the register
Facts
municipalityVarberg
countyHalland County
population319
area54 ha
scb code1383TB103
place profile
What it is like to live here
44/100 accessibility
median in the locality
Family friendliness64/100
Senior friendliness36/100
natureforest50 m
water1.3 km
farmland60 m
shoreline1.3 km
disturbancemajor road20 m
railway1.2 km
industry3.3 km
power line1 km
servicesgrocery store3.2 km
school220 m
train station8.4 km
Median across 139 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 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.
driving timeFrom here and away
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.
waterLakes nearby
Strömma damm9 ha4.6 km
Stegasjön20 ha5.2 km
Skärsjön301 ha5.9 km
Grimsjön51 ha6.7 km
Nearest localities
associations
Associations and activities
Himlebygdegårdlocal heritage Föreningen Norden Himled-Lindb.Vänortsverksamhetculture
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.
the layers around the locality
Surroundings
natural hazardsFlood zone17.5 km
Wildfire area (since 2018)18.4 km
Coastal erosion5.5 km
Potentially contaminated land3 in the locality240 m
protection & regulationsNature 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 & safetySchool3 in the locality260 m
Fire station3.2 km
Police station8.2 km
Civil defence shelter5.9 km
nature & outdoorsBathing 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 & nöjeRestaurant1.6 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
disturbanceMajor road1.1 km
Railway1.5 km
Power line1.7 km
Wind turbine1.9 km
Mobile mast1.3 km
Military area40.2 km
below groundUranium in bedrock (radon indicator)1.5 km
Quarry2.6 km
cultureMuseum 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.
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