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Högsböla
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Small locality in Skövde Municipality, Västra Götaland County

Högsböla

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943 m from the locality centre · Jan Ainali · CC BY-SA 4.0
986 m from the locality centre · Jan Ainali · CC BY-SA 4.0

1

Facts

MunicipalitySkövde
CountyVästra Götaland County
Population65
Area35 ha
SCB code1496SB116

2

Place profile

13/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
26/100
Quiet surroundings
67/100
Rurality
32/100
Urbanity
12/100
Family friendliness
11/100
Senior friendliness
19/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest170 m
  • Distance to water290 m
  • Distance to farmland30 m
  • Distance to shoreline290 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road30 m
  • Distance to railway9.4 km
  • Distance to industry2.5 km
  • Distance to power line2.4 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store2.5 km
  • Distance to school5.9 km
  • Distance to train station14 km

Median across 26 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 360–432
  • 515–945
  • 5110–1436
  • 5415–1945
  • 2520–2429
  • 1725–2913
  • 4330–3451
  • 4735–3946
  • 5340–4437
  • 4445–4944
  • 3950–5448
  • 6055–5956
  • 5960–6452
  • 5065–6955
  • 6070–7453
  • 5475–7945
  • 3380+32

Men 776Women 719

Marital status

  • Unmarried706 (48 %)
  • Married643 (43 %)
  • Divorced92 (6 %)
  • Widowed42 (3 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Högsböla, 1,495 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 65 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 19 min
  • Gothenburg2 h 9 min
  • Malmö4 h 50 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.

5

Lakes nearby

  • Lången258 ha2.1 km
  • Vallersjön15 ha3.6 km
  • Stora Bjursjön23 ha5.4 km
  • Vristulven397 ha5.6 km

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Nearest localities

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Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone4.9 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)9.8 km
  • Potentially contaminated land1.3 km

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve430 m
  • Natura 20006.2 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interestThe locality lies within
  • Water protection area1.4 km
  • Habitat protection2.2 km
  • National conservation interestThe locality lies within
  • National heritage interestThe locality lies within

Services & safety

  • School2.3 km
  • Fire station13.1 km
  • Police station14.1 km
  • Civil defence shelter2.3 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site2.1 km
  • Swimming pool2.1 km
  • Campsite7.2 km
  • Hiking trail370 m
  • Cycle trail2.1 km
  • Floodlit track5.6 km
  • Birding site26.4 km
  • Geologically notable site13.4 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant6.1 km
  • Café11.4 km
  • Petrol station11 km
  • Library6.1 km
  • Sports hall10.4 km
  • Hotel6 km
  • Care home13.9 km
  • Recycling centre12.4 km

Disturbance

  • Major road3.3 km
  • Railway13.2 km
  • Power line2.9 km
  • Wind turbine13.3 km
  • Mobile mast4.3 km
  • Military area14.2 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)4.6 km
  • Mine22.3 km
  • Quarry3.3 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark2.7 km
  • Church1 km
  • Community hall1 in the locality190 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

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