Vårgårda
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest110 m
- Distance to water490 m
- Distance to farmland300 m
- Distance to shoreline490 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway570 m
- Distance to industry320 m
- Distance to power line710 m
Services
- Distance to grocery store680 m
- Distance to school390 m
- Distance to train station780 m
Median across 1,517 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 1630–4157
- 2035–9202
- 21510–14172
- 20515–19193
- 20420–24146
- 22825–29178
- 23430–34222
- 23335–39201
- 17440–44169
- 16745–49182
- 17850–54198
- 18355–59180
- 16860–64177
- 14665–69157
- 14470–74145
- 15275–79174
- 19980+288
Men 3,196Women 3,141
Marital status
- Unmarried3,402 (53 %)
- Married2,012 (32 %)
- Divorced628 (10 %)
- Widowed328 (5 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 4 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Vårgårda, 6,337 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 6,198 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 27 min
- Gothenburg1 h
- Malmö4 h 12 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
- Härskasjön7 ha7.8 km
- Mogesjön7 ha7.9 km
- Långsjön13 ha8.8 km
- Mellomgärdessjö11 ha9.3 km
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Nearest localities
- Almelund76 inhabitants2.5 km
- Lagmansholm137 inhabitants5.8 km
- Bäne52 inhabitants6.7 km
- Remmenedal52 inhabitants7.5 km
- Ornunga108 inhabitants8.4 km
- Horla250 inhabitants8.5 km
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Associations and activities
- Equmenia VårgårdascoutkårOutdoor life
- Vårgårda ScoutkårscoutkårOutdoor life
- Endorfin VårgårdagymSports
- Vårgårda GolfbanagolfSports
- Vårgårda Rehab ABsporthallSports
- Vårgårda Skate ParkidrottsplanSports
- Vårgårda BibliotekbibliotekCulture
- Vårgårda VågmuseummuseumCulture
- Vårgårda missionskyrkakyrkaReligion
- PRO VårgårdapensionärsföreningSocial
Associations and activities carrying the locality's name, from the municipalities' own registers, the Swedish Sports Confederation and the Swedish Tax Agency. The list is not exhaustive: an association without the locality name in its name is not included.
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Surroundings
Natural hazards
- Flood zone18.2 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)4.4 km
- Potentially contaminated land41 in the locality160 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve940 m
- Natura 200021.9 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest16.5 km
- Water protection area1.8 km
- Habitat protection2.3 km
- National conservation interest660 m
- National heritage interest1.3 km
Services & safety
- School13 in the locality300 m
- Fire station1 in the locality460 m
- Police station1 in the locality140 m
- Civil defence shelter21 in the locality120 m
- Vulnerable area (police)33.9 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site4.8 km
- Swimming pool12 in the locality380 m
- Campsite1.4 km
- Hiking trail1.1 km
- Cycle trail430 m
- Ski trail46.1 km
- Floodlit track26.6 km
- Birding site39.2 km
- Geologically notable site40.8 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant10 in the locality110 m
- Café2 in the locality160 m
- Petrol station4 in the locality370 m
- Library1 in the locality330 m
- Sports hall10 in the locality190 m
- Hotel2 in the locality220 m
- Care home2 in the locality760 m
- Recycling centre15.8 km
Disturbance
- Major road1 km
- Railway1.4 km
- Power line1.1 km
- Wind turbine3.4 km
- Mobile mast2 in the locality590 m
- Military area6.4 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)17 in the locality530 m
- Quarry2.2 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark6 in the locality100 m
- Church4 in the locality120 m
- Community hall1 in the locality490 m
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