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Böja
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Small locality in Skövde Municipality, Västra Götaland County

Böja

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1

Facts

MunicipalitySkövde
CountyVästra Götaland County
Population78
Area34 ha
SCB code1496SB117

2

Place profile

9/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
30/100
Quiet surroundings
56/100
Rurality
40/100
Urbanity
11/100
Family friendliness
12/100
Senior friendliness
6/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest290 m
  • Distance to water910 m
  • Distance to farmland30 m
  • Distance to shoreline910 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road30 m
  • Distance to railway10.3 km
  • Distance to industry3.4 km
  • Distance to power line160 m

Services

  • Distance to grocery store3.7 km
  • Distance to school4.8 km
  • Distance to train station10.4 km

Median across 49 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 850–481
  • 1125–9107
  • 10510–14109
  • 9415–1982
  • 5920–2450
  • 6025–2961
  • 10830–34102
  • 13135–39118
  • 9440–4483
  • 9445–4990
  • 10950–5486
  • 10255–59122
  • 15360–64119
  • 9865–6988
  • 8570–7498
  • 9775–7971
  • 9780+108

Men 1,683Women 1,575

Marital status

  • Unmarried1,733 (53 %)
  • Married1,187 (37 %)
  • Divorced213 (7 %)
  • Widowed116 (4 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 2 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Böja, 3,258 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 78 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 13 min
  • Gothenburg2 h 15 min
  • Malmö4 h 53 min
  • Municipal seat21 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

  • Vristulven397 ha1.6 km
  • Lången258 ha4.4 km
  • Flarken8 ha6 km
  • Östen508 ha7 km

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Nearest localities

7

Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone4.4 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)8.2 km
  • Potentially contaminated land1 in the locality580 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve2.9 km
  • Natura 20006.2 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest910 m
  • Water protection area3.2 km
  • Habitat protection4.6 km
  • National conservation interest1.1 km
  • National heritage interest3.6 km

Services & safety

  • School3.8 km
  • Fire station17.3 km
  • Police station16.8 km
  • Civil defence shelter3.7 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site2 km
  • Swimming pool5.6 km
  • Campsite11.5 km
  • Hiking trail5.6 km
  • Cycle trail6.4 km
  • Floodlit track10.4 km
  • Birding site31.1 km
  • Geologically notable site7.9 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant10.2 km
  • Café13.2 km
  • Petrol station12.8 km
  • Library10.6 km
  • Sports hall10.3 km
  • Hotel6.6 km
  • Care home12.9 km
  • Recycling centre17.6 km

Disturbance

  • Major road2.9 km
  • Railway10.4 km
  • Power line260 m
  • Wind turbine11.1 km
  • Mobile mast9.4 km
  • Military area19.7 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)2.1 km
  • Mine27.8 km
  • Quarry860 m

Culture

  • Museum or landmark7.4 km
  • Church1 in the locality510 m
  • Community hall5.8 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

  • Population57,995
  • Median income414,800 kr/yr
  • Average age41.3 years
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The figures describe Skövde Municipality as a whole, not Böja.