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Hishult
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Urban area in Laholm Municipality, Halland County

Hishult

1

Facts

MunicipalityLaholm
CountyHalland County
Population322
Area97 ha
SCB code1381TB103

2

Place profile

10/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
28/100
Quiet surroundings
61/100
Rurality
38/100
Urbanity
17/100
Family friendliness
10/100
Senior friendliness
10/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest120 m
  • Distance to water290 m
  • Distance to farmland80 m
  • Distance to shoreline290 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway8.8 km
  • Distance to industry9.3 km
  • Distance to power line1.1 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store490 m
  • Distance to school10.6 km
  • Distance to train station17.7 km

Median across 237 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 320–442
  • 505–953
  • 2810–1438
  • 2415–1924
  • 2020–2421
  • 2625–2929
  • 4630–3440
  • 7035–3959
  • 4240–4436
  • 3345–4924
  • 4350–5442
  • 4555–5957
  • 7060–6466
  • 6465–6959
  • 6970–7443
  • 5875–7933
  • 6580+65

Men 785Women 731

Marital status

  • Unmarried751 (49 %)
  • Married521 (34 %)
  • Divorced168 (11 %)
  • Widowed81 (5 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Hishult, 1,516 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 322 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 15 min
  • Malmö1 h 40 min
  • Municipal seat22 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

  • Oxhultasjön163 ha2.3 km
  • Vannåsasjön20 ha5 km
  • Östersjön30 ha5.3 km
  • Västersjön10 ha5.4 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 zone9.5 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)10.3 km
  • Coastal erosion24.3 km
  • Potentially contaminated land8 in the locality70 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve3.8 km
  • Natura 200015.3 km
  • Extended shoreline protection7.3 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest9.4 km
  • Water protection area9.2 km
  • Habitat protection6.8 km
  • National conservation interest1.3 km
  • National heritage interest8.9 km

Services & safety

  • School1 in the locality380 m
  • Fire station10.3 km
  • Police station16.1 km
  • Civil defence shelter10.5 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site7.8 km
  • Swimming pool10.1 km
  • Campsite10.2 km
  • Hiking trail6.2 km
  • Cycle trail9.6 km
  • Floodlit track33.8 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant10.1 km
  • Café3.9 km
  • Petrol station1 in the locality390 m
  • Library10.5 km
  • Sports hall10.1 km
  • Hotel10.4 km
  • Care home10.5 km
  • Recycling centre17.5 km

Disturbance

  • Major road8.8 km
  • Railway9.3 km
  • Power line1.3 km
  • Wind turbine2.6 km
  • Mobile mast10.3 km
  • Military area10.6 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)1.3 km
  • Quarry8.8 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark1 in the locality80 m
  • Church1 in the locality210 m
  • Community hall9.7 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

  • Population26,595
  • Median income380,300 kr/yr
  • Average age45.1 years
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The figures describe Laholm Municipality as a whole, not Hishult.