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Veddige
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Urban area in Varberg Municipality, Halland County

Veddige

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1

Facts

MunicipalityVarberg
CountyHalland County
Population2,284
Area205 ha
SCB code1383TB120

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Place profile

30/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
24/100
Quiet surroundings
46/100
Rurality
43/100
Urbanity
47/100
Family friendliness
32/100
Senior friendliness
10/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest90 m
  • Distance to water640 m
  • Distance to farmland210 m
  • Distance to shoreline640 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway500 m
  • Distance to industry240 m
  • Distance to power line650 m

Services

  • Distance to grocery store600 m
  • Distance to school630 m
  • Distance to train station670 m

Median across 749 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 550–449
  • 705–961
  • 11110–1474
  • 9315–1975
  • 6320–2441
  • 6225–2937
  • 7330–3468
  • 7435–3990
  • 8340–4467
  • 8145–4968
  • 7950–5480
  • 7155–5963
  • 6560–6466
  • 5465–6963
  • 5870–7473
  • 7075–7970
  • 9680+133

Men 1,258Women 1,178

Marital status

  • Unmarried1,196 (49 %)
  • Married842 (35 %)
  • Divorced247 (10 %)
  • Widowed153 (6 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 2 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Veddige, 2,436 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 2,284 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

  • Gothenburg58 min
  • Malmö2 h 34 min
  • Municipal seat22 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

  • Dran12 ha3.2 km
  • Mellan-Ärsjön11 ha4.5 km
  • Stora Ärsjön17 ha4.9 km
  • Stora Eksjö20 ha5.7 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.

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Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone25.2 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)3.1 km
  • Coastal erosion19 km
  • Potentially contaminated land18 in the locality200 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve5.7 km
  • Natura 20009.9 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest560 m
  • Water protection area10.6 km
  • Habitat protection780 m
  • National conservation interest3.1 km
  • National heritage interest16.4 km

Services & safety

  • School3 in the locality260 m
  • Fire station9 km
  • Police station17.9 km
  • Civil defence shelter1 in the locality300 m
  • Vulnerable area (police)49 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site10.5 km
  • Swimming pool1 in the locality730 m
  • Campsite7.9 km
  • Hiking trail2.3 km
  • Cycle trail370 m
  • Floodlit track12.7 km
  • Birding site17.8 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant880 m
  • Café3.3 km
  • Petrol station1 in the locality750 m
  • Library12.6 km
  • Sports hall2 in the locality430 m
  • Hotel18.1 km
  • Care home15 km
  • Recycling centre1.3 km

Disturbance

  • Major road600 m
  • Railway380 m
  • Power line570 m
  • Wind turbine4.2 km
  • Mobile mast2.1 km
  • Military area28.3 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)2.4 km
  • Quarry2.7 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark4.1 km
  • Church2 in the locality270 m
  • Community hall3.6 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 Veddige.