
Österäng
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest30 m
- Distance to water170 m
- Distance to farmland120 m
- Distance to shoreline170 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road30 m
- Distance to railway120 m
- Distance to industry6.3 km
- Distance to power line710 m
Services
- Distance to grocery store7.6 km
- Distance to school7.8 km
- Distance to train station240 m
Median across 57 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 420–431
- 295–940
- 4610–1449
- 6115–1948
- 2520–2419
- 2825–2912
- 5030–3449
- 6235–3948
- 7140–4468
- 5745–4945
- 5750–5462
- 8955–5984
- 9460–6492
- 8665–69100
- 8670–7464
- 7375–7968
- 8180+78
Men 1,037Women 957
Marital status
- Unmarried885 (44 %)
- Married768 (38 %)
- Divorced236 (12 %)
- Widowed109 (5 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Österäng, 1,994 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 76 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
- Stockholm4 h 21 min
- Gothenburg2 h 13 min
- Malmö5 h 13 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
- Vänern544,536 ha2.4 km
- Flarken8 ha10.7 km
- Vristulven397 ha11.3 km
- Stora Bjursjön23 ha16.5 km
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Associations and activities
- ÖsterängbygdegårdLocal heritage
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 zone14.7 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)10 km
- Potentially contaminated land4 in the locality90 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve2.5 km
- Natura 20002.4 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest2.5 km
- Water protection area2.3 km
- Habitat protection4.1 km
- National conservation interest6.3 km
- National heritage interest3.6 km
Services & safety
- School7.6 km
- Fire station13.7 km
- Police station12.7 km
- Civil defence shelter7.8 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site6.7 km
- Swimming pool5.7 km
- Campsite4.1 km
- Hiking trail2.2 km
- Cycle trail870 m
- Floodlit track15 km
- Birding site36.1 km
- Geologically notable site10 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant4.4 km
- Café7.2 km
- Petrol station7 km
- Library12.7 km
- Sports hall7.4 km
- Hotel7.1 km
- Care home7.5 km
- Recycling centre7.5 km
Disturbance
- Major road6 km
- Railway220 m
- Power line930 m
- Wind turbine9.7 km
- Mobile mast3.1 km
- Military area32.5 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)2.3 km
- Mine37.7 km
- Quarry4 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark4.5 km
- Church3.9 km
- Community hall10.6 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
- Population13,286
- Median income398,800 kr/yr
- Average age45.7 years
The figures describe Götene Municipality as a whole, not Österäng.