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Skövde
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Urban area in Skövde Municipality, Västra Götaland County

Skövde

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Facts

MunicipalitySkövde
CountyVästra Götaland County
Population40,422
Area2,394 ha
SCB code1496TC104

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Place profile

82/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
19/100
Quiet surroundings
31/100
Rurality
46/100
Urbanity
83/100
Family friendliness
84/100
Senior friendliness
87/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest90 m
  • Distance to water450 m
  • Distance to farmland780 m
  • Distance to shoreline450 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway720 m
  • Distance to industry460 m
  • Distance to power line760 m

Services

  • Distance to grocery store520 m
  • Distance to school660 m
  • Distance to train station2.3 km

Median across 6,348 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 9910–4997
  • 1,2095–91,186
  • 1,20710–141,122
  • 1,21615–191,173
  • 2,00720–241,630
  • 1,89225–291,504
  • 1,83130–341,511
  • 1,70135–391,403
  • 1,32240–441,225
  • 1,18645–491,125
  • 1,11950–541,167
  • 1,20255–591,222
  • 1,08260–641,156
  • 91465–691,043
  • 84670–74989
  • 87375–791,028
  • 1,06280+1,638

Men 21,660Women 21,119

Marital status

  • Unmarried24,804 (58 %)
  • Married12,393 (29 %)
  • Divorced3,836 (9 %)
  • Widowed1,813 (4 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 23 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Skövde, 42,779 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 40,422 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 29 min
  • Gothenburg2 h 9 min
  • Malmö4 h 36 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

  • Karstorpasjön14 ha1.9 km
  • Hållsdammen12 ha2.5 km
  • Simsjön52 ha5.8 km
  • Sjötorpasjön14 ha5.8 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 zone10.9 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)7 km
  • Potentially contaminated land137 in the locality280 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve1.4 km
  • Natura 20003.7 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest2.2 km
  • Water protection area930 m
  • Habitat protection2.8 km
  • National conservation interest2.1 km
  • National heritage interest4.1 km

Services & safety

  • School47 in the locality260 m
  • Fire station1 in the locality1.1 km
  • Police station1 in the locality1.5 km
  • Civil defence shelter449 in the locality30 m

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site2 in the locality1 km
  • Swimming pool12 in the locality920 m
  • Campsite2.3 km
  • Hiking trail1.4 km
  • Cycle trail200 m
  • Floodlit track7.6 km
  • Birding site21.5 km
  • Geologically notable site26.1 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant45 in the locality490 m
  • Café14 in the locality590 m
  • Petrol station13 in the locality540 m
  • Library2 in the locality790 m
  • Sports hall7 in the locality750 m
  • Hotel6 in the locality800 m
  • Care home1 in the locality1.2 km
  • Recycling centre5 in the locality1 km

Disturbance

  • Major road540 m
  • Railway570 m
  • Power line520 m
  • Wind turbine12.9 km
  • Mobile mast1 in the locality1 km
  • Military area1.6 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)17.4 km
  • Mine12.4 km
  • Quarry2.9 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark13 in the locality360 m
  • Church13 in the locality1 km
  • Community hall2 in the locality270 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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