö4 h 54 min
- Municipal seat21 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
- Tåsteröds stora vatten68 ha5.1 km
- Kärrs vatten10 ha5.9 km
- Välseröd vatten11 ha7 km
- Långöns vatten8 ha7.1 km
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Nearest localities
- Gerlesborg97 inhabitants1.1 km
- Hunnebostrand1,988 inhabitants2.2 km
- Björkenäs50 inhabitants5 km
- Heestrand58 inhabitants5.3 km
- Tegelstrand106 inhabitants6.1 km
- Hamburgsund696 inhabitants8.9 km
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Associations and activities
- Bovallstrands församlingshemchristianReligion
- Bovallstrands kyrkakyrkaReligion
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 zone19.3 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)2.9 km
- Potentially contaminated land7 in the locality330 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve1.1 km
- Natura 200032.3 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest490 m
- Water protection area3.9 km
- Habitat protection4 km
- National conservation interest320 m
- National heritage interest1.6 km
Services & safety
- School1 in the locality30 m
- Fire station9.6 km
- Police station12.6 km
- Civil defence shelter7.2 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site760 m
- Swimming pool7.2 km
- Campsite1 in the locality740 m
- Hiking trail70 m
- Cycle trail14.7 km
- Birding site19.8 km
- Geologically notable site4.7 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant2 in the locality370 m
- Café1 in the locality360 m
- Petrol station2.6 km
- Library13.6 km
- Sports hall1 in the locality770 m
- Hotel2.9 km
- Care home2 km
- Recycling centre1 in the locality80 m
Disturbance
- Major road70 m
- Railway15.9 km
- Power line4.2 km
- Wind turbine10.5 km
- Mobile mast1.9 km
- Military area19.4 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)780 m
- Quarry1.4 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark1 in the locality830 m
- Church1 in the locality120 m
- Community hall1 in the locality130 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
- Population9,104
- Median income412,600 kr/yr
- Average age51.3 years
The figures describe Sotenäs Municipality as a whole, not Bovallstrand.