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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest50 m
- Distance to water1.3 km
- Distance to farmland60 m
- Distance to shoreline1.3 km
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway1.2 km
- Distance to industry3.3 km
- Distance to power line1 km
Services
- Distance to grocery store3.2 km
- Distance to school220 m
- Distance to train station8.4 km
Median across 139 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 290–448
- 455–953
- 4910–1459
- 4415–1954
- 4020–2431
- 2625–2928
- 4030–3437
- 5735–3964
- 4840–4449
- 4845–4941
- 5650–5451
- 5055–5937
- 6060–6459
- 7065–6953
- 5370–7445
- 3875–7930
- 4980+34
Men 802Women 773
Marital status
- Unmarried822 (52 %)
- Married627 (40 %)
- Divorced98 (6 %)
- Widowed40 (3 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Himle, 1,575 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 319 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 19 min
- Municipal seat12 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
- Strömma damm9 ha4.6 km
- Stegasjön20 ha5.2 km
- Skärsjön301 ha5.9 km
- Grimsjön51 ha6.7 km
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Associations and activities
- HimlebygdegårdLocal heritage
- Föreningen Norden Himled-Lindb.VänortsverksamhetCulture
- Himle 4H klubb4-H verksamhetCulture
- 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 zone17.5 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)18.4 km
- Coastal erosion5.5 km
- Potentially contaminated land3 in the locality240 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve5.3 km
- Natura 20005.3 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest4.8 km
- Water protection area6.6 km
- Habitat protection5 km
- National conservation interest2 km
- National heritage interest2.1 km
Services & safety
- School3 in the locality260 m
- Fire station3.2 km
- Police station8.2 km
- Civil defence shelter5.9 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site5.8 km
- Swimming pool3.7 km
- Campsite4.7 km
- Hiking trail4.9 km
- Cycle trail4.6 km
- Floodlit track23.3 km
- Birding site10.2 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant1.6 km
- Café1.8 km
- Petrol station1.6 km
- Library8.2 km
- Sports hall3.1 km
- Hotel1.6 km
- Care home6.9 km
- Recycling centre3.6 km
Disturbance
- Major road1.1 km
- Railway1.5 km
- Power line1.7 km
- Wind turbine1.9 km
- Mobile mast1.3 km
- Military area40.2 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)1.5 km
- Quarry2.6 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark1.5 km
- Church1 in the locality320 m
- Community hall4.7 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 Himle.