Facts

MunicipalityBorås

CountyVästra Götaland County

Population966

Area117 ha

SCB code1490TB114

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Place profile

40/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity

47/100

Quiet surroundings

31/100

Rurality

63/100

Urbanity

43/100

Family friendliness

51/100

Senior friendliness

34/100

Nature

Distance to forest30 m
Distance to water180 m
Distance to farmland1.9 km
Distance to shoreline180 m

Disturbance

Distance to major road20 m
Distance to railway170 m
Distance to industry500 m
Distance to power line720 m

Services

Distance to grocery store2.9 km
Distance to school2.7 km
Distance to train station3.9 km

Median across 306 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

350–426
545–946
6810–1449
6915–1956
5220–2426
2425–2920
2630–3441
6035–3953
4640–4443
5645–4950
5850–5430
6055–5967
5160–6453
3065–6940
3370–7421
2975–7927
5180+46

Men 802Women 694

Marital status

Unmarried756 (50 %)
Married560 (37 %)
Divorced133 (9 %)
Widowed49 (3 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Rydboholm, 1,496 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 966 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 17 min
Gothenburg56 min
Malmö3 h 37 min
Municipal seat14 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

Stora Älsjön8 ha1.5 km
Storsjön136 ha2.4 km
Havsjön9 ha2.8 km
Bosjön131 ha2.9 km

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Nearest localities

Viskafors2,787 inhabitants1.5 km
Funningen och Bosnäs664 inhabitants2.2 km
Granmad86 inhabitants3.2 km
Kråkered92 inhabitants4.2 km
Svaneholm och Bogryd1,046 inhabitants4.8 km
Sjömarken och Viared3,855 inhabitants4.9 km

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Associations and activities

Rydboholms 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 zone5.4 km
Wildfire area (since 2018)7.1 km
Potentially contaminated land4 in the locality290 m

Protection & regulations

Nature reserve2.2 km
Natura 200038.5 km
National outdoor-recreation interest8.3 km
Water protection area6 km
Habitat protection2.1 km
National conservation interest10.7 km
National heritage interest270 m

Services & safety

School1 in the locality90 m
Fire station8.6 km
Police station8.3 km
Civil defence shelter2.6 km
Vulnerable area (police)7.7 km

Nature & outdoors

Bathing site1.6 km
Swimming pool4.3 km
Campsite5.1 km
Hiking trail6.1 km
Cycle trail3.5 km
Floodlit track5.4 km

Service & nöje

Restaurant2.8 km
Café2.8 km
Petrol station4.5 km
Library7.2 km
Sports hall5.2 km
Hotel6.5 km
Care home2.7 km
Recycling centre6.9 km

Disturbance

Major road110 m
Railway260 m
Power line690 m
Wind turbine6 km
Mobile mast1000 m
Military area2.9 km

Below ground

Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)1.8 km
Quarry8.1 km

Culture

Museum or landmark6.4 km
Church1 in the locality450 m
Community hall1 in the locality460 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 Rydboholm.