Dalen
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest340 m
- Distance to water930 m
- Distance to farmland20 m
- Distance to shoreline930 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway9.6 km
- Distance to industry8.9 km
- Distance to power line2.7 km
Services
- Distance to grocery store1.2 km
- Distance to school1.4 km
- Distance to train station10.2 km
Median across 42 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 1140–4106
- 1165–9120
- 11910–14139
- 12615–19116
- 7520–2477
- 7925–2983
- 12330–34107
- 12035–39138
- 11540–44103
- 9945–49100
- 11550–54101
- 12455–59109
- 12360–64106
- 9065–6987
- 9270–7471
- 8575–7978
- 8880+94
Men 1,803Women 1,735
Marital status
- Unmarried1,951 (55 %)
- Married1,202 (34 %)
- Divorced242 (7 %)
- Widowed122 (3 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 2 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Dalen, 3,538 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 63 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 10 min
- Malmö2 h 29 min
- Municipal seat18 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
- Grimsjön51 ha2.3 km
- Sämbosjön22 ha3.8 km
- Iglasjön12 ha4 km
- Rörsjön20 ha4.6 km
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Associations and activities
- Viskadalen IBKInnebandySports
- Viskadalens RidklubbRidsportSports
- Himledalens församlingReligionReligion
- SPF seniorerna Västra HimledalenÖvrigtSocial
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 zone15.2 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)18.7 km
- Coastal erosion13.1 km
- Potentially contaminated land4 in the locality30 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve1.9 km
- Natura 200011.8 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest4 km
- Water protection area510 m
- Habitat protection4.3 km
- National conservation interest1.2 km
- National heritage interest650 m
Services & safety
- School1.4 km
- Fire station10.8 km
- Police station12.2 km
- Civil defence shelter8.9 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site5.4 km
- Swimming pool10.6 km
- Campsite6.6 km
- Hiking trail160 m
- Cycle trail150 m
- Floodlit track22.7 km
- Birding site14 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant9.9 km
- Café3.7 km
- Petrol station1.6 km
- Library12.5 km
- Sports hall3.7 km
- Hotel3.4 km
- Care home10.3 km
- Recycling centre1.3 km
Disturbance
- Major road1.2 km
- Railway9.6 km
- Power line2.6 km
- Wind turbine7.8 km
- Mobile mast3.7 km
- Military area44.9 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)3.3 km
- Quarry3.7 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark3.7 km
- Church1.4 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
The figures describe Varberg Municipality as a whole, not Dalen.