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Stommen
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Small locality in Varberg Municipality, Halland County

Stommen

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1

Facts

MunicipalityVarberg
CountyHalland County
Population154
Area23 ha
SCB code1383SB137

2

Place profile

26/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
15/100
Quiet surroundings
56/100
Rurality
31/100
Urbanity
34/100
Family friendliness
33/100
Senior friendliness
23/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest120 m
  • Distance to water670 m
  • Distance to farmland30 m
  • Distance to shoreline670 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway6.2 km
  • Distance to industry5.2 km
  • Distance to power line1.1 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store3.4 km
  • Distance to school1 km
  • Distance to train station7.9 km

Median across 54 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 810–483
  • 755–989
  • 9010–14101
  • 8415–1987
  • 4720–2450
  • 5225–2963
  • 9330–3477
  • 7935–3991
  • 8540–4468
  • 7045–4968
  • 8050–5475
  • 7955–5965
  • 8760–6472
  • 5765–6960
  • 5770–7445
  • 5175–7943
  • 4980+50

Men 1,216Women 1,187

Marital status

  • Unmarried1,361 (57 %)
  • Married808 (34 %)
  • Divorced156 (7 %)
  • Widowed66 (3 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Stommen, 2,403 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 154 inhabitants. A statistical area follows no locality boundary, so the figures describe the area around the locality, not the locality alone.

4

Driving time

  • Gothenburg1 h 6 min
  • Malmö2 h 26 min
  • Municipal seat14 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

  • Sämbosjön22 ha4.2 km
  • Grimsjön51 ha4.7 km
  • Iglasjön12 ha5 km
  • Stegasjön20 ha6.2 km

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Nearest localities

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Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone17.9 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)15.8 km
  • Coastal erosion9.4 km
  • Potentially contaminated land2 in the locality90 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve4.1 km
  • Natura 20008.2 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest5.7 km
  • Water protection area1.8 km
  • Habitat protection7.4 km
  • National conservation interestThe locality lies within
  • National heritage interest130 m

Services & safety

  • School1.1 km
  • Fire station7 km
  • Police station8.4 km
  • Civil defence shelter5.5 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site8 km
  • Swimming pool6.8 km
  • Campsite8.4 km
  • Hiking trail160 m
  • Cycle trail50 m
  • Floodlit track20.2 km
  • Birding site10.2 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant6.5 km
  • Café1.6 km
  • Petrol station3.7 km
  • Library8.6 km
  • Sports hall2.2 km
  • Hotel7.2 km
  • Care home6.4 km
  • Recycling centre4.4 km

Disturbance

  • Major road930 m
  • Railway6.7 km
  • Power line1.3 km
  • Wind turbine4.4 km
  • Mobile mast1.4 km
  • Military area44.2 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)4.3 km
  • Quarry3.8 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark1.5 km
  • Church1 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 Stommen.