Ekebol
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest10 m
- Distance to water170 m
- Distance to farmland90 m
- Distance to shoreline170 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road30 m
- Distance to railway1.6 km
- Distance to industry1.6 km
- Distance to power line2.5 km
Services
- Distance to grocery store2.8 km
- Distance to school2.1 km
- Distance to train station1.8 km
Median across 53 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 300–425
- 265–940
- 5510–1436
- 6015–1938
- 3320–2424
- 3625–2926
- 4330–3440
- 3835–3944
- 4540–4442
- 5245–4936
- 6050–5447
- 7855–5958
- 6460–6475
- 6265–6959
- 6870–7464
- 7875–7966
- 7380+81
Men 901Women 801
Marital status
- Unmarried856 (50 %)
- Married572 (34 %)
- Divorced182 (11 %)
- Widowed96 (6 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Ekebol, 1,702 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 53 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 32 min
- Gothenburg2 h 34 min
- Malmö5 h 45 min
- Municipal seat22 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
- Laxsjön1,670 ha440 m
- Fjällstjärnen35 ha1.4 km
- Långbrohöljen30 ha1.8 km
- Liverudstjärnet12 ha2.6 km
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Nearest localities
- Dals Långed1,337 inhabitants1.5 km
- Billingsfors954 inhabitants3.1 km
- Skåpafors322 inhabitants6.9 km
- Bengtsfors3,102 inhabitants7.8 km
- Närsbyn62 inhabitants8.4 km
- Asketveten69 inhabitants9.7 km
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Surroundings
Natural hazards
- Flood zone1.1 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)13.3 km
- Potentially contaminated land1 in the locality300 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve360 m
- Natura 20008.1 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest1.1 km
- Water protection area4 km
- Habitat protection4.5 km
- National conservation interest2.5 km
- National heritage interest170 m
Services & safety
- School2.9 km
- Fire station8.2 km
- Police station9.6 km
- Civil defence shelter4.5 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site2.2 km
- Swimming pool7.9 km
- Campsite1.6 km
- Hiking trail6.3 km
- Cycle trail580 m
- Floodlit track4.6 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant1.7 km
- Café1.3 km
- Petrol station2.6 km
- Library3.4 km
- Sports hall4.6 km
- Hotel1.4 km
- Care home17.9 km
- Recycling centre4 km
Disturbance
- Major road1.7 km
- Railway1.7 km
- Power line2.5 km
- Wind turbine12.3 km
- Mobile mast6.8 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)2.6 km
- Mine3.4 km
- Quarry10.4 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark1.4 km
- Church2.5 km
- Community hall4.9 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
- Population9,076
- Median income374,500 kr/yr
- Average age48.2 years
The figures describe Bengtsfors Municipality as a whole, not Ekebol.