Facts

MunicipalitySkövde

CountyVästra Götaland County

Population539

Area154 ha

SCB code1496TB102

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Place profile

8/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity

31/100

Quiet surroundings

69/100

Rurality

38/100

Urbanity

0/100

Family friendliness

7/100

Senior friendliness

17/100

Nature

Distance to forest40 m
Distance to water360 m
Distance to farmland90 m
Distance to shoreline360 m

Disturbance

Distance to major road20 m
Distance to railway11.3 km
Distance to industry6.6 km
Distance to power line2.4 km

Services

Distance to grocery store5.9 km
Distance to school9 km
Distance to train station12.8 km

Median across 319 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 Lerdala, 1,495 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 539 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 26 min
Gothenburg2 h 7 min
Malmö4 h 54 min
Municipal seat22 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

Lången258 ha2 km
Lilla Bjursjön18 ha2.4 km
Stora Bjursjön23 ha2.5 km
Flämsjön107 ha2.8 km

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Nearest localities

Högsböla65 inhabitants4.6 km
Öglunda54 inhabitants4.6 km
Timmersdala955 inhabitants4.8 km
Eggby218 inhabitants5.3 km
Klintås58 inhabitants8 km
Stöpen1,505 inhabitants8 km

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Associations and activities

Lerdala kyrkakyrkaReligion

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 zone9.4 km
Wildfire area (since 2018)9.5 km
Potentially contaminated land2 in the locality110 m

Protection & regulations

Nature reserve1.3 km
Natura 20005.4 km
National outdoor-recreation interest240 m
Water protection area3.6 km
Habitat protection790 m
National conservation interest430 m
National heritage interest400 m

Services & safety

School1 in the locality220 m
Fire station11.9 km
Police station12.8 km
Civil defence shelter6 km

Nature & outdoors

Bathing site2.8 km
Swimming pool1 in the locality1 km
Campsite2 km
Hiking trail1.5 km
Cycle trail2.1 km
Floodlit track7.9 km
Birding site21.4 km
Geologically notable site16.6 km

Service & nöje

Restaurant8.8 km
Café10.9 km
Petrol station11 km
Library8.8 km
Sports hall10.2 km
Hotel6.8 km
Care home13 km
Recycling centre12.5 km

Disturbance

Major road7.9 km
Railway12.5 km
Power line2.5 km
Wind turbine8.3 km
Mobile mast6.1 km
Military area13 km

Below ground

Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)7.7 km
Mine18.8 km
Quarry5.8 km

Culture

Museum or landmark2.4 km
Church1 in the locality190 m
Community hall4.2 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 Lerdala.