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Upphärad
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Urban area in Trollhättan Municipality, Västra Götaland County

Upphärad

1

Facts

MunicipalityTrollhättan
CountyVästra Götaland County
Population562
Area76 ha
SCB code1488TB106

2

Place profile

14/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
32/100
Quiet surroundings
70/100
Rurality
36/100
Urbanity
20/100
Family friendliness
12/100
Senior friendliness
16/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest70 m
  • Distance to water770 m
  • Distance to farmland70 m
  • Distance to shoreline770 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway500 m
  • Distance to industry6.3 km
  • Distance to power line5 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store310 m
  • Distance to school5.7 km
  • Distance to train station14.5 km

Median across 240 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 270–441
  • 435–923
  • 3910–1433
  • 2915–1938
  • 1720–2418
  • 1725–2913
  • 3830–3440
  • 4235–3934
  • 3540–4425
  • 3845–4939
  • 4350–5436
  • 3655–5940
  • 4460–6446
  • 4065–6936
  • 3770–7441
  • 3475–7937
  • 2880+26

Men 587Women 566

Marital status

  • Unmarried557 (48 %)
  • Married442 (38 %)
  • Divorced115 (10 %)
  • Widowed45 (4 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Upphärad, 1,153 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 562 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 56 min
  • Gothenburg57 min
  • Malmö4 h 8 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

  • Vanderydvattnet1,019 ha3.5 km
  • Gravlången280 ha3.8 km
  • Häggsjön16 ha4.6 km
  • Trehörningen68 ha5.8 km

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Nearest localities

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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.

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Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone20.8 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)2.9 km
  • Potentially contaminated land5 in the locality120 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve1.8 km
  • Natura 200012 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest6.3 km
  • Water protection area13.1 km
  • Habitat protection3.8 km
  • National conservation interest3.3 km
  • National heritage interest3.8 km

Services & safety

  • School2 in the locality180 m
  • Fire station10.4 km
  • Police station13.6 km
  • Civil defence shelter5.7 km
  • Vulnerable area (police)9.7 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site4.9 km
  • Swimming pool8 km
  • Campsite10 km
  • Hiking trail9.7 km
  • Cycle trail300 m
  • Ski trail33.2 km
  • Floodlit track15.1 km
  • Birding site26.7 km
  • Geologically notable site25.4 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant10.1 km
  • Café10.7 km
  • Petrol station6.3 km
  • Library10.8 km
  • Sports hall1 in the locality150 m
  • Hotel6.6 km
  • Care home5.8 km
  • Recycling centre11.9 km

Disturbance

  • Major road6.7 km
  • Railway910 m
  • Power line5.1 km
  • Wind turbine10.2 km
  • Mobile mast4.4 km
  • Military area33 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)960 m
  • Quarry3.5 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark11.4 km
  • Church1 km
  • Community hall10.8 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
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The figures describe Trollhättan Municipality as a whole, not Upphärad.