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Högsäter
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Urban area in Färgelanda Municipality, Västra Götaland County

Högsäter

1

Facts

MunicipalityFärgelanda
CountyVästra Götaland County
Population695
Area121 ha
SCB code1439TB102

2

Place profile

34/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
28/100
Quiet surroundings
50/100
Rurality
42/100
Urbanity
33/100
Family friendliness
61/100
Senior friendliness
12/100

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.

4

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

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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.

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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
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The figures describe Färgelanda Municipality as a whole, not Högsäter.