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Skepplanda
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Urban area in Ale Municipality, Västra Götaland County

Skepplanda

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Facts

MunicipalityAle
CountyVästra Götaland County
Population1,821
Area154 ha
SCB code1440TB104

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Place profile

45/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
16/100
Quiet surroundings
48/100
Rurality
38/100
Urbanity
57/100
Family friendliness
48/100
Senior friendliness
39/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest100 m
  • Distance to water780 m
  • Distance to farmland220 m
  • Distance to shoreline780 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway3.9 km
  • Distance to industry700 m
  • Distance to power line600 m

Services

  • Distance to grocery store380 m
  • Distance to school310 m
  • Distance to train station4.6 km

Median across 577 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 720–470
  • 845–984
  • 10410–1484
  • 7815–1975
  • 5920–2434
  • 4025–2950
  • 6430–3466
  • 8835–39105
  • 9140–4474
  • 7045–4974
  • 8550–5482
  • 6755–5967
  • 6560–6463
  • 5565–6962
  • 4270–7455
  • 4775–7960
  • 8180+93

Men 1,192Women 1,198

Marital status

  • Unmarried1,217 (51 %)
  • Married857 (36 %)
  • Divorced212 (9 %)
  • Widowed96 (4 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Skepplanda, 2,390 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 1,821 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

  • Gothenburg35 min
  • Malmö3 h 47 min
  • Municipal seat18 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 ha2.1 km
  • Stora Kroksjön22 ha4.8 km
  • Hultasjön10 ha5.3 km
  • Abborresjön9 ha5.5 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 zone10.9 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)6.2 km
  • Potentially contaminated land8 in the locality430 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve1.9 km
  • Natura 20003.8 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest2.4 km
  • Water protection area9.9 km
  • Habitat protection4.5 km
  • National conservation interest2.4 km
  • National heritage interest10.5 km

Services & safety

  • School2 in the locality200 m
  • Fire station6.4 km
  • Police station18.5 km
  • Civil defence shelter4.3 km
  • Vulnerable area (police)19.9 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site5.4 km
  • Swimming pool5.9 km
  • Campsite6.3 km
  • Hiking trail230 m
  • Cycle trail230 m
  • Ski trail13.2 km
  • Floodlit track14.2 km
  • Birding site46.8 km
  • Geologically notable site43.9 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant1 in the locality380 m
  • Café2.8 km
  • Petrol station2.6 km
  • Library1 in the locality410 m
  • Sports hall2 in the locality400 m
  • Hotel7.1 km
  • Care home1 in the locality150 m
  • Recycling centre1 in the locality860 m

Disturbance

  • Major road2.6 km
  • Railway3.8 km
  • Power line1.1 km
  • Wind turbine3.3 km
  • Mobile mast670 m
  • Military area19.3 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)3 in the locality980 m
  • Quarry7.6 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark5.3 km
  • Church1 in the locality760 m
  • Community hall1 in the locality450 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 Skepplanda.