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Arboga
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Urban area in Arboga Municipality, Västmanland County

Arboga

1

Facts

MunicipalityArboga
CountyVästmanland County
Population10,906
Area808 ha
SCB code1984TC101

2

Place profile

71/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
33/100
Quiet surroundings
24/100
Rurality
56/100
Urbanity
71/100
Family friendliness
72/100
Senior friendliness
56/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest130 m
  • Distance to water460 m
  • Distance to farmland370 m
  • Distance to shoreline460 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway510 m
  • Distance to industry310 m
  • Distance to power line850 m

Services

  • Distance to grocery store530 m
  • Distance to school420 m
  • Distance to train station1.1 km

Median across 2,648 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 2910–4252
  • 3605–9318
  • 36410–14333
  • 39215–19284
  • 32220–24313
  • 31925–29258
  • 41130–34398
  • 42335–39374
  • 33640–44334
  • 31545–49297
  • 34950–54368
  • 40955–59400
  • 43660–64431
  • 36465–69330
  • 30170–74337
  • 38975–79424
  • 51880+664

Men 6,299Women 6,115

Marital status

  • Unmarried6,454 (52 %)
  • Married3,936 (32 %)
  • Divorced1,301 (10 %)
  • Widowed707 (6 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 8 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Arboga, 12,414 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 10,906 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

  • Stockholm1 h 59 min
  • Gothenburg4 h 26 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

  • Tjurlången123 ha3.7 km
  • Sirsjön7 ha4.7 km
  • Kvarnsjön51 ha6 km
  • Högsjön108 ha6.5 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 zone1.4 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)6.2 km
  • Potentially contaminated land125 in the locality50 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve4.1 km
  • Natura 200015.9 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest4.8 km
  • Water protection area10.6 km
  • Habitat protection3.5 km
  • National conservation interest4.1 km
  • National heritage interest50 m

Services & safety

  • School11 in the locality560 m
  • Fire station1 in the locality840 m
  • Police station1 in the locality270 m
  • Civil defence shelter130 in the locality40 m
  • Vulnerable area (police)35.6 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site1.2 km
  • Swimming pool7 in the locality1.3 km
  • Campsite1 in the locality330 m
  • Hiking trail3.5 km
  • Cycle trail40 m
  • Ski trail36.5 km
  • Floodlit track14 km
  • Birding site34.4 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant8 in the locality200 m
  • Café7 in the locality100 m
  • Petrol station3 in the locality730 m
  • Library1 in the locality420 m
  • Sports hall4 in the locality310 m
  • Hotel2 in the locality420 m
  • Care home1 in the locality440 m
  • Recycling centre2 in the locality1.1 km

Disturbance

  • Major road600 m
  • Railway510 m
  • Power line460 m
  • Wind turbine12.3 km
  • Mobile mast3 in the locality440 m
  • Military area610 m

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)4.8 km
  • Mine23.4 km
  • Quarry3.4 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark14 in the locality200 m
  • Church3 in the locality90 m
  • Community hall2 in the locality300 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

  • Population13,980
  • Median income379,700 kr/yr
  • Average age45.8 years
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