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Brålanda
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Urban area in Vänersborg Municipality, Västra Götaland County

Brålanda

1

Facts

MunicipalityVänersborg
CountyVästra Götaland County
Population1,461
Area191 ha
SCB code1487TB102

2

Place profile

35/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
5/100
Quiet surroundings
42/100
Rurality
35/100
Urbanity
52/100
Family friendliness
47/100
Senior friendliness
38/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest360 m
  • Distance to water470 m
  • Distance to farmland170 m
  • Distance to shoreline480 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway250 m
  • Distance to industry150 m
  • Distance to power line570 m

Services

  • Distance to grocery store340 m
  • Distance to school450 m
  • Distance to train station16.8 km

Median across 623 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 300–439
  • 375–935
  • 4010–1440
  • 4815–1935
  • 4120–2433
  • 2725–2919
  • 4230–3442
  • 5535–3946
  • 4840–4441
  • 4945–4936
  • 5150–5451
  • 3855–5933
  • 3360–6431
  • 4665–6933
  • 4870–7446
  • 5175–7958
  • 7380+109

Men 757Women 727

Marital status

  • Unmarried728 (49 %)
  • Married504 (34 %)
  • Divorced139 (9 %)
  • Widowed126 (8 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Brålanda, 1,484 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 1,461 inhabitants. A statistical area follows no locality boundary, so the figures describe the area around the locality, not the locality alone.

4

Driving time

  • Stockholm5 h 56 min
  • Gothenburg1 h 40 min
  • Malmö4 h 52 min
  • Municipal seat33 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

  • Örsjön491 ha9 km
  • Torpesjön17 ha9.1 km
  • Myresjön13 ha10.3 km
  • Elingetjärnen8 ha10.5 km

6

Nearest localities

7

Associations and activities

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.

8

Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone19.6 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)14.7 km
  • Potentially contaminated land9 in the locality30 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve9.3 km
  • Natura 200017.7 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest9.5 km
  • Water protection area14.6 km
  • Habitat protection9.2 km
  • National conservation interest7 km
  • National heritage interest9.7 km

Services & safety

  • School2 in the locality270 m
  • Fire station16.4 km
  • Police station16.3 km
  • Civil defence shelter16 km
  • Vulnerable area (police)32.2 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site9.5 km
  • Swimming pool16.4 km
  • Campsite9.2 km
  • Hiking trail6.1 km
  • Cycle trail1.6 km
  • Floodlit track30.4 km
  • Birding site25.5 km
  • Geologically notable site19.7 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant1 in the locality700 m
  • Café2 in the locality40 m
  • Petrol station2 in the locality700 m
  • Library1 in the locality90 m
  • Sports hall16.9 km
  • Hotel1 in the locality550 m
  • Care home8.9 km
  • Recycling centre20.3 km

Disturbance

  • Major road730 m
  • Railway5.3 km
  • Power line820 m
  • Wind turbine1.7 km
  • Mobile mast6.6 km
  • Military area18.5 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)1.5 km
  • Mine30.2 km
  • Quarry9.5 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark16.3 km
  • Church1 in the locality590 m
  • Community hall3.5 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
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The figures describe Vänersborg Municipality as a whole, not Brålanda.