
Båberg och Kvarntorp
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest20 m
- Distance to water480 m
- Distance to farmland160 m
- Distance to shoreline480 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road30 m
- Distance to railway260 m
- Distance to industry1000 m
- Distance to power line960 m
Services
- Distance to grocery store2.6 km
- Distance to school3.8 km
- Distance to train station3 km
Median across 73 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 1130–498
- 1295–9130
- 14710–14154
- 12715–19145
- 8020–2462
- 7325–2969
- 12030–34129
- 15535–39147
- 13040–44139
- 15645–49148
- 16550–54146
- 17255–59158
- 15460–64142
- 12665–69109
- 9070–7479
- 6275–7965
- 7780+90
Men 2,076Women 2,010
Marital status
- Unmarried2,191 (54 %)
- Married1,507 (37 %)
- Divorced291 (7 %)
- Widowed104 (3 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 2 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Båberg och Kvarntorp, 4,086 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 87 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 48 min
- Gothenburg1 h 13 min
- Malmö4 h 25 min
- Municipal seat8 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
- Hultsjön8 ha870 m
- Öxneredssjön16 ha2.6 km
- Boteredssjön38 ha3 km
- Gundlebosjön44 ha5.2 km
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Nearest localities
- Trollhättan50,069 inhabitants670 m
- Grunnebo84 inhabitants2.5 km
- Vänersborg24,731 inhabitants2.6 km
- Kniphagen60 inhabitants3.7 km
- Katrinedal374 inhabitants5.6 km
- Hol90 inhabitants6.4 km
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Surroundings
Natural hazards
- Flood zone15.5 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)5.5 km
- Potentially contaminated land2 in the locality100 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve4.1 km
- Natura 20007 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest3.2 km
- Water protection area1.9 km
- Habitat protection7 km
- National conservation interest6.3 km
- National heritage interest2.2 km
Services & safety
- School1.1 km
- Fire station5.1 km
- Police station6 km
- Civil defence shelter1.4 km
- Vulnerable area (police)6.7 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site3.5 km
- Swimming pool1.1 km
- Campsite4.7 km
- Hiking trail2.6 km
- Cycle trail40 m
- Floodlit track4.3 km
- Birding site17 km
- Geologically notable site9.7 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant1.5 km
- Café1.6 km
- Petrol station1.3 km
- Library5.3 km
- Sports hall2.4 km
- Hotel4.6 km
- Care home5.6 km
- Recycling centre1.8 km
Disturbance
- Major road690 m
- Railway850 m
- Power line1.3 km
- Wind turbine7.9 km
- Mobile mast4.8 km
- Military area18.3 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)2.1 km
- Quarry1 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark720 m
- Church1 in the locality210 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
- Population40,041
- Median income390,100 kr/yr
- Average age43.6 years
The figures describe Vänersborg Municipality as a whole, not Båberg och Kvarntorp.