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Urban area in Orust Municipality, Västra Götaland County

Höggeröd

1

Facts

MunicipalityOrust
CountyVästra Götaland County
Population456
Area330 ha
SCB code1421TB104

2

Place profile

11/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
27/100
Quiet surroundings
66/100
Rurality
35/100
Urbanity
26/100
Family friendliness
16/100
Senior friendliness
11/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest20 m
  • Distance to water540 m
  • Distance to farmland80 m
  • Distance to shoreline290 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway14 km
  • Distance to industry4.8 km
  • Distance to power line1.7 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store5.7 km
  • Distance to school1000 m
  • Distance to train station17.5 km

Median across 523 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 640–470
  • 865–979
  • 7010–1491
  • 8215–1966
  • 5420–2447
  • 5025–2945
  • 6330–3465
  • 8135–3984
  • 6940–4474
  • 7845–4970
  • 9150–54101
  • 10355–59117
  • 13060–64106
  • 11465–69111
  • 10570–7496
  • 10675–7991
  • 10580+95

Men 1,451Women 1,408

Marital status

  • Unmarried1,356 (47 %)
  • Married1,124 (39 %)
  • Divorced274 (10 %)
  • Widowed105 (4 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 2 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Höggeröd, 2,859 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 456 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 17 min
  • Malmö4 h 29 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

  • Höggeröd vatten12 ha1.5 km
  • Assmunderödvatten23 ha3 km
  • Grindsbyvattnet144 ha3.3 km
  • Granvattnet17 ha4.7 km

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Nearest localities

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Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone11.9 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)10.8 km
  • Potentially contaminated land4 in the locality880 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve1.6 km
  • Natura 200015.1 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest1.4 km
  • Water protection area7.7 km
  • Habitat protection7.2 km
  • National conservation interest3.4 km
  • National heritage interest10.1 km

Services & safety

  • School1 in the locality480 m
  • Fire station7.2 km
  • Police station14.3 km
  • Civil defence shelter10.4 km
  • Vulnerable area (police)29.2 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site1 in the locality730 m
  • Swimming pool5 km
  • Campsite4.9 km
  • Hiking trail2.8 km
  • Cycle trail10.7 km
  • Ski trail46.7 km
  • Floodlit track29.5 km
  • Birding site47.7 km
  • Geologically notable site15.8 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant1 in the locality730 m
  • Café1 in the locality950 m
  • Petrol station5.7 km
  • Library5.5 km
  • Sports hall5.3 km
  • Hotel5 km
  • Care home9 km
  • Recycling centre4.3 km

Disturbance

  • Major road3.6 km
  • Railway7.8 km
  • Power line1.4 km
  • Wind turbine6.9 km
  • Mobile mast1.7 km
  • Military area8.9 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)5.2 km
  • Quarry10.4 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark11 km
  • Church2.8 km
  • Community hall2.8 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

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