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Åmål
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Urban area in Åmål Municipality, Västra Götaland County

Åmål

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Facts

MunicipalityÅmål
CountyVästra Götaland County
Population8,954
Area782 ha
SCB code1492TC103

2

Place profile

68/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
49/100
Quiet surroundings
41/100
Rurality
58/100
Urbanity
84/100
Family friendliness
49/100
Senior friendliness
71/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest100 m
  • Distance to water360 m
  • Distance to farmland1 km
  • Distance to shoreline360 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway580 m
  • Distance to industry250 m
  • Distance to power line740 m

Services

  • Distance to grocery store620 m
  • Distance to school1.3 km
  • Distance to train station1.2 km

Median across 2,734 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 1770–4162
  • 2225–9221
  • 26910–14230
  • 30915–19271
  • 21820–24163
  • 22825–29181
  • 24230–34242
  • 24735–39246
  • 21840–44233
  • 22445–49256
  • 28350–54270
  • 31755–59301
  • 28360–64282
  • 28565–69274
  • 25870–74273
  • 26375–79283
  • 34780+525

Men 4,390Women 4,413

Marital status

  • Unmarried4,523 (51 %)
  • Married2,750 (31 %)
  • Divorced994 (11 %)
  • Widowed535 (6 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 5 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Åmål, 8,803 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 8,954 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

  • Stockholm4 h 59 min
  • Gothenburg2 h 39 min
  • Malmö5 h 51 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

  • Mörtebolstjärnet40 ha2.1 km
  • Vänern544,536 ha2.5 km
  • Korsbydammen13 ha4.2 km
  • Forsbackasjön23 ha5.7 km

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Nearest localities

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Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone12.5 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)2.1 km
  • Potentially contaminated land82 in the locality80 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve4.6 km
  • Natura 20004.6 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest1.1 km
  • Water protection area15.8 km
  • Habitat protection3.7 km
  • National conservation interest4.6 km
  • National heritage interest420 m

Services & safety

  • School7 in the locality530 m
  • Fire station1 in the locality280 m
  • Police station1 in the locality500 m
  • Civil defence shelter100 in the locality190 m

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site1 in the locality890 m
  • Swimming pool14.5 km
  • Campsite2 in the locality1 km
  • Hiking trail1.9 km
  • Cycle trail100 m
  • Floodlit track26.8 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant13 in the locality560 m
  • Café3 in the locality470 m
  • Petrol station5 in the locality1.1 km
  • Library1 in the locality550 m
  • Sports hall1 in the locality1.7 km
  • Hotel1 in the locality580 m
  • Care home9.3 km
  • Recycling centre6.1 km

Disturbance

  • Major road1.2 km
  • Railway220 m
  • Power line630 m
  • Wind turbine7.2 km
  • Mobile mast3 in the locality250 m

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)3 km
  • Mine12 km
  • Quarry9.2 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark2 in the locality810 m
  • Church2 in the locality470 m
  • Community hall1 in the locality1.9 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

  • Population11,906
  • Median income368,900 kr/yr
  • Average age46.7 years
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