
Hånger
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest50 m
- Distance to water650 m
- Distance to farmland90 m
- Distance to shoreline650 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway9.4 km
- Distance to industry10 km
- Distance to power line2.2 km
Services
- Distance to grocery store260 m
- Distance to school1 km
- Distance to train station12 km
Median across 151 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 260–431
- 235–922
- 2610–1431
- 1915–1918
- 1020–2413
- 1025–2914
- 3330–3428
- 2935–3931
- 1940–4419
- 2445–4918
- 1950–5417
- 3555–5929
- 1760–6425
- 3865–6939
- 3470–7426
- 2875–7923
- 2080+16
Men 410Women 400
Marital status
- Unmarried388 (48 %)
- Married330 (40 %)
- Divorced59 (7 %)
- Widowed39 (5 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Hånger, 810 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 316 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 2 min
- Gothenburg2 h 19 min
- Malmö2 h 43 min
- Municipal seat19 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
- Vidöstern4,190 ha1.8 km
- Södra Fyllen97 ha4.4 km
- Bossarydssjön11 ha4.4 km
- Norra Fyllen78 ha5.1 km
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Associations and activities
- Equmenia HångerscoutkårOutdoor life
- Hånger Västra Mo IdrottsplatsidrottsplanSports
- Hånger kyrkakyrkaReligion
- Hångers Frikyrka - MissionskyrkankyrkaReligion
- Hångers Frikyrka - PingstkyrkankyrkaReligion
- Hångers församlingshemchristianReligion
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 zone2.8 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)14.3 km
- Potentially contaminated land9 in the locality220 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve3.6 km
- Natura 200015.6 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest1.5 km
- Water protection areaThe locality lies within
- Habitat protection2.8 km
- National conservation interest3.8 km
- National heritage interest5.4 km
Services & safety
- School2 in the locality590 m
- Fire station11.4 km
- Police station12.6 km
- Civil defence shelter11 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site10.4 km
- Swimming pool4.6 km
- Campsite5.7 km
- Hiking trail4.7 km
- Cycle trail580 m
- Floodlit track34.8 km
- Birding site20.8 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant6.4 km
- Café7.5 km
- Petrol station11.1 km
- Library12.8 km
- Sports hall10.2 km
- Hotel6.4 km
- Care home12 km
- Recycling centre11.1 km
Disturbance
- Major road6.2 km
- Railway9.3 km
- Power line2.3 km
- Wind turbine1.2 km
- Mobile mast11.2 km
- Military area23.5 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)3.2 km
- Mine34.4 km
- Quarry18.9 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark5.6 km
- Church3 in the locality150 m
- Community hall1 in the locality600 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
- Population34,542
- Median income398,000 kr/yr
- Average age43.4 years
The figures describe Värnamo Municipality as a whole, not Hånger.