Skakeltorp
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 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.
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Lakes nearby
- Lången75 ha1.2 km
- Bergsjön12 ha2.1 km
- Store-Trän51 ha2.7 km
- Klevasjön9 ha3.1 km
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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
The figures describe Vårgårda Municipality as a whole, not Skakeltorp.