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Essunga Kyrkby
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Small locality in Essunga Municipality, Västra Götaland County

Essunga Kyrkby

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1

Facts

MunicipalityEssunga
CountyVästra Götaland County
Population161
Area44 ha
SCB code1445SB108

2

Place profile

31/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
16/100
Quiet surroundings
56/100
Rurality
31/100
Urbanity
25/100
Family friendliness
31/100
Senior friendliness
39/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest30 m
  • Distance to water920 m
  • Distance to farmland70 m
  • Distance to shoreline920 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway15 km
  • Distance to industry3.3 km
  • Distance to power line520 m

Services

  • Distance to grocery store4 km
  • Distance to school4 km
  • Distance to train station17.1 km

Median across 100 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 Kyrkby, 2,119 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 161 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 17 min
  • Gothenburg1 h 16 min
  • Malmö4 h 28 min
  • Municipal seat3 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

  • Mogesjön7 ha10 km
  • Härskasjön7 ha10.4 km
  • Långsjön13 ha11.1 km
  • Lången29 ha15.5 km

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Nearest localities

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Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone16 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)14.2 km
  • Potentially contaminated land3 in the locality120 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve9.9 km
  • Natura 200020.9 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest20.7 km
  • Water protection area730 m
  • Habitat protection2.9 km
  • National conservation interest8.1 km
  • National heritage interest550 m

Services & safety

  • School4 km
  • Fire station13.7 km
  • Police station12.8 km
  • Civil defence shelter4 km
  • Vulnerable area (police)28.6 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site17.2 km
  • Swimming pool3.7 km
  • Campsite4 km
  • Hiking trail1.7 km
  • Cycle trail3.6 km
  • Floodlit track10.4 km
  • Birding site24 km
  • Geologically notable site26.2 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant4 km
  • Café4.1 km
  • Petrol station4.4 km
  • Library13 km
  • Sports hall4.1 km
  • Hotel13 km
  • Care home17.2 km
  • Recycling centre12.6 km

Disturbance

  • Major road480 m
  • Railway12 km
  • Power line600 m
  • Wind turbine2.4 km
  • Mobile mast12 km
  • Military area17.2 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)3.7 km
  • Quarry9.5 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark3.9 km
  • Church1 in the locality380 m
  • Community hall4.8 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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The figures describe Essunga Municipality as a whole, not Essunga Kyrkby.