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Small locality in Halmstad Municipality, Halland County

Tofta

1

Facts

MunicipalityHalmstad
CountyHalland County
Population62
Area24 ha
SCB code1380SB126

2

Place profile

16/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
49/100
Quiet surroundings
68/100
Rurality
45/100
Urbanity
11/100
Family friendliness
7/100
Senior friendliness
17/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest20 m
  • Distance to water170 m
  • Distance to farmland40 m
  • Distance to shoreline170 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road30 m
  • Distance to railway4.2 km
  • Distance to industry5.6 km
  • Distance to power line3.6 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store6 km
  • Distance to school5.8 km
  • Distance to train station6.9 km

Median across 31 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 430–442
  • 655–961
  • 6210–1448
  • 6915–1951
  • 3820–2430
  • 3625–2940
  • 6330–3453
  • 5235–3958
  • 7340–4463
  • 5645–4964
  • 7650–5466
  • 8355–5973
  • 6960–6463
  • 6665–6944
  • 4070–7443
  • 5475–7949
  • 4880+51

Men 993Women 899

Marital status

  • Unmarried1,038 (55 %)
  • Married681 (36 %)
  • Divorced142 (7 %)
  • Widowed40 (2 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Tofta, 1,892 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 62 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 46 min
  • Malmö1 h 48 min
  • Municipal seat12 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

  • Torvsjön37 ha990 m
  • Fåglasjön8 ha3.1 km
  • Stora Skärsjön32 ha4.4 km
  • Knorrasjön7 ha4.8 km

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Nearest localities

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Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone4.1 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)10.4 km
  • Coastal erosion9.6 km
  • Potentially contaminated land1.8 km

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve10 m
  • Natura 200010 km
  • Extended shoreline protection28.1 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest4.3 km
  • Water protection area830 m
  • Habitat protection3.4 km
  • National conservation interest370 m
  • National heritage interest4.4 km

Services & safety

  • School5.3 km
  • Fire station8.5 km
  • Police station9.3 km
  • Civil defence shelter4.1 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site590 m
  • Swimming pool6.5 km
  • Campsite7.6 km
  • Hiking trail240 m
  • Cycle trail860 m
  • Floodlit track7.4 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant6.2 km
  • Café4.6 km
  • Petrol station6.3 km
  • Library6 km
  • Sports hall3.9 km
  • Hotel5.8 km
  • Care home6.3 km
  • Recycling centre8.1 km

Disturbance

  • Major road480 m
  • Railway4.4 km
  • Power line3.6 km
  • Wind turbine4.4 km
  • Mobile mast1 km
  • Military area6.6 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)710 m
  • Quarry4.6 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark640 m
  • Church5 km
  • Community hall5.9 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 Tofta.