Sandared
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest40 m
- Distance to water430 m
- Distance to farmland690 m
- Distance to shoreline430 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway360 m
- Distance to industry380 m
- Distance to power line1.8 km
Services
- Distance to grocery store740 m
- Distance to school690 m
- Distance to train station770 m
Median across 1,344 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 2830–4258
- 3625–9310
- 41210–14385
- 41115–19354
- 21220–24157
- 11325–29109
- 24530–34288
- 33435–39347
- 30040–44346
- 36645–49331
- 36750–54364
- 37655–59322
- 27560–64282
- 24765–69199
- 21270–74206
- 17875–79190
- 24380+306
Men 4,936Women 4,754
Marital status
- Unmarried5,025 (52 %)
- Married3,665 (38 %)
- Divorced697 (7 %)
- Widowed325 (3 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 5 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Sandared, 9,690 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 3,640 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 20 min
- Gothenburg53 min
- Malmö3 h 49 min
- Municipal seat18 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
- Viaredssjön395 ha1 km
- Vatthulta sjö16 ha2.8 km
- Pålsbosjö7 ha3.2 km
- Stora Ärtasjön7 ha3.7 km
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Associations and activities
- Sandareds ScoutkårscoutkårOutdoor life
- Sandareds TräningscentergymSports
- Sandareds kyrkakyrkaReligion
- PRO Sandared-SjömarkenpensionärsföreningSocial
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 zone7.3 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)6.1 km
- Potentially contaminated land10 in the locality640 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve3.4 km
- Natura 200038 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest7.1 km
- Water protection area10 km
- Habitat protection3.3 km
- National conservation interest11.1 km
- National heritage interest9 km
Services & safety
- School4 in the locality530 m
- Fire station9 km
- Police station9 km
- Civil defence shelter5 in the locality530 m
- Vulnerable area (police)7.9 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site3 in the locality1.1 km
- Swimming pool2 in the locality1.4 km
- Campsite4.2 km
- Hiking trail840 m
- Cycle trail10.3 km
- Ski trail45.5 km
- Floodlit track6.9 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant3 in the locality650 m
- Café1 in the locality690 m
- Petrol station2 in the locality770 m
- Library7.1 km
- Sports hall2 in the locality360 m
- Hotel7.5 km
- Care home1 in the locality300 m
- Recycling centre10.8 km
Disturbance
- Major road2.8 km
- Railway1.1 km
- Power line2.4 km
- Wind turbine9.4 km
- Mobile mast3.7 km
- Military area7.3 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)3 km
- Quarry4.5 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark3.1 km
- Church1 in the locality830 m
- Community hall2 in the locality650 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
The figures describe Borås Municipality as a whole, not Sandared.