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Small locality in Motala Municipality, Östergötland County

Varv

1

Facts

MunicipalityMotala
CountyÖstergötland County
Population80
Area26 ha
SCB code0583SB127

2

Place profile

9/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
7/100
Quiet surroundings
57/100
Rurality
25/100
Urbanity
10/100
Family friendliness
0/100
Senior friendliness
4/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest330 m
  • Distance to water420 m
  • Distance to farmland30 m
  • Distance to shoreline420 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road30 m
  • Distance to railway5.1 km
  • Distance to industry4.7 km
  • Distance to power line360 m

Services

  • Distance to grocery store5.8 km
  • Distance to school6 km
  • Distance to train station9 km

Median across 34 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 340–435
  • 655–950
  • 5210–1437
  • 5115–1930
  • 3120–2415
  • 2825–2925
  • 4730–3455
  • 5735–3960
  • 6040–4461
  • 5845–4942
  • 4950–5441
  • 6155–5936
  • 5260–6442
  • 5365–6966
  • 4870–7442
  • 4075–7925
  • 3280+26

Men 818Women 688

Marital status

  • Unmarried814 (54 %)
  • Married521 (35 %)
  • Divorced135 (9 %)
  • Widowed33 (2 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Varv, 1,506 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 80 inhabitants. A statistical area follows no locality boundary, so the figures describe the area around the locality, not the locality alone.

4

Driving time

  • Stockholm3 h 14 min
  • Gothenburg3 h 14 min
  • Malmö4 h 32 min
  • Municipal seat18 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

  • Vättern188,560 ha8.5 km
  • Boren2,700 ha8.8 km
  • Skogssjön13 ha13.6 km
  • Lilla Vänstern27 ha14.3 km

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Nearest localities

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Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone6.5 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)19.2 km
  • Potentially contaminated land4 in the locality320 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve3.1 km
  • Natura 20008.2 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest16.9 km
  • Water protection area5.9 km
  • Habitat protection1.3 km
  • National conservation interest5.9 km
  • National heritage interest3.5 km

Services & safety

  • School5.1 km
  • Fire station8.7 km
  • Police station8.9 km
  • Civil defence shelter7.3 km
  • Vulnerable area (police)23.6 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site7.9 km
  • Swimming pool8.9 km
  • Campsite7.6 km
  • Hiking trail5.4 km
  • Cycle trail150 m
  • Ski trail33.3 km
  • Floodlit track7.7 km
  • Birding site23.1 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant7.5 km
  • Café8.5 km
  • Petrol station5.7 km
  • Library8.6 km
  • Sports hall8 km
  • Hotel9 km
  • Care home8.5 km
  • Recycling centre7.1 km

Disturbance

  • Major road1.7 km
  • Railway5.7 km
  • Power line1.1 km
  • Wind turbine1.5 km
  • Mobile mast7.1 km
  • Military area11.7 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)16.5 km
  • Mine33.9 km
  • Quarry12.3 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark7.9 km
  • Church1.6 km
  • Community hall8.8 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

  • Population43,505
  • Median income382,000 kr/yr
  • Average age44.6 years
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The figures describe Motala Municipality as a whole, not Varv.