the register
Facts
municipalityBåstad
countySkåne County
population604
area166 ha
scb code1278TB105
place profile
What it is like to live here
28/100 accessibility
median in the locality
Family friendliness30/100
natureforest80 m
water690 m
farmland40 m
shoreline690 m
disturbancemajor road20 m
railway6.5 km
industry3.3 km
power line4.2 km
servicesgrocery store1.7 km
school640 m
train station7.3 km
Median across 338 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
the population
Age distribution
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Västra Karup, 1,961 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 604 inhabitants. A statistical area follows no locality boundary, so the figures describe the area around the locality, not the locality alone.
driving timeFrom here and away
Gothenburg2 h 22 min
Malmö1 h 35 min
Municipal seat21 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.
waterLakes nearby
Västersjön469 ha18.7 km
Rössjön378 ha23.1 km
Kyrkesjön14 ha24.2 km
Lilla-Tjärbysjö17 ha24.3 km
Nearest localities
associations
Associations and activities
Västra Karups kyrkakyrkareligion
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.
the layers around the locality
Surroundings
natural hazardsFlood zone16.9 km
Wildfire area (since 2018)23 km
Coastal erosion3.9 km
Potentially contaminated land3 in the locality250 m
protection & regulationsNature reserve2.6 km
Natura 20006.6 km
Extended shoreline protection3.8 km
National outdoor-recreation interest3.2 km
Water protection area950 m
Habitat protection4.1 km
National conservation interest3 km
National heritage interest1.2 km
services & safetySchool1 in the locality540 m
Fire station20.3 km
Police station7.5 km
Civil defence shelter7.1 km
Vulnerable area (police)35.6 km
nature & outdoorsBathing site4.3 km
Swimming pool2.9 km
Campsite6 km
Hiking trail520 m
Cycle trail1.7 km
Floodlit track28.7 km
service & nöjeRestaurant6.4 km
Café3.4 km
Petrol station3.5 km
Library3.4 km
Sports hall6.2 km
Hotel4 km
Care home21.2 km
Recycling centre15.2 km
disturbanceMajor road1.1 km
Railway6.7 km
Power line4.3 km
Wind turbine1.5 km
Mobile mast5.5 km
Military area8.2 km
below groundUranium in bedrock (radon indicator)15.6 km
Quarry20.8 km
cultureMuseum or landmark3.4 km
Church1 in the locality890 m
Community hall8.3 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.
applies to the whole municipalityBåstad MunicipalityThe figures describe the municipality, not the locality. The municipality page has tax, housing mix, schools and commuting.
16,026population
398 tkrmedian income
48.4 yearsaverage age
urban area in Båstad Municipality