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Small locality in Vårgårda Municipality, Västra Götaland County

Almelund

1

Facts

MunicipalityVårgårda
CountyVästra Götaland County
Population76
Area20 ha
SCB code1442SB114

2

Place profile

47/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
23/100
Quiet surroundings
44/100
Rurality
41/100
Urbanity
23/100
Family friendliness
37/100
Senior friendliness
33/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest30 m
  • Distance to water760 m
  • Distance to farmland30 m
  • Distance to shoreline760 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road30 m
  • Distance to railway950 m
  • Distance to industry1.5 km
  • Distance to power line1.6 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store2.9 km
  • Distance to school2.1 km
  • Distance to train station3.2 km

Median across 36 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 670–452
  • 1065–983
  • 8110–1474
  • 10115–1973
  • 5020–2442
  • 3925–2943
  • 6730–3460
  • 10635–3988
  • 7340–4471
  • 9645–4977
  • 8250–5475
  • 9655–5982
  • 7760–6465
  • 7465–6978
  • 6570–7454
  • 5875–7949
  • 5480+47

Men 1,292Women 1,113

Marital status

  • Unmarried1,260 (52 %)
  • Married894 (37 %)
  • Divorced181 (8 %)
  • Widowed70 (3 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Almelund, 2,405 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 76 inhabitants. A statistical area follows no locality boundary, so the figures describe the area around the locality, not the locality alone.

4

Driving time

  • Stockholm5 h 28 min
  • Gothenburg1 h 2 min
  • Malmö4 h 14 min
  • Municipal seat6 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.

5

Lakes nearby

  • Tåsjön49 ha6.4 km
  • Lången29 ha7 km
  • Stora Fäsjön13 ha8.9 km
  • Storsjön25 ha8.9 km

6

Nearest localities

7

Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone16.2 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)7.3 km
  • Potentially contaminated land220 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve3 km
  • Natura 200024.8 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest14.8 km
  • Water protection area3.8 km
  • Habitat protection3.9 km
  • National conservation interest2.6 km
  • National heritage interest2.1 km

Services & safety

  • School2.6 km
  • Fire station3.4 km
  • Police station3 km
  • Civil defence shelter2.4 km
  • Vulnerable area (police)35.1 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site6.5 km
  • Swimming pool2.3 km
  • Campsite4.3 km
  • Hiking trail1.7 km
  • Cycle trail920 m
  • Ski trail43.5 km
  • Floodlit track26.8 km
  • Birding site37.9 km
  • Geologically notable site39.3 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant3 km
  • Café3 km
  • Petrol station2.4 km
  • Library3.2 km
  • Sports hall3 km
  • Hotel3 km
  • Care home2.5 km
  • Recycling centre14.5 km

Disturbance

  • Major road1.7 km
  • Railway1.5 km
  • Power line1.4 km
  • Wind turbine1.8 km
  • Mobile mast2.3 km
  • Military area9.3 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)2.1 km
  • Quarry4.1 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark3 km
  • Church2.8 km
  • Community hall3.4 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

  • Population12,474
  • Median income402,300 kr/yr
  • Average age41.8 years
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The figures describe Vårgårda Municipality as a whole, not Almelund.