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Viskafors
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest20 m
- Distance to water390 m
- Distance to farmland1.1 km
- Distance to shoreline390 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway620 m
- Distance to industry910 m
- Distance to power line760 m
Services
- Distance to grocery store1.1 km
- Distance to school1.2 km
- Distance to train station1.2 km
Median across 826 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 1350–4106
- 1755–9166
- 21010–14164
- 21615–19185
- 13720–2485
- 7825–2970
- 12530–34155
- 20735–39189
- 15740–44164
- 18645–49159
- 19650–54155
- 17655–59174
- 17360–64157
- 12765–69129
- 12970–74117
- 13075–79143
- 17680+230
Men 2,733Women 2,548
Marital status
- Unmarried2,604 (49 %)
- Married1,942 (37 %)
- Divorced488 (9 %)
- Widowed227 (4 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 4 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Viskafors, 5,281 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 2,787 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 21 min
- Gothenburg1 h 1 min
- Malmö3 h 33 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
- Storsjön136 ha1.6 km
- Havsjön9 ha3.3 km
- Stora Älsjön8 ha4 km
- Äktasjön18 ha4.3 km
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Nearest localities
- Svaneholm och Bogryd1,046 inhabitants1.7 km
- Rydboholm966 inhabitants2.4 km
- Kinnarumma394 inhabitants2.5 km
- Funningen och Bosnäs664 inhabitants4 km
- Granmad86 inhabitants6 km
- Sjömarken och Viared3,855 inhabitants6.2 km
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Associations and activities
- Viskafors ScoutkårscoutkårOutdoor life
- PRO ViskaforspensionärsföreningSocial
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 zone8.7 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)3.9 km
- Potentially contaminated land13 in the locality550 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve1 km
- Natura 200035.7 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest11.6 km
- Water protection area3.1 km
- Habitat protection4.7 km
- National conservation interest7.7 km
- National heritage interest2.9 km
Services & safety
- School4 in the locality490 m
- Fire station8.7 km
- Police station11.7 km
- Civil defence shelter1 in the locality880 m
- Vulnerable area (police)11.1 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site2.2 km
- Swimming pool3.5 km
- Campsite7.8 km
- Hiking trail4.5 km
- Cycle trail420 m
- Floodlit track8.8 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant1 in the locality720 m
- Café1 in the locality720 m
- Petrol station1 in the locality1.4 km
- Library9.2 km
- Sports hall4.6 km
- Hotel7.7 km
- Care home2 in the locality770 m
- Recycling centre10.3 km
Disturbance
- Major road590 m
- Railway620 m
- Power line610 m
- Wind turbine3.5 km
- Mobile mast3 km
- Military area6.3 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)600 m
- Quarry11 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark7.7 km
- Church1 in the locality760 m
- Community hall3.5 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
The figures describe Borås Municipality as a whole, not Viskafors.