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Simlångsdalen
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Urban area in Halmstad Municipality, Halland County

Simlångsdalen

1

Facts

MunicipalityHalmstad
CountyHalland County
Population692
Area158 ha
SCB code1380TB115

2

Place profile

27/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
48/100
Quiet surroundings
50/100
Rurality
53/100
Urbanity
16/100
Family friendliness
36/100
Senior friendliness
7/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest40 m
  • Distance to water330 m
  • Distance to farmland240 m
  • Distance to shoreline330 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway10.4 km
  • Distance to industry1 km
  • Distance to power line1 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store11.1 km
  • Distance to school660 m
  • Distance to train station13.5 km

Median across 381 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 490–441
  • 535–930
  • 4410–1458
  • 5115–1933
  • 1820–2419
  • 2125–2924
  • 5230–3449
  • 5735–3951
  • 4340–4448
  • 5345–4942
  • 4950–5440
  • 5855–5935
  • 4860–6445
  • 5565–6956
  • 3870–7432
  • 3775–7939
  • 4780+45

Men 773Women 687

Marital status

  • Unmarried811 (56 %)
  • Married470 (32 %)
  • Divorced116 (8 %)
  • Widowed61 (4 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Simlångsdalen, 1,460 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 692 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 52 min
  • Gothenburg1 h 55 min
  • Malmö1 h 57 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.

5

Lakes nearby

  • Simlången111 ha400 m
  • Älvasjön24 ha2.2 km
  • Töddesjön23 ha3.6 km
  • Attavarasjön39 ha4 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 zone9.9 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)8.2 km
  • Coastal erosion16.9 km
  • Potentially contaminated land6 in the locality180 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve670 m
  • Natura 20003.4 km
  • Extended shoreline protection33.2 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest10.3 km
  • Water protection area820 m
  • Habitat protection4.2 km
  • National conservation interest980 m
  • National heritage interest11.9 km

Services & safety

  • School2 in the locality520 m
  • Fire station1 in the locality540 m
  • Police station17.2 km
  • Civil defence shelter12 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site940 m
  • Swimming pool1 in the locality370 m
  • Campsite1 in the locality340 m
  • Hiking trail270 m
  • Cycle trail530 m
  • Floodlit track15 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant2 in the locality110 m
  • Café12.4 km
  • Petrol station1 in the locality380 m
  • Library1 in the locality70 m
  • Sports hall2 in the locality860 m
  • Hotel1 in the locality380 m
  • Care home11.4 km
  • Recycling centre12.4 km

Disturbance

  • Major road50 m
  • Railway10.5 km
  • Power line1 km
  • Wind turbine6.5 km
  • Mobile mast1.6 km
  • Military area7.3 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)1.1 km
  • Quarry10.8 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark2 in the locality550 m
  • Church1 in the locality830 m
  • Community hall10.4 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

  • Population106,084
  • Median income383,800 kr/yr
  • Average age42.0 years
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The figures describe Halmstad Municipality as a whole, not Simlångsdalen.