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Kvarnabo och Sjöbo
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Small locality in Alingsås Municipality, Västra Götaland County

Kvarnabo och Sjöbo

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1

Facts

MunicipalityAlingsås
CountyVästra Götaland County
Population68
Area38 ha
SCB code1489SB117

2

Place profile

17/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
51/100
Quiet surroundings
62/100
Rurality
48/100
Urbanity
28/100
Family friendliness
6/100
Senior friendliness
10/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest20 m
  • Distance to water90 m
  • Distance to farmland110 m
  • Distance to shoreline90 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road30 m
  • Distance to railway70 m
  • Distance to industry5.8 km
  • Distance to power line580 m

Services

  • Distance to grocery store3 km
  • Distance to school8 km
  • Distance to train station430 m

Median across 66 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 290–420
  • 275–935
  • 3010–1433
  • 4615–1951
  • 2420–2410
  • 1725–2912
  • 2230–3431
  • 3135–3930
  • 4040–4446
  • 3945–4938
  • 4850–5434
  • 3855–5944
  • 4660–6438
  • 4165–6939
  • 3470–7432
  • 3475–7918
  • 2480+24

Men 570Women 535

Marital status

  • Unmarried539 (48 %)
  • Married443 (40 %)
  • Divorced94 (8 %)
  • Widowed40 (4 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Kvarnabo och Sjöbo, 1,105 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 68 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
  • Gothenburg56 min
  • Malmö4 h 8 min
  • Municipal seat20 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

  • Anten1,865 ha370 m
  • Hundsjön65 ha1.7 km
  • Hälsingen97 ha2.4 km
  • Stavsjön38 ha3.9 km

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Nearest localities

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Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone7.5 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)5.2 km
  • Potentially contaminated land1 in the locality560 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve4.3 km
  • Natura 200012.9 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interestThe locality lies within
  • Water protection area4 km
  • Habitat protection6.1 km
  • National conservation interestThe locality lies within
  • National heritage interest510 m

Services & safety

  • School2.9 km
  • Fire station14.4 km
  • Police station14 km
  • Civil defence shelter8 km
  • Vulnerable area (police)24.2 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site3 km
  • Swimming pool10.2 km
  • Campsite13.8 km
  • Hiking trail270 m
  • Cycle trail6.2 km
  • Ski trail29.8 km
  • Floodlit track23.6 km
  • Birding site34.5 km
  • Geologically notable site34.5 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant3.1 km
  • Café7.5 km
  • Petrol station12.9 km
  • Library14.3 km
  • Sports hall2.9 km
  • Hotel12.9 km
  • Care home15.2 km
  • Recycling centre13.7 km

Disturbance

  • Major road280 m
  • Railway12.3 km
  • Power line600 m
  • Wind turbine7.4 km
  • Mobile mast1.8 km
  • Military area20.7 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)1.7 km
  • Quarry9.2 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark3.1 km
  • Church2.9 km
  • Community hall8.9 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

  • Population42,722
  • Median income412,000 kr/yr
  • Average age42.9 years
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The figures describe Alingsås Municipality as a whole, not Kvarnabo och Sjöbo.