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Västra Karup
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Urban area in Båstad Municipality, Skåne County

Västra Karup

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Facts

MunicipalityBåstad
CountySkåne County
Population604
Area166 ha
SCB code1278TB105

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Place profile

28/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
5/100
Quiet surroundings
64/100
Rurality
25/100
Urbanity
22/100
Family friendliness
30/100
Senior friendliness
8/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest80 m
  • Distance to water690 m
  • Distance to farmland40 m
  • Distance to shoreline690 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway6.5 km
  • Distance to industry3.3 km
  • Distance to power line4.2 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store1.7 km
  • Distance to school640 m
  • Distance to train station7.3 km

Median across 338 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 410–449
  • 365–941
  • 5910–1432
  • 4115–1953
  • 3520–2429
  • 3925–2940
  • 5730–3446
  • 4535–3954
  • 4940–4438
  • 7045–4950
  • 5650–5457
  • 7055–5982
  • 7460–6491
  • 8265–6990
  • 9270–7472
  • 6175–7957
  • 8780+86

Men 994Women 967

Marital status

  • Unmarried873 (45 %)
  • Married782 (40 %)
  • Divorced209 (11 %)
  • Widowed88 (5 %)

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.

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Driving time

  • 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.

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Lakes nearby

  • Västersjön469 ha18.7 km
  • Rössjön378 ha23.1 km
  • Kyrkesjön14 ha24.2 km
  • Lilla-Tjärbysjö17 ha24.3 km

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Nearest localities

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Associations and activities

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 zone16.9 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)23 km
  • Coastal erosion3.9 km
  • Potentially contaminated land3 in the locality250 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature 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 & safety

  • School1 in the locality540 m
  • Fire station20.3 km
  • Police station7.5 km
  • Civil defence shelter7.1 km
  • Vulnerable area (police)35.6 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site4.3 km
  • Swimming pool2.9 km
  • Campsite6 km
  • Hiking trail520 m
  • Cycle trail1.7 km
  • Floodlit track28.7 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant6.4 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

Disturbance

  • Major road1.1 km
  • Railway6.7 km
  • Power line4.3 km
  • Wind turbine1.5 km
  • Mobile mast5.5 km
  • Military area8.2 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)15.6 km
  • Quarry20.8 km

Culture

  • Museum 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.

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Applies to the whole municipality

  • Population16,026
  • Median income397,600 kr/yr
  • Average age48.4 years
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The figures describe Båstad Municipality as a whole, not Västra Karup.