Facts

MunicipalityFalkenberg

CountyHalland County

Population253

Area35 ha

SCB code1382TB119

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Place profile

5/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity

17/100

Quiet surroundings

64/100

Rurality

32/100

Urbanity

0/100

Family friendliness

7/100

Senior friendliness

0/100

Nature

Distance to forest30 m
Distance to water330 m
Distance to farmland80 m
Distance to shoreline330 m

Disturbance

Distance to major road20 m
Distance to railway5.2 km
Distance to industry5.1 km
Distance to power line720 m

Services

Distance to grocery store6.9 km
Distance to school4.2 km
Distance to train station10.3 km

Median across 120 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

410–458
545–947
5310–1441
4915–1942
4020–2435
4025–2939
6230–3462
5935–3951
4340–4451
5045–4944
4750–5446
6755–5953
5560–6449
4765–6956
3970–7442
3975–7939
4680+39

Men 831Women 794

Marital status

Unmarried890 (54 %)
Married572 (35 %)
Divorced127 (8 %)
Widowed50 (3 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Årstad, 1,625 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 253 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 24 min
Malmö2 h 6 min
Municipal seat14 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

Käringasjön9 ha4.9 km
Mossjön176 ha5.6 km
Härbillingen13 ha6.1 km
Borrsjön48 ha6.3 km

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Nearest localities

Heberg471 inhabitants4 km
Asige69 inhabitants5.9 km
Vessigebro875 inhabitants6.2 km
Eftra92 inhabitants6.4 km
Slöinge1,077 inhabitants6.5 km
Falkenberg29,671 inhabitants6.8 km

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Associations and activities

Årstads vägföreningOther
Årstads kyrkakyrkaReligion

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 zone4.2 km
Wildfire area (since 2018)9.5 km
Coastal erosion10.2 km
Potentially contaminated land1 in the locality410 m

Protection & regulations

Nature reserve4.2 km
Natura 20006.7 km
Extended shoreline protection49.3 km
National outdoor-recreation interest3.8 km
Water protection area3 km
Habitat protection2.9 km
National conservation interest3.5 km
National heritage interestThe locality lies within

Services & safety

School6.3 km
Fire station6.9 km
Police station11.6 km
Civil defence shelter6.4 km

Nature & outdoors

Bathing site8 km
Swimming pool6.3 km
Campsite9.6 km
Hiking trail2.8 km
Cycle trail6.6 km
Floodlit track33.4 km
Birding site35.4 km

Service & nöje

Restaurant5.8 km
Café6.8 km
Petrol station6.2 km
Library11 km
Sports hall480 m
Hotel9.6 km
Care home6.7 km
Recycling centre10.9 km

Disturbance

Major road340 m
Railway5.4 km
Power line740 m
Wind turbine3.7 km
Mobile mast8.8 km
Military area20.1 km

Below ground

Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)780 m
Quarry10.9 km

Culture

Museum or landmark3.6 km
Church1 in the locality20 m
Community hall5.1 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

Population47,337
Median income383,900 kr/yr
Average age44.3 years

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The figures describe Falkenberg Municipality as a whole, not Årstad.