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Small locality in Vårgårda Municipality, Västra Götaland County

Kvarntorp

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1

Facts

MunicipalityVårgårda
CountyVästra Götaland County
Population135
Area67 ha
SCB code1442SB107

2

Place profile

7/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
43/100
Quiet surroundings
52/100
Rurality
48/100
Urbanity
8/100
Family friendliness
0/100
Senior friendliness
0/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest20 m
  • Distance to water160 m
  • Distance to farmland90 m
  • Distance to shoreline160 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway5.6 km
  • Distance to industry240 m
  • Distance to power line6.5 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store9.3 km
  • Distance to school7.8 km
  • Distance to train station9.6 km

Median across 71 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 Kvarntorp, 2,405 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 135 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 34 min
  • Gothenburg58 min
  • Malmö4 h 10 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.

5

Lakes nearby

  • Tåsjön49 ha210 m
  • Lången29 ha1.4 km
  • Stora Fäsjön13 ha2.9 km
  • Klevasjön9 ha4.3 km

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Nearest localities

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Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone13.6 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)13.8 km
  • Potentially contaminated land3 in the locality250 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve4.3 km
  • Natura 200021.5 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest9.6 km
  • Water protection area7.3 km
  • Habitat protection2 km
  • National conservation interest3.9 km
  • National heritage interest7.9 km

Services & safety

  • School4.4 km
  • Fire station9.9 km
  • Police station9.6 km
  • Civil defence shelter8.9 km
  • Vulnerable area (police)30.2 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site220 m
  • Swimming pool7.3 km
  • Campsite10.8 km
  • Hiking trail3.9 km
  • Cycle trail210 m
  • Ski trail38.2 km
  • Floodlit track27.7 km
  • Birding site35.3 km
  • Geologically notable site36.2 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant10.4 km
  • Café9.5 km
  • Petrol station8.8 km
  • Library9.8 km
  • Sports hall3.8 km
  • Hotel11 km
  • Care home9.1 km
  • Recycling centre12 km

Disturbance

  • Major road290 m
  • Railway5.5 km
  • Power line6.4 km
  • Wind turbine5.8 km
  • Mobile mast7.2 km
  • Military area15.8 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)3 in the locality250 m
  • Quarry6.4 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark1.5 km
  • Church3.3 km
  • Community hall10 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 Kvarntorp.