MapAndMoveOpen data, collected
Vallberga
Photo taken 81 m from the locality centre: Artist: Brita Ellström (1873-1945) · Public domain
Urban area in Laholm Municipality, Halland County

Vallberga

1

Facts

MunicipalityLaholm
CountyHalland County
Population788
Area99 ha
SCB code1381TB111

2

Place profile

38/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
10/100
Quiet surroundings
53/100
Rurality
32/100
Urbanity
42/100
Family friendliness
36/100
Senior friendliness
28/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest150 m
  • Distance to water420 m
  • Distance to farmland100 m
  • Distance to shoreline420 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway3.3 km
  • Distance to industry200 m
  • Distance to power line5.2 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store3.8 km
  • Distance to school580 m
  • Distance to train station4.3 km

Median across 348 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

3

Age distribution

  • 1020–486
  • 945–9118
  • 9210–1497
  • 11015–19100
  • 8320–2452
  • 8825–2954
  • 11330–34124
  • 13135–39135
  • 10740–4483
  • 10545–4984
  • 10450–54106
  • 13455–59116
  • 11560–64115
  • 12465–69103
  • 12370–74107
  • 9375–7970
  • 8180+82

Men 1,799Women 1,632

Marital status

  • Unmarried1,788 (52 %)
  • Married1,225 (36 %)
  • Divorced287 (8 %)
  • Widowed112 (3 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 2 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Vallberga, 3,431 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 788 inhabitants. A statistical area follows no locality boundary, so the figures describe the area around the locality, not the locality alone.

4

Driving time

  • Gothenburg2 h
  • Malmö1 h 29 min
  • Municipal seat7 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

  • Lilla-Tjärbysjö17 ha7.3 km
  • Storsjön9 ha7.4 km
  • Ekasjö14 ha8.8 km
  • Årnabergasjö8 ha8.9 km

6

Nearest localities

7

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.

8

Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone4.2 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)14.4 km
  • Coastal erosion6.1 km
  • Potentially contaminated land8 in the locality60 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve3.9 km
  • Natura 20006.7 km
  • Extended shoreline protection8.1 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest5.1 km
  • Water protection area2.7 km
  • Habitat protection7.6 km
  • National conservation interest1.7 km
  • National heritage interest3.5 km

Services & safety

  • School970 m
  • Fire station4.1 km
  • Police station11.8 km
  • Civil defence shelter3.5 km
  • Vulnerable area (police)45.3 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site4 km
  • Swimming pool1 in the locality610 m
  • Campsite2 km
  • Hiking trail6.5 km
  • Cycle trail4.2 km
  • Floodlit track20.4 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant4.4 km
  • Café1 in the locality50 m
  • Petrol station3.7 km
  • Library1 in the locality640 m
  • Sports hall3.9 km
  • Hotel2.1 km
  • Care home19 km
  • Recycling centre4.2 km

Disturbance

  • Major road3.5 km
  • Railway4.2 km
  • Power line5.1 km
  • Wind turbine1 km
  • Mobile mast4 km
  • Military area14.3 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)5.2 km
  • Quarry7.7 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark4.5 km
  • Church2.9 km
  • Community hall14 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.

9

Applies to the whole municipality

  • Population26,595
  • Median income380,300 kr/yr
  • Average age45.1 years
What is it like to live in Laholm? →

The figures describe Laholm Municipality as a whole, not Vallberga.