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Vänersborg
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Urban area in Vänersborg Municipality, Västra Götaland County

Vänersborg

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Facts

MunicipalityVänersborg
CountyVästra Götaland County
Population24,731
Area1,249 ha
SCB code1487TC106

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Place profile

80/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
33/100
Quiet surroundings
32/100
Rurality
54/100
Urbanity
79/100
Family friendliness
80/100
Senior friendliness
82/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest90 m
  • Distance to water390 m
  • Distance to farmland680 m
  • Distance to shoreline390 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway610 m
  • Distance to industry590 m
  • Distance to power line830 m

Services

  • Distance to grocery store780 m
  • Distance to school460 m
  • Distance to train station1.7 km

Median across 4,508 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 7400–4667
  • 8175–9716
  • 79610–14775
  • 85115–19796
  • 78720–24685
  • 80525–29705
  • 91530–34889
  • 99135–39912
  • 70640–44754
  • 71445–49737
  • 77350–54778
  • 84855–59906
  • 84060–64809
  • 70665–69772
  • 62970–74711
  • 64075–79771
  • 91280+1,315

Men 13,470Women 13,698

Marital status

  • Unmarried14,208 (52 %)
  • Married8,715 (32 %)
  • Divorced2,866 (11 %)
  • Widowed1,338 (5 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 17 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Vänersborg, 27,168 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 24,731 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 49 min
  • Gothenburg1 h 15 min
  • Malmö4 h 26 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 ha2.7 km
  • Öxneredssjön16 ha2.9 km
  • Boteredssjön38 ha3.2 km
  • Hultsjön8 ha4.5 km

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Nearest localities

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Associations and activities

And 61 more associations →

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 zone18.8 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)5.3 km
  • Potentially contaminated land94 in the locality60 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve370 m
  • Natura 20002.1 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest210 m
  • Water protection area5.9 km
  • Habitat protection8.2 km
  • National conservation interest4.2 km
  • National heritage interest370 m

Services & safety

  • School24 in the locality150 m
  • Fire station1 in the locality530 m
  • Police station1 in the locality2.1 km
  • Civil defence shelter222 in the locality110 m
  • Vulnerable area (police)10.1 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site3 in the locality1.5 km
  • Swimming pool1 in the locality1.2 km
  • Campsite1.4 km
  • Hiking trail240 m
  • Cycle trail180 m
  • Floodlit track8.6 km
  • Birding site13.3 km
  • Geologically notable site4.9 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant13 in the locality1.5 km
  • Café7 in the locality1.6 km
  • Petrol station6 in the locality140 m
  • Library1 in the locality1.7 km
  • Sports hall5 in the locality230 m
  • Hotel7 in the locality390 m
  • Care home2 in the locality650 m
  • Recycling centre3 in the locality870 m

Disturbance

  • Major road180 m
  • Railway1.6 km
  • Power line700 m
  • Wind turbine10 km
  • Mobile mast1 in the locality1.9 km
  • Military area19.9 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)4 in the locality2.8 km
  • Quarry5.8 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark4 in the locality1.6 km
  • Church8 in the locality120 m
  • Community hall2 in the locality1.5 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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