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Ätran
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Urban area in Falkenberg Municipality, Halland County

Ätran

1

Facts

MunicipalityFalkenberg
CountyHalland County
Population393
Area75 ha
SCB code1382TB121

2

Place profile

26/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
38/100
Quiet surroundings
56/100
Rurality
46/100
Urbanity
35/100
Family friendliness
26/100
Senior friendliness
12/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest50 m
  • Distance to water160 m
  • Distance to farmland200 m
  • Distance to shoreline160 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway14.2 km
  • Distance to industry180 m
  • Distance to power line2.5 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store300 m
  • Distance to school340 m
  • Distance to train station14.6 km

Median across 178 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 190–427
  • 415–940
  • 2110–1436
  • 3515–1922
  • 3220–2418
  • 2025–2916
  • 3130–3439
  • 3735–3942
  • 3240–4429
  • 3145–4930
  • 4150–5432
  • 3755–5942
  • 4360–6430
  • 4765–6945
  • 4470–7443
  • 4675–7937
  • 5680+80

Men 613Women 608

Marital status

  • Unmarried580 (48 %)
  • Married438 (36 %)
  • Divorced118 (10 %)
  • Widowed75 (6 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Ätran, 1,221 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 393 inhabitants. A statistical area follows no locality boundary, so the figures describe the area around the locality, not the locality alone.

4

Driving time

  • Stockholm5 h 49 min
  • Gothenburg1 h 48 min
  • Malmö2 h 38 min
  • Municipal seat46 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

  • Eseredssjön18 ha190 m
  • Långasjön16 ha2.4 km
  • Ryasjön8 ha2.7 km
  • Tokalyngasjön7 ha3 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.

8

Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone2 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)1.4 km
  • Coastal erosion37.6 km
  • Potentially contaminated land9 in the locality160 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve4.9 km
  • Natura 20004.9 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest4.9 km
  • Water protection areaThe locality lies within
  • Habitat protection3.1 km
  • National conservation interest5.3 km
  • National heritage interest8.7 km

Services & safety

  • School1 in the locality80 m
  • Fire station13.3 km
  • Police station14.2 km
  • Civil defence shelter14.2 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site5.6 km
  • Swimming pool2 in the locality350 m
  • Campsite5.7 km
  • Hiking trail60 m
  • Cycle trail300 m
  • Floodlit track39.6 km
  • Birding site42.7 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant1 in the locality350 m
  • Café14.6 km
  • Petrol station1 in the locality370 m
  • Library1 in the locality60 m
  • Sports hall2 in the locality310 m
  • Hotel5.4 km
  • Care home1 in the locality260 m
  • Recycling centre13.8 km

Disturbance

  • Major road320 m
  • Railway14.1 km
  • Power line2.6 km
  • Wind turbine17.7 km
  • Mobile mast4.1 km
  • Military area41.5 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)760 m
  • Quarry14 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark7.8 km
  • Church3 km
  • Community hall12.8 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 Ätran.