Almelund
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
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.
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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.
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Lakes nearby
- Tåsjön49 ha6.4 km
- Lången29 ha7 km
- Stora Fäsjön13 ha8.9 km
- Storsjön25 ha8.9 km
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Nearest localities
- Vårgårda6,198 inhabitants1.4 km
- Lagmansholm137 inhabitants3.6 km
- Bäne52 inhabitants5 km
- Kvarntorp135 inhabitants6.1 km
- Östadkulle437 inhabitants6.4 km
- Horla250 inhabitants7.7 km
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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
The figures describe Vårgårda Municipality as a whole, not Almelund.