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Vartofta
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest140 m
- Distance to water930 m
- Distance to farmland90 m
- Distance to shoreline930 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway360 m
- Distance to industry6.3 km
- Distance to power line370 m
Services
- Distance to grocery store6.4 km
- Distance to school340 m
- Distance to train station10 km
Median across 278 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 700–467
- 745–968
- 6110–1486
- 9315–1952
- 6520–2448
- 4925–2926
- 6330–3477
- 9035–3977
- 7340–4464
- 7745–4964
- 7750–5467
- 8855–5976
- 8160–6479
- 10065–6974
- 7670–7463
- 5675–7945
- 7380+75
Men 1,266Women 1,108
Marital status
- Unmarried1,272 (54 %)
- Married840 (35 %)
- Divorced172 (7 %)
- Widowed91 (4 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Vartofta, 2,374 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 514 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 59 min
- Gothenburg1 h 59 min
- Malmö4 h 8 min
- Municipal seat15 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
- Vartoftasjön16 ha2.2 km
- Agnestadssjön8 ha7 km
- Sandhemssjön82 ha13.4 km
- Grimstorpasjön28 ha13.6 km
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Associations and activities
- Vartofta-Åsaka hembygdsgårdOther
- Vartofta-Åsaka HembygdsgårdbygdegårdLocal heritage
- Vartofta-Åsaka 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 zone14.8 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)22.1 km
- Potentially contaminated land3 in the locality170 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve1.4 km
- Natura 200019.8 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest3 km
- Water protection area6.8 km
- Habitat protection7.4 km
- National conservation interest660 m
- National heritage interest1.8 km
Services & safety
- School2 in the locality140 m
- Fire station8.3 km
- Police station8.4 km
- Civil defence shelter1 in the locality220 m
- Vulnerable area (police)49.5 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site10.8 km
- Swimming pool8.6 km
- Campsite5 km
- Hiking trail310 m
- Cycle trail60 m
- Floodlit track22.6 km
- Birding site24.8 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant1.3 km
- Café8.3 km
- Petrol station6.4 km
- Library1 in the locality200 m
- Sports hall1 in the locality140 m
- Hotel8.9 km
- Care home1 in the locality230 m
- Recycling centre8.7 km
Disturbance
- Major road4.2 km
- Railway2.4 km
- Power line390 m
- Wind turbine3.1 km
- Mobile mast6.1 km
- Military area23.4 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)4.2 km
- Mine24.6 km
- Quarry10.4 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark3.1 km
- Church2.1 km
- Community hall2.2 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
- Population32,806
- Median income383,300 kr/yr
- Average age43.1 years
The figures describe Falköping Municipality as a whole, not Vartofta.