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Small locality in Varberg Municipality, Halland County

Ås

1

Facts

MunicipalityVarberg
CountyHalland County
Population106
Area23 ha
SCB code1383SB178

2

Place profile

50/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
17/100
Quiet surroundings
53/100
Rurality
34/100
Urbanity
51/100
Family friendliness
58/100
Senior friendliness
59/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest20 m
  • Distance to water740 m
  • Distance to farmland50 m
  • Distance to shoreline740 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway3.3 km
  • Distance to industry640 m
  • Distance to power line3.2 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store1 km
  • Distance to school1.3 km
  • Distance to train station7.8 km

Median across 66 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 280–422
  • 615–932
  • 6010–1446
  • 8215–1960
  • 2820–2429
  • 1925–2910
  • 1830–3431
  • 4135–3945
  • 3840–4447
  • 4745–4950
  • 7050–5468
  • 4955–5943
  • 5360–6467
  • 4865–6941
  • 3970–7426
  • 2775–7955
  • 5280+43

Men 760Women 715

Marital status

  • Unmarried712 (48 %)
  • Married628 (42 %)
  • Divorced99 (7 %)
  • Widowed46 (3 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Ås, 1,475 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 106 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 7 min
  • Malmö2 h 17 min
  • Municipal seat10 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

  • Strömma damm9 ha8 km
  • Stegasjön20 ha9.5 km
  • Skärsjön301 ha10.2 km
  • Ottersjön80 ha11.1 km

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Nearest localities

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Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone20.1 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)18.4 km
  • Coastal erosion1.6 km
  • Potentially contaminated land2 in the locality160 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve1.2 km
  • Natura 20001.2 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest7.5 km
  • Water protection area10.9 km
  • Habitat protection8.3 km
  • National conservation interest1.2 km
  • National heritage interest1.7 km

Services & safety

  • School710 m
  • Fire station4.4 km
  • Police station7.7 km
  • Civil defence shelter5.2 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site1.5 km
  • Swimming pool5.4 km
  • Campsite1.4 km
  • Hiking trail7.3 km
  • Cycle trail530 m
  • Floodlit track23.5 km
  • Birding site9.3 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant1.4 km
  • Café980 m
  • Petrol station1.1 km
  • Library7.5 km
  • Sports hall1.2 km
  • Hotel1.1 km
  • Care home6.8 km
  • Recycling centre2.1 km

Disturbance

  • Major road70 m
  • Railway3.2 km
  • Power line2.9 km
  • Wind turbine3.3 km
  • Mobile mast1.3 km
  • Military area39.1 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)3.2 km
  • Quarry7.1 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark450 m
  • Church2 km
  • Community hall1.2 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 Ås.