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Äspered
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Urban area in Borås Municipality, Västra Götaland County

Äspered

1

Facts

MunicipalityBorås
CountyVästra Götaland County
Population330
Area60 ha
SCB code1490TB121

2

Place profile

15/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
27/100
Quiet surroundings
71/100
Rurality
35/100
Urbanity
0/100
Family friendliness
24/100
Senior friendliness
5/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest50 m
  • Distance to water240 m
  • Distance to farmland90 m
  • Distance to shoreline240 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway10.8 km
  • Distance to industry5.2 km
  • Distance to power line3.4 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store5.6 km
  • Distance to school290 m
  • Distance to train station12.9 km

Median across 167 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 330–428
  • 285–941
  • 3010–1439
  • 3815–1926
  • 1820–2413
  • 925–2911
  • 2630–3434
  • 4135–3944
  • 2440–4423
  • 3345–4930
  • 3050–5430
  • 3855–5942
  • 3660–6434
  • 3065–6929
  • 2770–7420
  • 1975–7922
  • 2680+17

Men 486Women 483

Marital status

  • Unmarried488 (50 %)
  • Married395 (41 %)
  • Divorced59 (6 %)
  • Widowed29 (3 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Äspered, 969 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 330 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

  • Stockholm4 h 59 min
  • Gothenburg1 h 8 min
  • Malmö3 h 58 min
  • Municipal seat21 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

  • Tolken1,186 ha1.9 km
  • Stora Dalsjön59 ha5.7 km
  • Lilla Dalsjön8 ha6.9 km
  • Mellsjön21 ha7.1 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 zone9.7 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)8.9 km
  • Potentially contaminated land3 in the locality170 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve1.7 km
  • Natura 200020.4 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest10 km
  • Water protection area2.9 km
  • Habitat protection3.4 km
  • National conservation interest4.3 km
  • National heritage interest9.4 km

Services & safety

  • School1 in the locality140 m
  • Fire station5.8 km
  • Police station14.6 km
  • Civil defence shelter9.3 km
  • Vulnerable area (police)11.4 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site2.2 km
  • Swimming pool9.8 km
  • Campsite14.4 km
  • Hiking trail3.7 km
  • Cycle trail3.9 km
  • Floodlit track5.3 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant5.7 km
  • Café5.1 km
  • Petrol station5.4 km
  • Library5.7 km
  • Sports hall5.1 km
  • Hotel10.8 km
  • Care home6.1 km
  • Recycling centre7.2 km

Disturbance

  • Major road4.3 km
  • Railway10.9 km
  • Power line3.5 km
  • Wind turbine2.6 km
  • Mobile mast6.4 km
  • Military area16.9 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)2.3 km
  • Quarry3.1 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark2.6 km
  • Church1 in the locality160 m
  • Community hall1 in the locality290 m

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 Äspered.