Vårgårda Municipality () is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality' ...
in
Västra Götaland County
Västra Götaland County () is a county or '' län'' on the western coast of Sweden.
The county is the second most populous of Sweden's counties and it comprises 49 municipalities (''kommuner''). Its population of 1,616,000 amounts to 17% of S ...
in western
Sweden
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. Its seat is located in the town of
Vårgårda Vårgårda is a Urban areas in Sweden, locality and the seat of Vårgårda Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 5,825 inhabitants in 2020.
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Marknadsplatsen i Vårgårda, den 16 juni 2006, bild 3.JPG, Fåglum brothers in V� ...
. It borders
Alingsås Municipality
Alingsås Municipality () is a municipalities of Sweden, municipality in Västra Götaland County in western Sweden. Its seat is located in the stad (Sweden), city of Alingsås.
The present municipality was formed in 1974 then the former ''City o ...
to the west,
Herrljunga Municipality
Herrljunga Municipality () is a municipality in Västra Götaland County in western Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Herrljunga.
The local government reform of 1952 formed two municipalities, Herrljunga and Gäsene, in the area. Before ...
to the east,
Essunga Municipality
Essunga Municipality () is a municipality in Västra Götaland County in western Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Nossebro.
The 1952 municipal reform in Sweden saw the creation of Essunga Municipality out of eight original entities. In ...
to the north,
Bollebygd and
Borås Municipalities to the south.
The local government reform of 1952 formed this municipality through the amalgamation of many small municipalities. It got its name from the only larger built-up locality in the area,
Vårgårda Vårgårda is a Urban areas in Sweden, locality and the seat of Vårgårda Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 5,825 inhabitants in 2020.
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Marknadsplatsen i Vårgårda, den 16 juni 2006, bild 3.JPG, Fåglum brothers in V� ...
. Its territory was not affected by the reform of 1971.
The Swedish
religious revival in the 19th century was strong in Vårgårda Municipality, and the
Christian
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climate is today dispersed in many denominations.
Several nationwide-recognized companies, such as
Autoliv
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, are located in the municipality.
Localities
The seat
Vårgårda Vårgårda is a Urban areas in Sweden, locality and the seat of Vårgårda Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 5,825 inhabitants in 2020.
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Marknadsplatsen i Vårgårda, den 16 juni 2006, bild 3.JPG, Fåglum brothers in V� ...
, situated between
Alingsås
Alingsås () is a urban areas of Sweden, locality and the seat of Alingsås Municipality in Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 24,482 inhabitants in 2010.
Geography
Geographically the city is situated by the outlet of the small rivulet Säv ...
and
Herrljunga
Herrljunga () is a locality and the seat of Herrljunga Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 3,822 inhabitants in 2010.
Overview
The town grew up around a railway junction. From 1906 it had the status of a ''municipalsamhälle' ...
, is the largest
locality
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in this predominantly rural area.
Horla and
Östadkulle are two other localities, both with fewer than 500 inhabitants in 2018.
*
Galgbacken, Vårgårda
Demographics
This is a demographic table based on Vårgårda Municipality's electoral districts in the
2022 Swedish general election
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sourced from
SVT's election platform, in turn taken from
SCB official statistics.
In total there were 12,163 residents, including 9,013 Swedish citizens of voting age.
[ 44.7% voted for the left coalition and 53.9% for the right coalition.
]
References
External links
*
Official site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Vargarda Municipality
Municipalities of Västra Götaland County