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Small locality in Vårgårda Municipality, Västra Götaland County

Skakeltorp

1

Facts

MunicipalityVårgårda
CountyVästra Götaland County
Population146
Area70 ha
SCB code1442SB108

2

Place profile

11/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
35/100
Quiet surroundings
67/100
Rurality
36/100
Urbanity
10/100
Family friendliness
9/100
Senior friendliness
0/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest20 m
  • Distance to water850 m
  • Distance to farmland60 m
  • Distance to shoreline850 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway1.9 km
  • Distance to industry7.1 km
  • Distance to power line2.9 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store13.1 km
  • Distance to school3.8 km
  • Distance to train station9.3 km

Median across 84 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 Skakeltorp, 2,405 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 146 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 40 min
  • Gothenburg50 min
  • Malmö4 h 2 min
  • Municipal seat19 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

  • Lången75 ha1.2 km
  • Bergsjön12 ha2.1 km
  • Store-Trän51 ha2.7 km
  • Klevasjön9 ha3.1 km

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Nearest localities

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Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone6.5 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)12.2 km
  • Potentially contaminated land2 in the locality170 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve5.8 km
  • Natura 200016.8 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest6.4 km
  • Water protection area6.2 km
  • Habitat protection4.2 km
  • National conservation interest6.1 km
  • National heritage interest6.9 km

Services & safety

  • School2.9 km
  • Fire station6.8 km
  • Police station7.6 km
  • Civil defence shelter5.3 km
  • Vulnerable area (police)33.9 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site1.3 km
  • Swimming pool1 in the locality260 m
  • Campsite7 km
  • Hiking trail3.7 km
  • Cycle trail1.7 km
  • Ski trail32.8 km
  • Floodlit track22.8 km
  • Birding site41.4 km
  • Geologically notable site42 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant5.8 km
  • Café5.7 km
  • Petrol station5.8 km
  • Library7.7 km
  • Sports hall4.2 km
  • Hotel7.4 km
  • Care home8.3 km
  • Recycling centre4.9 km

Disturbance

  • Major road290 m
  • Railway2.3 km
  • Power line2.9 km
  • Wind turbine2.6 km
  • Mobile mast6.8 km
  • Military area16.1 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)2.2 km
  • Quarry3.3 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark5.8 km
  • Church3.9 km
  • Community hall7.5 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 Skakeltorp.