Facts

MunicipalityEssunga

CountyVästra Götaland County

Population367

Area71 ha

SCB code1445TB101

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Place profile

6/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity

7/100

Quiet surroundings

49/100

Rurality

33/100

Urbanity

0/100

Family friendliness

7/100

Senior friendliness

0/100

Nature

Distance to forest130 m
Distance to water640 m
Distance to farmland70 m
Distance to shoreline640 m

Disturbance

Distance to major road20 m
Distance to railway11.1 km
Distance to industry610 m
Distance to power line1.5 km

Services

Distance to grocery store5.8 km
Distance to school3.4 km
Distance to train station11.2 km

Median across 143 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

310–438
555–940
5610–1443
3715–1935
2420–2417
2425–2925
3630–3451
5335–3943
3840–4443
4245–4943
5850–5442
5755–5954
6760–6460
4865–6952
6070–7454
5275–7944
4680+47

Men 784Women 731

Marital status

Unmarried773 (52 %)
Married536 (36 %)
Divorced131 (9 %)
Widowed54 (4 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Främmestad, 1,515 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 367 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 25 min
Malmö4 h 36 min
Municipal seat15 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

Gårdsjön11 ha14.2 km
Grinnsjön19 ha15.1 km
Vänern544,536 ha15.6 km
Bergsjön15 ha15.7 km

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Nearest localities

Bärebergs kyrkby53 inhabitants4.1 km
Nossebro1,931 inhabitants5.2 km
Essunga143 inhabitants7.5 km
Nedregården100 inhabitants8.1 km
Essunga Kyrkby161 inhabitants8.6 km
Grästorp3,022 inhabitants9.7 km

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Associations and activities

FrämmestadbygdegårdLocal heritage
Främmestads kyrkakyrkaReligion

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 zone20.4 km
Wildfire area (since 2018)9.8 km
Potentially contaminated land4 in the locality490 m

Protection & regulations

Nature reserve11.8 km
Natura 200011.9 km
National outdoor-recreation interest11.6 km
Water protection area8 km
Habitat protection6.6 km
National conservation interest11.6 km
National heritage interest6.4 km

Services & safety

School3.2 km
Fire station17.5 km
Police station16.9 km
Civil defence shelter5.8 km
Vulnerable area (police)20.5 km

Nature & outdoors

Bathing site20.2 km
Swimming pool1 in the locality530 m
Campsite5.7 km
Hiking trail5.4 km
Cycle trail80 m
Floodlit track11.1 km
Birding site15.5 km
Geologically notable site17.4 km

Service & nöje

Restaurant5.9 km
Café5.9 km
Petrol station5.9 km
Library17 km
Sports hall5.7 km
Hotel17.3 km
Care home17.6 km
Recycling centre12 km

Disturbance

Major road2.4 km
Railway11.7 km
Power line1.9 km
Wind turbine7.8 km
Mobile mast10 km
Military area20.1 km

Below ground

Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)7.4 km
Quarry9.6 km

Culture

Museum or landmark6 km
Church1.4 km
Community hall4.3 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 Främmestad.