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Älvängen
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Urban area in Ale Municipality, Västra Götaland County

Älvängen

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Facts

MunicipalityAle
CountyVästra Götaland County
Population6,634
Area489 ha
SCB code1440TB106

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Place profile

70/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
30/100
Quiet surroundings
46/100
Rurality
47/100
Urbanity
78/100
Family friendliness
68/100
Senior friendliness
64/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest70 m
  • Distance to water630 m
  • Distance to farmland270 m
  • Distance to shoreline630 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway660 m
  • Distance to industry450 m
  • Distance to power line860 m

Services

  • Distance to grocery store1.2 km
  • Distance to school520 m
  • Distance to train station1.1 km

Median across 1,746 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 3090–4277
  • 3915–9366
  • 41810–14339
  • 32615–19273
  • 20020–24151
  • 15225–29131
  • 25930–34316
  • 37635–39406
  • 36840–44344
  • 28345–49316
  • 30450–54292
  • 23055–59243
  • 20560–64178
  • 15465–69163
  • 13270–74164
  • 14275–79196
  • 23480+320

Men 4,483Women 4,475

Marital status

  • Unmarried4,727 (53 %)
  • Married3,192 (36 %)
  • Divorced697 (8 %)
  • Widowed324 (4 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 4 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Älvängen, 8,958 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 6,634 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

  • Gothenburg31 min
  • Malmö3 h 43 min
  • 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

  • Grosjön31 ha3.6 km
  • Hältorpssjön19 ha4.6 km
  • Klovatten15 ha5.4 km
  • Drypesjön34 ha5.7 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 zone13.3 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)8.1 km
  • Potentially contaminated land26 in the locality430 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve1.5 km
  • Natura 20005.7 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest800 m
  • Water protection area4.8 km
  • Habitat protection1.5 km
  • National conservation interest1.6 km
  • National heritage interest2.3 km

Services & safety

  • School8 in the locality320 m
  • Fire station5.8 km
  • Police station13.5 km
  • Civil defence shelter18 in the locality370 m
  • Vulnerable area (police)15.6 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site6.9 km
  • Swimming pool2.5 km
  • Campsite7.9 km
  • Hiking trail490 m
  • Cycle trail3.8 km
  • Ski trail8.7 km
  • Floodlit track14.1 km
  • Geologically notable site45.4 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant4 in the locality530 m
  • Café2 in the locality560 m
  • Petrol station1 in the locality500 m
  • Library1 in the locality870 m
  • Sports hall1 in the locality690 m
  • Hotel8.5 km
  • Care home2 in the locality520 m
  • Recycling centre1 in the locality950 m

Disturbance

  • Major road630 m
  • Railway920 m
  • Power line1.4 km
  • Wind turbine3.4 km
  • Mobile mast1 in the locality760 m
  • Military area21.3 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)1 km
  • Quarry7 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark1 in the locality760 m
  • Church3 in the locality430 m
  • Community hall1 in the locality570 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

  • Population32,576
  • Median income432,000 kr/yr
  • Average age40.1 years
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The figures describe Ale Municipality as a whole, not Älvängen.