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Urban area in Borås Municipality, Västra Götaland County

Hedared

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Facts

MunicipalityBorås
CountyVästra Götaland County
Population356
Area87 ha
SCB code1490TB111

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Place profile

19/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
23/100
Quiet surroundings
44/100
Rurality
45/100
Urbanity
23/100
Family friendliness
23/100
Senior friendliness
14/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest70 m
  • Distance to water440 m
  • Distance to farmland40 m
  • Distance to shoreline440 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway11.2 km
  • Distance to industry430 m
  • Distance to power line1.2 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store230 m
  • Distance to school6 km
  • Distance to train station11.2 km

Median across 148 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 670–461
  • 835–963
  • 7210–1471
  • 7515–1967
  • 4220–2433
  • 3325–2923
  • 6630–3486
  • 8635–3994
  • 7340–4464
  • 7045–4958
  • 8350–5466
  • 7055–5982
  • 7860–6477
  • 7865–6955
  • 6270–7458
  • 5875–7953
  • 7080+61

Men 1,166Women 1,072

Marital status

  • Unmarried1,120 (50 %)
  • Married906 (40 %)
  • Divorced148 (7 %)
  • Widowed70 (3 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Hedared, 2,238 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 356 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 30 min
  • Gothenburg55 min
  • Malmö4 h 2 min
  • Municipal seat24 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

  • Älvessjön7 ha600 m
  • Östra Valsjön20 ha1.6 km
  • Store sjön9 ha1.7 km
  • Västra Kulsjön18 ha2.8 km

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Nearest localities

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Associations and activities

  • Hedareds stavkyrkakyrkaReligion

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 zone12.1 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)8.3 km
  • Potentially contaminated land3 in the locality50 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve5.5 km
  • Natura 200030.9 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest7.1 km
  • Water protection areaThe locality lies within
  • Habitat protection710 m
  • National conservation interest1.7 km
  • National heritage interest15.7 km

Services & safety

  • School6 km
  • Fire station7.3 km
  • Police station14.6 km
  • Civil defence shelter10.8 km
  • Vulnerable area (police)13.6 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site2.1 km
  • Swimming pool6 km
  • Campsite9.4 km
  • Hiking trail8.1 km
  • Cycle trail10.9 km
  • Ski trail40.4 km
  • Floodlit track10.2 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant11.1 km
  • Café7.3 km
  • Petrol station1 in the locality40 m
  • Library13.2 km
  • Sports hall10.1 km
  • Hotel13.2 km
  • Care home6 km
  • Recycling centre7.2 km

Disturbance

  • Major road90 m
  • Railway11.5 km
  • Power line1.5 km
  • Wind turbine1.5 km
  • Mobile mast3.1 km
  • Military area15.7 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)2.2 km
  • Quarry11.2 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark1 in the locality360 m
  • Church1 in the locality360 m
  • Community hall7.3 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 Hedared.