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Urban area in Skara Municipality, Västra Götaland County

Ardala

1

Facts

MunicipalitySkara
CountyVästra Götaland County
Population700
Area66 ha
SCB code1495TB101

2

Place profile

27/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
22/100
Quiet surroundings
54/100
Rurality
37/100
Urbanity
31/100
Family friendliness
26/100
Senior friendliness
12/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest60 m
  • Distance to water400 m
  • Distance to farmland220 m
  • Distance to shoreline400 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway6.5 km
  • Distance to industry4 km
  • Distance to power line1.7 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store330 m
  • Distance to school350 m
  • Distance to train station6.6 km

Median across 261 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

3

Age distribution

  • 520–468
  • 715–956
  • 5710–1456
  • 5215–1972
  • 4020–2431
  • 5025–2947
  • 6330–3465
  • 7235–3967
  • 7340–4460
  • 6845–4943
  • 5950–5464
  • 6555–5979
  • 8460–6465
  • 7165–6965
  • 6170–7455
  • 6775–7973
  • 7680+61

Men 1,081Women 1,027

Marital status

  • Unmarried1,117 (53 %)
  • Married717 (34 %)
  • Divorced179 (8 %)
  • Widowed95 (5 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Ardala, 2,108 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 700 inhabitants. A statistical area follows no locality boundary, so the figures describe the area around the locality, not the locality alone.

4

Driving time

  • Stockholm4 h 44 min
  • Gothenburg1 h 39 min
  • Malmö4 h 46 min
  • Municipal seat8 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.

5

Lakes nearby

  • Rösjön87 ha11.3 km
  • Tresjö7 ha11.5 km
  • Hornborgasjön2,672 ha11.8 km
  • Vingasjön15 ha14.3 km

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Nearest localities

7

Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone950 m
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)24 km
  • Potentially contaminated land3 in the locality60 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve3 km
  • Natura 20008.7 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest9.2 km
  • Water protection area12.2 km
  • Habitat protection7 km
  • National conservation interest2.9 km
  • National heritage interest6.2 km

Services & safety

  • School1 in the locality80 m
  • Fire station7.3 km
  • Police station18.9 km
  • Civil defence shelter1 in the locality130 m

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site14.4 km
  • Swimming pool5.1 km
  • Campsite4.7 km
  • Hiking trail6.6 km
  • Cycle trail6.9 km
  • Floodlit track29.8 km
  • Birding site12.5 km
  • Geologically notable site31.4 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant5.5 km
  • Café6.2 km
  • Petrol station4.5 km
  • Library6.6 km
  • Sports hall5 km
  • Hotel6.1 km
  • Care home6.5 km
  • Recycling centre6.8 km

Disturbance

  • Major road380 m
  • Railway15.3 km
  • Power line2 km
  • Wind turbine1.5 km
  • Mobile mast7.3 km
  • Military area17.4 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)1.7 km
  • Mine23.8 km
  • Quarry2.6 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark5.5 km
  • Church1 in the locality300 m
  • Community hall5.1 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

  • Population18,707
  • Median income389,500 kr/yr
  • Average age43.7 years
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The figures describe Skara Municipality as a whole, not Ardala.