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Färgelanda
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest60 m
- Distance to water290 m
- Distance to farmland210 m
- Distance to shoreline290 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway20.2 km
- Distance to industry180 m
- Distance to power line980 m
Services
- Distance to grocery store630 m
- Distance to school530 m
- Distance to train station21.6 km
Median across 648 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 570–464
- 915–974
- 9110–1488
- 7315–1975
- 8120–2458
- 6225–2951
- 8230–3492
- 9835–3981
- 6440–4468
- 8645–4955
- 8350–5484
- 7955–5991
- 7160–6475
- 8165–6966
- 7070–7487
- 7275–7972
- 9280+128
Men 1,333Women 1,309
Marital status
- Unmarried1,487 (56 %)
- Married771 (29 %)
- Divorced272 (10 %)
- Widowed142 (5 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 2 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Färgelanda, 2,642 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 1,938 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 39 min
- Malmö4 h 50 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
- Björvattnet58 ha1.9 km
- Krokvattnet15 ha2.7 km
- Hillingsäterssjön52 ha3.5 km
- Brötegårdssjön17 ha3.5 km
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Associations and activities
- Färgelanda – var med och starta upp igen!scoutkårOutdoor life
- Färgelanda ScoutkårscoutkårOutdoor life
- Färgelanda bibliotekbibliotekCulture
- Färgelanda 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 zone940 m
- Wildfire area (since 2018)8.7 km
- Potentially contaminated land13 in the locality210 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve7.3 km
- Natura 200020.6 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest10.9 km
- Water protection area750 m
- Habitat protection3.7 km
- National conservation interest5.2 km
- National heritage interestThe locality lies within
Services & safety
- School3 in the locality290 m
- Fire station1 in the locality930 m
- Police station24.5 km
- Civil defence shelter19.5 km
- Vulnerable area (police)37.4 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site4.5 km
- Swimming pool23.9 km
- Campsite4.1 km
- Hiking trail11.8 km
- Cycle trail540 m
- Floodlit track34.5 km
- Birding site40 km
- Geologically notable site22.9 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant5 in the locality260 m
- Café1 in the locality240 m
- Petrol station2 in the locality310 m
- Library1 in the locality230 m
- Sports hall4 in the locality180 m
- Hotel13.2 km
- Care home1 in the locality1.1 km
- Recycling centre19 km
Disturbance
- Major road610 m
- Railway18.4 km
- Power line900 m
- Wind turbine2.5 km
- Mobile mast2 in the locality880 m
- Military area13.3 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)2.8 km
- Mine41.6 km
- Quarry7.4 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark1 in the locality260 m
- Church1 in the locality380 m
- Community hall3.2 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
- Population6,376
- Median income376,100 kr/yr
- Average age45.9 years