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Urban area in Falkenberg Municipality, Halland County

Långås

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Facts

MunicipalityFalkenberg
CountyHalland County
Population543
Area75 ha
SCB code1382TB107

2

Place profile

33/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
5/100
Quiet surroundings
57/100
Rurality
29/100
Urbanity
29/100
Family friendliness
36/100
Senior friendliness
16/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest100 m
  • Distance to water520 m
  • Distance to farmland70 m
  • Distance to shoreline520 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway1 km
  • Distance to industry2.7 km
  • Distance to power line1.6 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store340 m
  • Distance to school490 m
  • Distance to train station7.2 km

Median across 246 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 650–468
  • 745–979
  • 7810–1464
  • 9015–1974
  • 4120–2447
  • 4725–2947
  • 7230–3481
  • 7235–3983
  • 9040–4467
  • 5745–4955
  • 8250–5474
  • 6855–5980
  • 9160–6479
  • 7365–6979
  • 8570–7461
  • 4875–7952
  • 7880+76

Men 1,211Women 1,166

Marital status

  • Unmarried1,259 (53 %)
  • Married865 (36 %)
  • Divorced186 (8 %)
  • Widowed77 (3 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Långås, 2,377 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 543 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 12 min
  • Malmö2 h 11 min
  • Municipal seat15 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

  • Ljungsjön32 ha6.1 km
  • Strömma damm9 ha8.8 km
  • Ottersjön80 ha9.7 km
  • Byasjön133 ha10.7 km

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Nearest localities

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Associations and activities

  • Askhult N. Långås SamfällighetsföreningOther
  • Långås IdrottsföreningSports

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 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)21 km
  • Coastal erosion5.3 km
  • Potentially contaminated land7 in the locality150 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve2.3 km
  • Natura 20005.1 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest8.6 km
  • Water protection area6.3 km
  • Habitat protection7.4 km
  • National conservation interest4.7 km
  • National heritage interest6.3 km

Services & safety

  • School1 in the locality410 m
  • Fire station7.6 km
  • Police station8.2 km
  • Civil defence shelter7.1 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site6.2 km
  • Swimming pool4.4 km
  • Campsite5.5 km
  • Hiking trail10.7 km
  • Cycle trail3.7 km
  • Floodlit track34.8 km
  • Birding site20.9 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant7 km
  • Café6 km
  • Petrol station3.5 km
  • Library7.6 km
  • Sports hall1 in the locality280 m
  • Hotel5.8 km
  • Care home7.1 km
  • Recycling centre6.4 km

Disturbance

  • Major road1.3 km
  • Railway1.5 km
  • Power line1.6 km
  • Wind turbine2.2 km
  • Mobile mast2.6 km
  • Military area28.4 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)1 km
  • Quarry5.2 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark3.9 km
  • Church2.9 km
  • Community hall7.5 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 Långås.