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ENVargön
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest90 m
- Distance to water420 m
- Distance to farmland440 m
- Distance to shoreline420 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway340 m
- Distance to industry360 m
- Distance to power line1.5 km
Services
- Distance to grocery store990 m
- Distance to school650 m
- Distance to train station5.3 km
Median across 1,522 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 2730–4242
- 3045–9285
- 34110–14298
- 34315–19291
- 20620–24135
- 18725–29172
- 30130–34304
- 33435–39321
- 27940–44262
- 25645–49258
- 32950–54308
- 35355–59342
- 32860–64271
- 26965–69269
- 22770–74230
- 22275–79217
- 28180+359
Men 4,833Women 4,564
Marital status
- Unmarried4,796 (51 %)
- Married3,425 (36 %)
- Divorced820 (9 %)
- Widowed364 (4 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 6 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Vargön, 9,397 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 4,942 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 43 min
- Gothenburg1 h 17 min
- Malmö4 h 28 min
- Municipal seat9 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
- Eldmörjan10 ha2.7 km
- Hallsjön23 ha3.4 km
- Långevattnet12 ha4.4 km
- Bergsjön15 ha5 km
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Nearest localities
- Nordkroken457 inhabitants2.1 km
- Vänersborg24,731 inhabitants2.3 km
- Floget70 inhabitants4.5 km
- Hol90 inhabitants5.5 km
- Trollhättan50,069 inhabitants5.6 km
- Katrinedal374 inhabitants6.4 km
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Associations and activities
- Vargöns BandyklubbBandySports
- Vargöns PistolklubbSkytteSports
- Vargöns BibliotekbibliotekCulture
- Vargöns BlåsareMusikCulture
- Vargöns Musikkår med Drill- och FlaggtruppKulturverksamhetCulture
- Salemkyrkan VargönBarnverksamhetReligion
- Vargöns kyrkakyrkaReligion
- PRO VargönPensionärsverksamhetSocial
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 zone23.1 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)1.2 km
- Potentially contaminated land9 in the locality180 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve530 m
- Natura 2000560 m
- National outdoor-recreation interest730 m
- Water protection area10 km
- Habitat protection10.9 km
- National conservation interest480 m
- National heritage interest500 m
Services & safety
- School3 in the locality460 m
- Fire station4.5 km
- Police station5.2 km
- Civil defence shelter15 in the locality350 m
- Vulnerable area (police)10.6 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site3.1 km
- Swimming pool1.9 km
- Campsite1 in the locality1.4 km
- Hiking trail2 km
- Cycle trail360 m
- Floodlit track10.5 km
- Birding site9 km
- Geologically notable site3 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant4 in the locality560 m
- Café1 in the locality560 m
- Petrol station1 in the locality840 m
- Library1 in the locality590 m
- Sports hall2 in the locality580 m
- Hotel2 in the locality850 m
- Care home3.9 km
- Recycling centre3.8 km
Disturbance
- Major road4.5 km
- Railway840 m
- Power line1.1 km
- Wind turbine9.5 km
- Mobile mast1.3 km
- Military area17.5 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)2.3 km
- Quarry8.7 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark2.4 km
- Church2 in the locality290 m
- Community hall4.7 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 Vargön.