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Essunga
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Small locality in Essunga Municipality, Västra Götaland County

Essunga

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1

Facts

MunicipalityEssunga
CountyVästra Götaland County
Population143
Area19 ha
SCB code1445SB109

2

Place profile

34/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
11/100
Quiet surroundings
55/100
Rurality
29/100
Urbanity
26/100
Family friendliness
34/100
Senior friendliness
44/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest100 m
  • Distance to water390 m
  • Distance to farmland50 m
  • Distance to shoreline390 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway13.8 km
  • Distance to industry3.1 km
  • Distance to power line270 m

Services

  • Distance to grocery store3.5 km
  • Distance to school3.5 km
  • Distance to train station16.5 km

Median across 93 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 540–448
  • 595–972
  • 7910–1460
  • 6215–1955
  • 4520–2435
  • 4725–2945
  • 5530–3455
  • 7235–3982
  • 6040–4463
  • 6545–4960
  • 7350–5457
  • 7355–5964
  • 8960–6479
  • 7865–6972
  • 7170–7456
  • 7075–7959
  • 5680+49

Men 1,108Women 1,011

Marital status

  • Unmarried1,167 (56 %)
  • Married681 (32 %)
  • Divorced176 (8 %)
  • Widowed74 (4 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Essunga, 2,119 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 143 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 20 min
  • Gothenburg1 h 17 min
  • Malmö4 h 29 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

  • Mogesjön7 ha11.5 km
  • Härskasjön7 ha11.8 km
  • Jämnesjön24 ha12.3 km
  • Långsjön13 ha12.5 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.

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Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone15.8 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)14.9 km
  • Potentially contaminated land450 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve11 km
  • Natura 200019.6 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest19.4 km
  • Water protection area330 m
  • Habitat protection1.5 km
  • National conservation interest9.3 km
  • National heritage interest240 m

Services & safety

  • School3.6 km
  • Fire station13.4 km
  • Police station12.5 km
  • Civil defence shelter3.5 km
  • Vulnerable area (police)27.7 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site18 km
  • Swimming pool3.4 km
  • Campsite3.4 km
  • Hiking trail2.5 km
  • Cycle trail3.1 km
  • Floodlit track9.4 km
  • Birding site22.6 km
  • Geologically notable site24.8 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant3.4 km
  • Café3.6 km
  • Petrol station3.9 km
  • Library12.7 km
  • Sports hall3.4 km
  • Hotel12.7 km
  • Care home16.6 km
  • Recycling centre12.4 km

Disturbance

  • Major road640 m
  • Railway12.2 km
  • Power line340 m
  • Wind turbine2.9 km
  • Mobile mast10.8 km
  • Military area18.6 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)4.2 km
  • Quarry9.7 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark3.3 km
  • Church1.5 km
  • Community hall3.6 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

  • Population5,560
  • Median income377,700 kr/yr
  • Average age45.5 years
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