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Small locality in Borås Municipality, Västra Götaland County

Kvarbo

1

Facts

MunicipalityBorås
CountyVästra Götaland County
Population127
Area38 ha
SCB code1490SB136

2

Place profile

42/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
48/100
Quiet surroundings
61/100
Rurality
47/100
Urbanity
37/100
Family friendliness
45/100
Senior friendliness
27/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest20 m
  • Distance to water240 m
  • Distance to farmland270 m
  • Distance to shoreline240 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway2.3 km
  • Distance to industry1.3 km
  • Distance to power line2.7 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store2.6 km
  • Distance to school2 km
  • Distance to train station2.4 km

Median across 106 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 260–420
  • 255–921
  • 2910–1423
  • 2515–1923
  • 1820–2416
  • 1025–2914
  • 4030–3446
  • 3235–3928
  • 2640–4425
  • 2245–4928
  • 2950–5418
  • 3655–5933
  • 3860–6443
  • 3265–6932
  • 2370–7428
  • 2575–7928
  • 3280+17

Men 468Women 443

Marital status

  • Unmarried484 (52 %)
  • Married351 (38 %)
  • Divorced62 (7 %)
  • Widowed31 (3 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Kvarbo, 911 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 127 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 13 min
  • Gothenburg1 h 14 min
  • Malmö4 h 5 min
  • Municipal seat23 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

  • Ärtingen267 ha180 m
  • Öresjö648 ha2.8 km
  • Säven1,190 ha4.7 km
  • Lillesjön38 ha7.7 km

6

Nearest localities

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Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone7.3 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)1.5 km
  • Potentially contaminated land1.4 km

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve1.8 km
  • Natura 200027.2 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest3.8 km
  • Water protection areaThe locality lies within
  • Habitat protection2.3 km
  • National conservation interest3.8 km
  • National heritage interest3.4 km

Services & safety

  • School2.1 km
  • Fire station2.6 km
  • Police station12.7 km
  • Civil defence shelter8.7 km
  • Vulnerable area (police)10.4 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site1.2 km
  • Swimming pool10.9 km
  • Campsite4.3 km
  • Hiking trail4.2 km
  • Cycle trail10.2 km
  • Floodlit track10.4 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant2.5 km
  • Café3.9 km
  • Petrol station2.6 km
  • Library2.7 km
  • Sports hall2.1 km
  • Hotel11 km
  • Care home10.9 km
  • Recycling centre3.6 km

Disturbance

  • Major road360 m
  • Railway2.5 km
  • Power line2.8 km
  • Wind turbine7.9 km
  • Mobile mast1.3 km
  • Military area16 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)2.2 km
  • Quarry6 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark5.7 km
  • Church2.6 km
  • Community hall6 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 Kvarbo.