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Olsfors
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Urban area in Bollebygd Municipality, Västra Götaland County

Olsfors

1

Facts

MunicipalityBollebygd
CountyVästra Götaland County
Population607
Area73 ha
SCB code1443TB103

2

Place profile

17/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
29/100
Quiet surroundings
48/100
Rurality
46/100
Urbanity
9/100
Family friendliness
15/100
Senior friendliness
0/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest20 m
  • Distance to water230 m
  • Distance to farmland630 m
  • Distance to shoreline230 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway190 m
  • Distance to industry190 m
  • Distance to power line740 m

Services

  • Distance to grocery store7.9 km
  • Distance to school340 m
  • Distance to train station8.1 km

Median across 247 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 360–423
  • 335–930
  • 2910–1431
  • 3815–1929
  • 2120–2417
  • 2025–2914
  • 4030–3426
  • 4835–3943
  • 4040–4440
  • 3645–4935
  • 3850–5433
  • 3355–5924
  • 3760–6439
  • 1965–6929
  • 2370–7414
  • 1675–7918
  • 3080+28

Men 537Women 473

Marital status

  • Unmarried499 (49 %)
  • Married385 (38 %)
  • Divorced95 (9 %)
  • Widowed30 (3 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Olsfors, 1,010 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 607 inhabitants. A statistical area follows no locality boundary, so the figures describe the area around the locality, not the locality alone.

4

Driving time

  • Stockholm5 h 29 min
  • Gothenburg42 min
  • Malmö3 h 38 min
  • Municipal seat11 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

  • Björsjön7 ha1.8 km
  • Vannasjön7 ha2.2 km
  • Viaredssjön395 ha2.2 km
  • Eningen26 ha2.5 km

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Nearest localities

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Associations and activities

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.

8

Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone9.4 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)5.2 km
  • Potentially contaminated land4 in the locality140 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve6.9 km
  • Natura 200032 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest8.5 km
  • Water protection area6.8 km
  • Habitat protection3.3 km
  • National conservation interest6.2 km
  • National heritage interest11.9 km

Services & safety

  • School1 in the locality60 m
  • Fire station7.7 km
  • Police station7.9 km
  • Civil defence shelter5.9 km
  • Vulnerable area (police)13.9 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site2.2 km
  • Swimming pool1 in the locality510 m
  • Campsite9.3 km
  • Hiking trail660 m
  • Cycle trail10.8 km
  • Ski trail41.8 km
  • Floodlit track13.1 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant6 km
  • Café5.2 km
  • Petrol station5.6 km
  • Library7.8 km
  • Sports hall1 in the locality460 m
  • Hotel11.4 km
  • Care home6.2 km
  • Recycling centre4.6 km

Disturbance

  • Major road1.4 km
  • Railway770 m
  • Power line590 m
  • Wind turbine8.4 km
  • Mobile mast1.5 km
  • Military area12.2 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)980 m
  • Quarry7.4 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark9.3 km
  • Church1 in the locality220 m
  • Community hall3.7 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

  • Population9,802
  • Median income430,100 kr/yr
  • Average age42.6 years
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The figures describe Bollebygd Municipality as a whole, not Olsfors.