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Halmstad
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Urban area in Halmstad Municipality, Halland County

Halmstad

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Facts

MunicipalityHalmstad
CountyHalland County
Population72,979
Area3,889 ha
SCB code1380TC107

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Place profile

81/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
16/100
Quiet surroundings
23/100
Rurality
50/100
Urbanity
80/100
Family friendliness
83/100
Senior friendliness
82/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest120 m
  • Distance to water510 m
  • Distance to farmland970 m
  • Distance to shoreline470 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway1.6 km
  • Distance to industry440 m
  • Distance to power line1.5 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store580 m
  • Distance to school510 m
  • Distance to train station2.2 km

Median across 12,546 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 1,9900–41,945
  • 2,3025–92,239
  • 2,45010–142,288
  • 2,57215–192,393
  • 3,21120–243,089
  • 2,93025–292,477
  • 2,99430–342,826
  • 2,91935–392,647
  • 2,53840–442,426
  • 2,31545–492,312
  • 2,37550–542,470
  • 2,48155–592,515
  • 2,36960–642,363
  • 1,99565–692,177
  • 1,77870–742,013
  • 1,70175–791,929
  • 2,13380+3,224

Men 41,053Women 41,333

Marital status

  • Unmarried44,717 (54 %)
  • Married25,494 (31 %)
  • Divorced8,783 (11 %)
  • Widowed3,333 (4 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 43 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Halmstad, 82,386 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 72,979 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

  • Gothenburg1 h 41 min
  • Malmö1 h 44 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

  • Torvsjön37 ha9.8 km
  • Knorrasjön7 ha11.4 km
  • Fåglasjön8 ha12.1 km
  • Stora Skärsjön32 ha12.2 km

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Nearest localities

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Associations and activities

And 3 more associations →

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 zone770 m
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)13.6 km
  • Coastal erosion1.4 km
  • Potentially contaminated land355 in the locality160 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve1.3 km
  • Natura 20009.2 km
  • Extended shoreline protection23.1 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest850 m
  • Water protection area1.5 km
  • Habitat protection10.8 km
  • National conservation interest1.6 km
  • National heritage interest80 m

Services & safety

  • School75 in the locality340 m
  • Fire station2 in the locality1.4 km
  • Police station1 in the locality1.3 km
  • Civil defence shelter783 in the locality110 m

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site2.1 km
  • Swimming pool27 in the locality1.1 km
  • Campsite2 in the locality390 m
  • Hiking trail180 m
  • Cycle trail150 m
  • Floodlit track4 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant64 in the locality390 m
  • Café18 in the locality180 m
  • Petrol station24 in the locality730 m
  • Library5 in the locality840 m
  • Sports hall12 in the locality1.2 km
  • Hotel11 in the locality220 m
  • Care home5 in the locality1.1 km
  • Recycling centre4 in the locality4.2 km

Disturbance

  • Major road350 m
  • Railway280 m
  • Power line2.1 km
  • Wind turbine5.6 km
  • Mobile mast11 in the locality680 m
  • Military area2.2 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)10 in the locality2.7 km
  • Quarry6.3 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark59 in the locality340 m
  • Church15 in the locality600 m
  • Community hall8 in the locality80 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

  • Population106,084
  • Median income383,800 kr/yr
  • Average age42.0 years
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