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Hånger
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Urban area in Värnamo Municipality, Jönköping County

Hånger

1

Facts

MunicipalityVärnamo
CountyJönköping County
Population316
Area73 ha
SCB code0683TB105

2

Place profile

29/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
40/100
Quiet surroundings
71/100
Rurality
40/100
Urbanity
20/100
Family friendliness
55/100
Senior friendliness
12/100

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.

5

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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Nearest localities

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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
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The figures describe Värnamo Municipality as a whole, not Hånger.