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Falköping
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Urban area in Falköping Municipality, Västra Götaland County

Falköping

1

Facts

MunicipalityFalköping
CountyVästra Götaland County
Population17,924
Area1,046 ha
SCB code1499TC101

2

Place profile

85/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
12/100
Quiet surroundings
37/100
Rurality
40/100
Urbanity
86/100
Family friendliness
87/100
Senior friendliness
86/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest280 m
  • Distance to water600 m
  • Distance to farmland410 m
  • Distance to shoreline630 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway500 m
  • Distance to industry270 m
  • Distance to power line880 m

Services

  • Distance to grocery store530 m
  • Distance to school400 m
  • Distance to train station1.2 km

Median across 3,796 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 5010–4482
  • 5915–9610
  • 61110–14544
  • 62215–19599
  • 63320–24585
  • 61025–29538
  • 63630–34611
  • 65735–39646
  • 60740–44544
  • 50645–49498
  • 53150–54567
  • 59355–59587
  • 56660–64565
  • 49165–69538
  • 44270–74513
  • 43375–79496
  • 57980+964

Men 9,609Women 9,887

Marital status

  • Unmarried10,444 (53 %)
  • Married6,228 (32 %)
  • Divorced1,902 (10 %)
  • Widowed977 (5 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 10 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Falköping, 19,496 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 17,924 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

  • Stockholm5 h 3 min
  • Gothenburg1 h 54 min
  • Malmö4 h 16 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

  • Agnestadssjön8 ha2.1 km
  • Bergsjön7 ha5.2 km
  • Sjötorpasjön53 ha6.1 km
  • Vartoftasjön16 ha11.1 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 zone15.9 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)24.8 km
  • Potentially contaminated land115 in the locality170 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve1.5 km
  • Natura 200011 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest1.4 km
  • Water protection area13.8 km
  • Habitat protection2.9 km
  • National conservation interest1.5 km
  • National heritage interest1.9 km

Services & safety

  • School29 in the locality230 m
  • Fire station1 in the locality1.3 km
  • Police station1 in the locality1.1 km
  • Civil defence shelter262 in the locality60 m

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site2.1 km
  • Swimming pool3 in the locality730 m
  • Campsite1 in the locality1.8 km
  • Hiking trail450 m
  • Cycle trail470 m
  • Floodlit track25.1 km
  • Birding site15.8 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant17 in the locality370 m
  • Café9 in the locality420 m
  • Petrol station9 in the locality400 m
  • Library1 in the locality160 m
  • Sports hall9 in the locality700 m
  • Hotel6 in the locality400 m
  • Care home4 in the locality900 m
  • Recycling centre2.2 km

Disturbance

  • Major road1.4 km
  • Railway600 m
  • Power line1.1 km
  • Wind turbine4.6 km
  • Mobile mast5 in the locality1.1 km
  • Military area18.5 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)4.5 km
  • Mine18.5 km
  • Quarry4.9 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark3 in the locality390 m
  • Church7 in the locality160 m
  • Community hall2 in the locality280 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

  • Population32,806
  • Median income383,300 kr/yr
  • Average age43.1 years
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