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Henån
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Urban area in Orust Municipality, Västra Götaland County

Henån

1

Facts

MunicipalityOrust
CountyVästra Götaland County
Population2,394
Area526 ha
SCB code1421TC102

2

Place profile

38/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
25/100
Quiet surroundings
52/100
Rurality
40/100
Urbanity
33/100
Family friendliness
53/100
Senior friendliness
34/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest20 m
  • Distance to water640 m
  • Distance to farmland140 m
  • Distance to shoreline370 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway15.7 km
  • Distance to industry400 m
  • Distance to power line1.7 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store810 m
  • Distance to school890 m
  • Distance to train station18.5 km

Median across 1,188 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 980–492
  • 1105–994
  • 11910–14104
  • 11615–19111
  • 9320–2486
  • 8025–2978
  • 10430–34101
  • 9835–39117
  • 9140–44104
  • 10745–4994
  • 12750–54143
  • 12655–59140
  • 15860–64141
  • 12165–69127
  • 12370–74132
  • 12875–79143
  • 21080+211

Men 2,009Women 2,018

Marital status

  • Unmarried1,952 (49 %)
  • Married1,432 (36 %)
  • Divorced413 (10 %)
  • Widowed223 (6 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 3 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Henån, 4,027 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 2,394 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

  • Gothenburg1 h 14 min
  • Malmö4 h 25 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

  • Assmunderödvatten23 ha3.8 km
  • Grindsbyvattnet144 ha4.4 km
  • Rödsvatten46 ha5.3 km
  • Höggeröd vatten12 ha6 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 zone17.9 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)5.9 km
  • Potentially contaminated land20 in the locality340 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve2.6 km
  • Natura 200011.2 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest3.3 km
  • Water protection area3.6 km
  • Habitat protection9.8 km
  • National conservation interest1.9 km
  • National heritage interest6.8 km

Services & safety

  • School5 in the locality290 m
  • Fire station1 in the locality1.1 km
  • Police station14 km
  • Civil defence shelter12.9 km
  • Vulnerable area (police)34.1 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site1.2 km
  • Swimming pool9.2 km
  • Campsite1 in the locality540 m
  • Hiking trail1.3 km
  • Cycle trail5.9 km
  • Ski trail45.9 km
  • Floodlit track34.9 km
  • Geologically notable site21.8 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant6.1 km
  • Café1 in the locality560 m
  • Petrol station1 in the locality800 m
  • Library1 in the locality570 m
  • Sports hall1.2 km
  • Hotel1 in the locality570 m
  • Care home11.6 km
  • Recycling centre1 in the locality420 m

Disturbance

  • Major road440 m
  • Railway13.7 km
  • Power line1.9 km
  • Wind turbine3.9 km
  • Mobile mast3 in the locality470 m
  • Military area11.8 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)10.5 km
  • Quarry11.9 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark7.1 km
  • Church3.3 km
  • Community hall1 in the locality570 m

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

  • Population15,352
  • Median income406,400 kr/yr
  • Average age48.7 years
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The figures describe Orust Municipality as a whole, not Henån.