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Villshärad
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Urban area in Halmstad Municipality, Halland County

Villshärad

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1

Facts

MunicipalityHalmstad
CountyHalland County
Population701
Area128 ha
SCB code1380TB120

2

Place profile

34/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
5/100
Quiet surroundings
43/100
Rurality
35/100
Urbanity
28/100
Family friendliness
37/100
Senior friendliness
37/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest40 m
  • Distance to water480 m
  • Distance to farmland160 m
  • Distance to shoreline430 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway8.8 km
  • Distance to industry3.2 km
  • Distance to power line4.3 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store440 m
  • Distance to school2.4 km
  • Distance to train station10.7 km

Median across 574 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 350–434
  • 675–946
  • 7210–1453
  • 5015–1955
  • 3320–2428
  • 1425–2915
  • 4230–3447
  • 4635–3951
  • 3640–4441
  • 6545–4976
  • 6350–5472
  • 8255–5990
  • 7160–6482
  • 8365–6979
  • 8170–7486
  • 9375–7999
  • 14180+136

Men 1,074Women 1,090

Marital status

  • Unmarried830 (38 %)
  • Married1,007 (47 %)
  • Divorced192 (9 %)
  • Widowed136 (6 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Villshärad, 2,164 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 701 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 43 min
  • Malmö1 h 59 min
  • Municipal seat18 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

  • Nedre Vallsjön7 ha16 km
  • Käringasjön9 ha22.1 km
  • Borrsjön48 ha22.9 km
  • Havsjön16 ha24.4 km

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Nearest localities

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Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone10.3 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)13.3 km
  • Coastal erosion660 m
  • Potentially contaminated land1 in the locality250 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve390 m
  • Natura 20004.8 km
  • Extended shoreline protection24.5 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest1.6 km
  • Water protection area4 km
  • Habitat protection8.9 km
  • National conservation interest290 m
  • National heritage interest4.6 km

Services & safety

  • School2.3 km
  • Fire station5.6 km
  • Police station9.9 km
  • Civil defence shelter2.3 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site750 m
  • Swimming pool3.4 km
  • Campsite3 in the locality250 m
  • Hiking trail330 m
  • Cycle trail520 m
  • Floodlit track14.6 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant2.6 km
  • Café3.5 km
  • Petrol station2.3 km
  • Library5.5 km
  • Sports hall2.5 km
  • Hotel5 km
  • Care home5.9 km
  • Recycling centre3.3 km

Disturbance

  • Major road5.6 km
  • Railway10.1 km
  • Power line4.6 km
  • Wind turbine15.9 km
  • Mobile mast970 m
  • Military area450 m

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)1.7 km
  • Quarry12.1 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark4.6 km
  • Church5.4 km
  • Community hall4.1 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 Villshärad.