the register
Facts
municipalityVarberg
countyHalland County
population759
area366 ha
scb code1383TB122
place profile
What it is like to live here
16/100 accessibility
median in the locality
Family friendliness16/100
Senior friendliness11/100
natureforest30 m
water530 m
farmland140 m
shoreline280 m
disturbancemajor road20 m
railway2 km
industry2.5 km
power line3.2 km
servicesgrocery store5.4 km
school3.5 km
train station7.2 km
Median across 1,011 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
the population
Age distribution
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Årnäs, 875 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 759 inhabitants. A statistical area follows no locality boundary, so the figures describe the area around the locality, not the locality alone.
driving timeFrom here and away
Gothenburg1 h 1 min
Malmö2 h 34 min
Municipal seat19 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.
waterLakes nearby
Ryasjö13 ha8.8 km
Bönarpesjö35 ha9.3 km
Deromesjön27 ha9.3 km
Hultasjön17 ha9.9 km
Nearest localities
associations
Associations and activities
Bulgarien Turkarnas KulturföreningFotbollculture
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.
the layers around the locality
Surroundings
natural hazardsFlood zone29 km
Wildfire area (since 2018)1.8 km
Coastal erosion10.9 km
Potentially contaminated land2 in the locality880 m
protection & regulationsNature reserve1.8 km
Natura 20001.9 km
National outdoor-recreation interest630 m
Water protection area15.4 km
Habitat protection6.5 km
National conservation interest740 m
National heritage interest10.1 km
services & safetySchool3 km
Fire station4.7 km
Police station10.3 km
Civil defence shelter4.9 km
nature & outdoorsBathing site1 in the locality930 m
Swimming pool2.8 km
Campsite2 in the locality720 m
Hiking trail9.6 km
Cycle trail1.4 km
Floodlit track5.9 km
Birding site9 km
service & nöjeRestaurant1.9 km
Café1.8 km
Petrol station3.3 km
Library5.9 km
Sports hall3.1 km
Hotel8.7 km
Care home10.2 km
Recycling centre9.9 km
disturbanceMajor road1.9 km
Railway2.8 km
Power line3.2 km
Wind turbine4.3 km
Mobile mast1 in the locality820 m
Military area33 km
below groundUranium in bedrock (radon indicator)3.3 km
Quarry12.5 km
cultureMuseum or landmark5.3 km
Church5.3 km
Community hall1 in the locality2.1 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.
applies to the whole municipalityVarberg MunicipalityThe figures describe the municipality, not the locality. The municipality page has tax, housing mix, schools and commuting.
69,070population
414 tkrmedian income
44.2 yearsaverage age
urban area in Varberg Municipality