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Frändefors
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest100 m
- Distance to water200 m
- Distance to farmland120 m
- Distance to shoreline200 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway350 m
- Distance to industry7.4 km
- Distance to power line370 m
Services
- Distance to grocery store490 m
- Distance to school8.5 km
- Distance to train station13.7 km
Median across 248 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 480–453
- 555–949
- 6010–1472
- 5215–1946
- 3420–2421
- 3125–2932
- 5230–3439
- 6235–3960
- 4840–4460
- 5645–4963
- 6050–5451
- 8455–5963
- 8760–6486
- 8265–6973
- 6470–7450
- 5275–7956
- 7080+81
Men 997Women 955
Marital status
- Unmarried932 (48 %)
- Married754 (38 %)
- Divorced201 (10 %)
- Widowed73 (4 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Frändefors, 1,952 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 605 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
- Gothenburg1 h 30 min
- Malmö4 h 42 min
- Municipal seat23 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
- Östra Hästefjorden52 ha2.6 km
- Stora Hästefjorden831 ha8.1 km
- Röseboviken11 ha8.5 km
- Rådanesjön145 ha9.5 km
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Nearest localities
- Forsane151 inhabitants1.3 km
- Brålanda1,461 inhabitants7.5 km
- Stigsberget167 inhabitants7.8 km
- Katrinedal374 inhabitants12 km
- Vänersborg24,731 inhabitants12.5 km
- Nordkroken457 inhabitants14.3 km
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Associations and activities
- Frändefors kyrkakyrkaReligion
- PRO FrändeforsOlika aktiviteterSocial
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 zone16.8 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)13.1 km
- Potentially contaminated land3 in the locality300 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve9.8 km
- Natura 200012.8 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest6.5 km
- Water protection area10.6 km
- Habitat protection6.6 km
- National conservation interest1.4 km
- National heritage interest1.4 km
Services & safety
- School2 in the locality480 m
- Fire station14.4 km
- Police station12.8 km
- Civil defence shelter12.7 km
- Vulnerable area (police)24.8 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site9.2 km
- Swimming pool9.4 km
- Campsite9.5 km
- Hiking trail6.4 km
- Cycle trail6.3 km
- Floodlit track22.6 km
- Birding site22.1 km
- Geologically notable site14 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant8.4 km
- Café8.5 km
- Petrol station2.4 km
- Library8.5 km
- Sports hall14.4 km
- Hotel8 km
- Care home1 in the locality380 m
- Recycling centre13.4 km
Disturbance
- Major road190 m
- Railway1.2 km
- Power line560 m
- Wind turbine4.6 km
- Mobile mast7.8 km
- Military area17.3 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)1.1 km
- Mine38.6 km
- Quarry11.4 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark12.5 km
- Church2 in the locality80 m
- Community hall5.5 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
The figures describe Vänersborg Municipality as a whole, not Frändefors.