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Urban area in Borås Municipality, Västra Götaland County

Borgstena

1

Facts

MunicipalityBorås
CountyVästra Götaland County
Population434
Area107 ha
SCB code1490TB103

2

Place profile

23/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
22/100
Quiet surroundings
40/100
Rurality
45/100
Urbanity
48/100
Family friendliness
27/100
Senior friendliness
6/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest40 m
  • Distance to water260 m
  • Distance to farmland110 m
  • Distance to shoreline260 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway170 m
  • Distance to industry150 m
  • Distance to power line270 m

Services

  • Distance to grocery store6.5 km
  • Distance to school1.2 km
  • Distance to train station310 m

Median across 183 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 290–433
  • 355–933
  • 3510–1447
  • 4515–1943
  • 2620–2422
  • 2925–2920
  • 4230–3437
  • 3535–3941
  • 5640–4441
  • 4345–4936
  • 4250–5444
  • 4355–5952
  • 4560–6450
  • 3865–6940
  • 4470–7442
  • 5275–7944
  • 4780+32

Men 686Women 657

Marital status

  • Unmarried649 (48 %)
  • Married527 (39 %)
  • Divorced117 (9 %)
  • Widowed51 (4 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Borgstena, 1,343 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 434 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 14 min
  • Gothenburg1 h 17 min
  • Malmö4 h 9 min
  • Municipal seat27 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

  • Mollasjön61 ha3.3 km
  • Stomsjön41 ha3.4 km
  • Lassesjö68 ha3.9 km
  • Myresjö84 ha4 km

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Nearest localities

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Associations and activities

  • Equmenia BorgstenascoutkårOutdoor life
  • Borgstena AllhallsporthallSports
  • Borgstena IF KlubbstugaSports
  • Borgstena 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 zone13.1 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)6.3 km
  • Potentially contaminated land7 in the locality140 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve3.2 km
  • Natura 200021.3 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest7.8 km
  • Water protection area1.5 km
  • Habitat protection810 m
  • National conservation interest7.4 km
  • National heritage interest6.9 km

Services & safety

  • School2 in the locality210 m
  • Fire station6.3 km
  • Police station18.4 km
  • Civil defence shelter14.4 km
  • Vulnerable area (police)15.8 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site6.5 km
  • Swimming pool16.7 km
  • Campsite9.9 km
  • Hiking trail2.4 km
  • Cycle trail5.7 km
  • Floodlit track11.8 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant1 in the locality120 m
  • Café2.4 km
  • Petrol station1 in the locality240 m
  • Library6.6 km
  • Sports hall1 in the locality1.2 km
  • Hotel16.9 km
  • Care home11.7 km
  • Recycling centre7.8 km

Disturbance

  • Major road210 m
  • Railway1.5 km
  • Power line570 m
  • Wind turbine2.3 km
  • Mobile mast4.7 km
  • Military area14.6 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)1.8 km
  • Quarry1.5 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark8.5 km
  • Church2 in the locality300 m
  • Community hall1 in the locality330 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 Borgstena.