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Årnäs
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Urban area in Varberg Municipality, Halland County

Årnäs

3,023 m from the locality centre · Green Yoshi · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Facts

MunicipalityVarberg
CountyHalland County
Population759
Area366 ha
SCB code1383TB122

2

Place profile

16/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
19/100
Quiet surroundings
51/100
Rurality
39/100
Urbanity
35/100
Family friendliness
16/100
Senior friendliness
11/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest30 m
  • Distance to water530 m
  • Distance to farmland140 m
  • Distance to shoreline280 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway2 km
  • Distance to industry2.5 km
  • Distance to power line3.2 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store5.4 km
  • Distance to school3.5 km
  • Distance to train station7.2 km

Median across 1,011 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 230–415
  • 145–919
  • 1710–1413
  • 2115–1913
  • 1020–249
  • 725–293
  • 2130–3416
  • 1835–3923
  • 2040–4415
  • 2045–4913
  • 3650–5436
  • 3055–5935
  • 4860–6445
  • 4165–6948
  • 4270–7446
  • 4375–7930
  • 4580+40

Men 456Women 419

Marital status

  • Unmarried306 (35 %)
  • Married435 (50 %)
  • Divorced79 (9 %)
  • Widowed54 (6 %)

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.

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Driving time

  • 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.

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Lakes nearby

  • Ryasjö13 ha8.8 km
  • Bönarpesjö35 ha9.3 km
  • Deromesjön27 ha9.3 km
  • Hultasjön17 ha9.9 km

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Nearest localities

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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.

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Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone29 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)1.8 km
  • Coastal erosion10.9 km
  • Potentially contaminated land2 in the locality880 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature 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 & safety

  • School3 km
  • Fire station4.7 km
  • Police station10.3 km
  • Civil defence shelter4.9 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing 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 & nöje

  • Restaurant1.9 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

Disturbance

  • Major road1.9 km
  • Railway2.8 km
  • Power line3.2 km
  • Wind turbine4.3 km
  • Mobile mast1 in the locality820 m
  • Military area33 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)3.3 km
  • Quarry12.5 km

Culture

  • Museum 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.

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Applies to the whole municipality

  • Population69,070
  • Median income413,800 kr/yr
  • Average age44.2 years
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The figures describe Varberg Municipality as a whole, not Årnäs.