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Mariestad
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Urban area in Mariestad Municipality, Västra Götaland County

Mariestad

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Facts

MunicipalityMariestad
CountyVästra Götaland County
Population16,750
Area1,281 ha
SCB code1493TC103

2

Place profile

77/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
40/100
Quiet surroundings
42/100
Rurality
52/100
Urbanity
82/100
Family friendliness
74/100
Senior friendliness
83/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest70 m
  • Distance to water520 m
  • Distance to farmland780 m
  • Distance to shoreline520 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway600 m
  • Distance to industry590 m
  • Distance to power line840 m

Services

  • Distance to grocery store680 m
  • Distance to school600 m
  • Distance to train station1.7 km

Median across 3,656 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 3440–4362
  • 4645–9393
  • 47510–14462
  • 49615–19421
  • 48820–24441
  • 49125–29403
  • 58630–34506
  • 56335–39487
  • 43140–44415
  • 43845–49474
  • 47750–54498
  • 52855–59505
  • 53460–64527
  • 43865–69499
  • 43170–74484
  • 47575–79566
  • 69680+973

Men 8,355Women 8,416

Marital status

  • Unmarried8,761 (52 %)
  • Married5,378 (32 %)
  • Divorced1,716 (10 %)
  • Widowed933 (6 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 10 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Mariestad, 16,771 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 16,750 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 5 min
  • Gothenburg2 h 26 min
  • Malmö5 h 4 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

  • Vänern544,536 ha1.8 km
  • Vristulven397 ha14 km
  • Östen508 ha14.6 km
  • Lilla Botten10 ha17.3 km

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Nearest localities

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Associations and activities

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 zoneThe locality lies within
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)10.4 km
  • Potentially contaminated land94 in the locality190 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve1.6 km
  • Natura 20008.4 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest1.4 km
  • Water protection area9.8 km
  • Habitat protection4.2 km
  • National conservation interest7.5 km
  • National heritage interest450 m

Services & safety

  • School14 in the locality440 m
  • Fire station1 in the locality1.2 km
  • Police station1 in the locality1.1 km
  • Civil defence shelter215 in the locality220 m

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site2.2 km
  • Swimming pool2.2 km
  • Campsite4 in the locality1.3 km
  • Hiking trail980 m
  • Cycle trail430 m
  • Floodlit track1.7 km
  • Birding site46.7 km
  • Geologically notable site9.6 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant20 in the locality460 m
  • Café11 in the locality690 m
  • Petrol station10 in the locality480 m
  • Library1 in the locality540 m
  • Sports hall5 in the locality570 m
  • Hotel8 in the locality430 m
  • Care home4.5 km
  • Recycling centre24.1 km

Disturbance

  • Major road400 m
  • Railway350 m
  • Power line400 m
  • Wind turbine10.7 km
  • Mobile mast4 in the locality1.2 km
  • Military area35.2 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)14 in the locality640 m
  • Mine38.9 km
  • Quarry7.7 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark2 in the locality810 m
  • Church7 in the locality580 m
  • Community hall1 in the locality620 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

  • Population24,583
  • Median income396,100 kr/yr
  • Average age45.6 years
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