Välås
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest20 m
- Distance to water320 m
- Distance to farmland30 m
- Distance to shoreline320 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway2.9 km
- Distance to industry1.6 km
- Distance to power line910 m
Services
- Distance to grocery store1.8 km
- Distance to school1.9 km
- Distance to train station3.3 km
Median across 34 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 490–436
- 575–962
- 4310–1449
- 6915–1956
- 5020–2435
- 2525–2926
- 4930–3448
- 6035–3965
- 4940–4447
- 5145–4955
- 6050–5455
- 6355–5970
- 5560–6463
- 4765–6935
- 3570–7424
- 2375–7927
- 5180+53
Men 836Women 806
Marital status
- Unmarried846 (52 %)
- Married620 (38 %)
- Divorced124 (8 %)
- Widowed50 (3 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Välås, 1,642 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 83 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
- Gothenburg28 min
- Malmö2 h 56 min
- Municipal seat16 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
- Rubbesjö14 ha3.7 km
- Svartevatten10 ha4 km
- Skårsjön26 ha7.3 km
- Sandsjö33 ha7.9 km
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Surroundings
Natural hazards
- Flood zone2 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)6.9 km
- Coastal erosion43.3 km
- Potentially contaminated land1.6 km
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve2.4 km
- Natura 20002.4 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest1.6 km
- Water protection area9 km
- Habitat protection5.2 km
- National conservation interest2.2 km
- National heritage interest810 m
Services & safety
- School1.8 km
- Fire station3.3 km
- Police station3.1 km
- Civil defence shelter2.4 km
- Vulnerable area (police)20.1 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site3.9 km
- Swimming pool3.6 km
- Campsite6.7 km
- Hiking trail1.6 km
- Cycle trail1.4 km
- Ski trail44.1 km
- Floodlit track3 km
- Birding site20.8 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant1.7 km
- Café2.9 km
- Petrol station1.7 km
- Library3.1 km
- Sports hall1.9 km
- Hotel3.1 km
- Care home1.9 km
- Recycling centre1.8 km
Disturbance
- Major road1.2 km
- Railway2.9 km
- Power line950 m
- Wind turbine13.6 km
- Mobile mast1.4 km
- Military area4.6 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)850 m
- Quarry10.3 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark3.1 km
- Church1.8 km
- Community hall1.7 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
- Population85,792
- Median income469,500 kr/yr
- Average age42.7 years
The figures describe Kungsbacka Municipality as a whole, not Välås.