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Small locality in Borås Municipality, Västra Götaland County

Arås

1

Facts

MunicipalityBorås
CountyVästra Götaland County
Population80
Area32 ha
SCB code1490SB160

2

Place profile

40/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
60/100
Quiet surroundings
33/100
Rurality
66/100
Urbanity
56/100
Family friendliness
47/100
Senior friendliness
38/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest20 m
  • Distance to water70 m
  • Distance to farmland260 m
  • Distance to shoreline70 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway1.6 km
  • Distance to industry750 m
  • Distance to power line130 m

Services

  • Distance to grocery store2.1 km
  • Distance to school2.2 km
  • Distance to train station2 km

Median across 42 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 430–437
  • 555–939
  • 3710–1443
  • 4215–1942
  • 3420–2423
  • 2925–2929
  • 4430–3448
  • 5335–3957
  • 4540–4441
  • 5945–4939
  • 6250–5451
  • 7355–5971
  • 6260–6467
  • 5365–6942
  • 5370–7437
  • 3875–7946
  • 4080+37

Men 822Women 749

Marital status

  • Unmarried792 (51 %)
  • Married561 (36 %)
  • Divorced157 (10 %)
  • Widowed58 (4 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Arås, 1,571 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 80 inhabitants. A statistical area follows no locality boundary, so the figures describe the area around the locality, not the locality alone.

4

Driving time

  • Stockholm5 h 19 min
  • Gothenburg51 min
  • Malmö3 h 47 min
  • Municipal seat16 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.

5

Lakes nearby

  • Viaredssjön395 ha230 m
  • Stora Ärtasjön7 ha1.3 km
  • Västersjön139 ha2 km
  • Eningen26 ha2.2 km

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Nearest localities

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Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone7.7 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)7.1 km
  • Potentially contaminated land940 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve5.4 km
  • Natura 200035.8 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest8.6 km
  • Water protection area11.5 km
  • Habitat protection3.6 km
  • National conservation interest8.8 km
  • National heritage interest7.6 km

Services & safety

  • School1.6 km
  • Fire station10.2 km
  • Police station10.1 km
  • Civil defence shelter1.9 km
  • Vulnerable area (police)9.1 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site1.5 km
  • Swimming pool2.7 km
  • Campsite4.2 km
  • Hiking trail1.7 km
  • Cycle trail8.1 km
  • Ski trail46.1 km
  • Floodlit track9 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant1.9 km
  • Café960 m
  • Petrol station1.9 km
  • Library8.3 km
  • Sports hall1.7 km
  • Hotel8.3 km
  • Care home2.4 km
  • Recycling centre9.5 km

Disturbance

  • Major road770 m
  • Railway2 km
  • Power line310 m
  • Wind turbine6.8 km
  • Mobile mast2.6 km
  • Military area7.3 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)660 m
  • Quarry6.2 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark5.2 km
  • Church2 km
  • Community hall2 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

  • Population114,872
  • Median income382,600 kr/yr
  • Average age41.4 years
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The figures describe Borås Municipality as a whole, not Arås.