
Högsäter
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest70 m
- Distance to water320 m
- Distance to farmland110 m
- Distance to shoreline320 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway22.2 km
- Distance to industry490 m
- Distance to power line540 m
Services
- Distance to grocery store460 m
- Distance to school400 m
- Distance to train station29.8 km
Median across 300 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 500–443
- 565–944
- 4610–1445
- 7615–1950
- 4320–2425
- 4425–2938
- 7530–3457
- 6735–3967
- 4740–4454
- 5645–4941
- 4750–5449
- 6355–5965
- 9060–6482
- 7065–6955
- 7070–7462
- 8175–7958
- 6380+82
Men 1,044Women 917
Marital status
- Unmarried1,077 (55 %)
- Married608 (31 %)
- Divorced156 (8 %)
- Widowed106 (5 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Högsäter, 1,961 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 695 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 48 min
- Malmö5 h
- Municipal seat13 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
- Ragnerudsjön166 ha2.4 km
- Stora Kvarndålet22 ha4.2 km
- Trästicken8 ha4.5 km
- Stora Lysevattnet14 ha5 km
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Nearest localities
- Stigen426 inhabitants8.3 km
- Färgelanda1,938 inhabitants8.4 km
- Norra Håvesten99 inhabitants10.9 km
- Ödeborg575 inhabitants11.9 km
- Dagsholm68 inhabitants15.1 km
- Bäckefors632 inhabitants17 km
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Associations and activities
- Högsäters bygdegårdOther
- Högsäter – var med och starta!scoutkårOutdoor life
- HögsäterbygdegårdLocal heritage
- Järbo (Högsäter)bygdegårdLocal heritage
- Högsäters tennisbanorsporthallSports
- Högsäter 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 zoneThe locality lies within
- Wildfire area (since 2018)4.8 km
- Potentially contaminated land12 in the locality110 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve3.1 km
- Natura 200012.6 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest3.1 km
- Water protection area350 m
- Habitat protection4.3 km
- National conservation interest2.6 km
- National heritage interestThe locality lies within
Services & safety
- School2 in the locality250 m
- Fire station1 in the locality180 m
- Police station24 km
- Civil defence shelter18.4 km
- Vulnerable area (police)44.2 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site2.8 km
- Swimming pool27.1 km
- Campsite2.8 km
- Hiking trail4.8 km
- Cycle trail330 m
- Floodlit track38.4 km
- Birding site43.3 km
- Geologically notable site32.1 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant1 in the locality110 m
- Café9.7 km
- Petrol station9.5 km
- Library9.7 km
- Sports hall900 m
- Hotel12 km
- Care home1 in the locality150 m
- Recycling centre26 km
Disturbance
- Major road110 m
- Railway16.3 km
- Power line330 m
- Wind turbine7 km
- Mobile mast1 in the locality860 m
- Military area22.5 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)2.4 km
- Mine33 km
- Quarry3.3 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark9.7 km
- Church1 in the locality400 m
- Community hall1 in the locality380 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
- Population6,376
- Median income376,100 kr/yr
- Average age45.9 years
The figures describe Färgelanda Municipality as a whole, not Högsäter.