Gärdhem
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest70 m
- Distance to water800 m
- Distance to farmland40 m
- Distance to shoreline800 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway2.3 km
- Distance to industry2.4 km
- Distance to power line500 m
Services
- Distance to grocery store3.3 km
- Distance to school2.9 km
- Distance to train station4.7 km
Median across 76 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 820–483
- 1095–985
- 8610–1491
- 8615–1968
- 3920–2436
- 3225–2945
- 9930–3496
- 11435–39112
- 7540–4471
- 7745–4980
- 8150–5469
- 8555–5978
- 8760–6477
- 9365–6963
- 5370–7462
- 6075–7939
- 5880+47
Men 1,316Women 1,202
Marital status
- Unmarried1,371 (54 %)
- Married901 (36 %)
- Divorced181 (7 %)
- Widowed66 (3 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Gärdhem, 2,518 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 162 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 7 min
- Malmö4 h 19 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
- Hullsjön182 ha2.6 km
- Åkers sjö7 ha4.8 km
- Trehörningen68 ha6.7 km
- Liperedsjön14 ha7.7 km
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Nearest localities
- Trollhättan50,069 inhabitants2.3 km
- Velanda835 inhabitants2.7 km
- Väne-Åsaka388 inhabitants3.5 km
- Hulan62 inhabitants4.2 km
- Sjölanda301 inhabitants5.9 km
- Hol90 inhabitants5.9 km
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Associations and activities
- GärdhembygdegårdLocal heritage
- Gärdhems BygdegårdsföreningÖvrig verksamhetLocal heritage
- Gärdhems HembygdsföreningHembygdsvårdLocal heritage
- Gärdhems Vi UngaBasketSports
- Gärdhems KyrkokörSångCulture
- Gärdhems kyrkakyrkaReligion
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 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)10.6 km
- Potentially contaminated land2 in the locality100 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve1.4 km
- Natura 20001.4 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest4.7 km
- Water protection area8.2 km
- Habitat protection3.9 km
- National conservation interest590 m
- National heritage interest4.7 km
Services & safety
- School3 km
- Fire station5.1 km
- Police station4.5 km
- Civil defence shelter2.6 km
- Vulnerable area (police)1.7 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site6.8 km
- Swimming pool3.6 km
- Campsite5 km
- Hiking trail4.8 km
- Cycle trail530 m
- Ski trail44 km
- Floodlit track6.4 km
- Birding site16.8 km
- Geologically notable site14.9 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant3.6 km
- Café4.9 km
- Petrol station3.2 km
- Library4.1 km
- Sports hall2.6 km
- Hotel4.8 km
- Care home8.8 km
- Recycling centre3.3 km
Disturbance
- Major road40 m
- Railway2.4 km
- Power line480 m
- Wind turbine2.2 km
- Mobile mast1.3 km
- Military area27.4 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)3 in the locality20 m
- Quarry8.5 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark4.6 km
- Church1.3 km
- Community hall3.9 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
- Population59,003
- Median income390,200 kr/yr
- Average age41.5 years
The figures describe Trollhättan Municipality as a whole, not Gärdhem.