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Ekedalen
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Urban area in Tidaholm Municipality, Västra Götaland County

Ekedalen

1

Facts

MunicipalityTidaholm
CountyVästra Götaland County
Population456
Area72 ha
SCB code1498TB101

2

Place profile

17/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
30/100
Quiet surroundings
69/100
Rurality
35/100
Urbanity
0/100
Family friendliness
28/100
Senior friendliness
7/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest30 m
  • Distance to water480 m
  • Distance to farmland170 m
  • Distance to shoreline480 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway8.2 km
  • Distance to industry6.1 km
  • Distance to power line1.1 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store6.9 km
  • Distance to school470 m
  • Distance to train station21.3 km

Median across 225 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 530–439
  • 625–946
  • 6510–1459
  • 4215–1944
  • 2120–2426
  • 3625–2930
  • 5530–3452
  • 5535–3967
  • 5140–4451
  • 5645–4949
  • 5550–5450
  • 6655–5960
  • 6760–6472
  • 6665–6968
  • 5570–7444
  • 5575–7947
  • 5080+70

Men 910Women 874

Marital status

  • Unmarried926 (52 %)
  • Married648 (36 %)
  • Divorced164 (9 %)
  • Widowed60 (3 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Ekedalen, 1,784 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 456 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 53 min
  • Gothenburg2 h 12 min
  • Malmö4 h 12 min
  • Municipal seat12 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

  • Djupasjön12 ha2.4 km
  • Gimmesjön44 ha14.2 km
  • Sandhemssjön82 ha21.1 km
  • Grimstorpasjön28 ha22.5 km

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Nearest localities

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Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone5.4 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)14.9 km
  • Potentially contaminated land1 in the locality410 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve350 m
  • Natura 200017.4 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest11.6 km
  • Water protection area10.2 km
  • Habitat protection1.9 km
  • National conservation interest460 m
  • National heritage interest460 m

Services & safety

  • School2 in the locality20 m
  • Fire station7 km
  • Police station17.1 km
  • Civil defence shelter6.4 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site2 km
  • Swimming pool7.1 km
  • Campsite7.4 km
  • Hiking trail440 m
  • Cycle trail330 m
  • Floodlit track8.9 km
  • Birding site22.2 km
  • Geologically notable site47.9 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant7.2 km
  • Café7.5 km
  • Petrol station7.1 km
  • Library7.4 km
  • Sports hall6.7 km
  • Hotel7.4 km
  • Care home1 in the locality200 m
  • Recycling centre18.6 km

Disturbance

  • Major road2.6 km
  • Railway8.3 km
  • Power line1.3 km
  • Wind turbine4.8 km
  • Mobile mast7 km
  • Military area7.7 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)14.9 km
  • Mine13.8 km
  • Quarry4.3 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark840 m
  • Church1 in the locality470 m
  • Community hall3.7 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

  • Population12,805
  • Median income390,200 kr/yr
  • Average age44.5 years
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The figures describe Tidaholm Municipality as a whole, not Ekedalen.