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Valinge
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Urban area in Varberg Municipality, Halland County

Valinge

1

Facts

MunicipalityVarberg
CountyHalland County
Population281
Area96 ha
SCB code1383TB118

2

Place profile

20/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
20/100
Quiet surroundings
67/100
Rurality
32/100
Urbanity
22/100
Family friendliness
13/100
Senior friendliness
12/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest30 m
  • Distance to water390 m
  • Distance to farmland40 m
  • Distance to shoreline390 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road30 m
  • Distance to railway4.5 km
  • Distance to industry5.9 km
  • Distance to power line4.4 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store2.4 km
  • Distance to school4.4 km
  • Distance to train station4.7 km

Median across 118 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 560–455
  • 475–936
  • 6210–1458
  • 6915–1957
  • 2020–2427
  • 2125–2926
  • 4530–3457
  • 6435–3955
  • 4240–4451
  • 5745–4946
  • 4250–5456
  • 5255–5942
  • 5660–6468
  • 6665–6942
  • 3570–7432
  • 4875–7937
  • 3880+35

Men 820Women 780

Marital status

  • Unmarried874 (54 %)
  • Married577 (36 %)
  • Divorced117 (7 %)
  • Widowed47 (3 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Valinge, 1,600 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 281 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 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.

5

Lakes nearby

  • Bönarpesjö35 ha1.1 km
  • Ryasjö13 ha2.3 km
  • Sämbosjön22 ha2.4 km
  • Iglasjön12 ha3.1 km

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Nearest localities

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Associations and activities

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.

8

Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone21.7 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)12.9 km
  • Coastal erosion11.4 km
  • Potentially contaminated land930 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve1 km
  • Natura 20008 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest7.8 km
  • Water protection area5.1 km
  • Habitat protection4.3 km
  • National conservation interest5.6 km
  • National heritage interest5.8 km

Services & safety

  • School4.1 km
  • Fire station8.2 km
  • Police station10.1 km
  • Civil defence shelter4.2 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site6.2 km
  • Swimming pool4.8 km
  • Campsite9.2 km
  • Hiking trail5.9 km
  • Cycle trail5.6 km
  • Floodlit track16.4 km
  • Birding site11.2 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant5.8 km
  • Café6 km
  • Petrol station5 km
  • Library10.5 km
  • Sports hall5.2 km
  • Hotel10.7 km
  • Care home8.6 km
  • Recycling centre2.7 km

Disturbance

  • Major road4.7 km
  • Railway4.3 km
  • Power line4.2 km
  • Wind turbine4.8 km
  • Mobile mast6.1 km
  • Military area38.6 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)1.4 km
  • Quarry1.5 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark5.9 km
  • Church1 in the locality660 m
  • Community hall4.9 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 Valinge.