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Varekil
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest20 m
- Distance to water1.2 km
- Distance to farmland180 m
- Distance to shoreline630 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway7.7 km
- Distance to industry1.4 km
- Distance to power line1.6 km
Services
- Distance to grocery store1.1 km
- Distance to school6.9 km
- Distance to train station9.1 km
Median across 491 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 220–421
- 265–922
- 4110–1431
- 2915–1930
- 2620–2417
- 2325–2918
- 2730–3433
- 3735–3927
- 2540–4422
- 3145–4933
- 3850–5435
- 3055–5933
- 3560–6440
- 4365–6936
- 3170–7444
- 3175–7932
- 2580+19
Men 520Women 493
Marital status
- Unmarried498 (49 %)
- Married348 (34 %)
- Divorced132 (13 %)
- Widowed34 (3 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Varekil, 1,013 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 933 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
- Malmö4 h 12 min
- Municipal seat20 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
- Kollungeröd vatten52 ha5.2 km
- Grindsbyvattnet144 ha9.2 km
- Granvattnet12 ha10.1 km
- Holmevatten14 ha12.1 km
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Associations and activities
- Varekil – var med och starta!scoutkårOutdoor life
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 zone26.7 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)13.6 km
- Potentially contaminated land5 in the locality950 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve490 m
- Natura 2000840 m
- National outdoor-recreation interest1.4 km
- Water protection area7.4 km
- Habitat protection1.3 km
- National conservation interest590 m
- National heritage interest2.9 km
Services & safety
- School2 in the locality150 m
- Fire station6.2 km
- Police station9 km
- Civil defence shelter7.6 km
- Vulnerable area (police)35.1 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site3.4 km
- Swimming pool6.5 km
- Campsite7.4 km
- Hiking trail2.7 km
- Cycle trail8.6 km
- Ski trail34.4 km
- Floodlit track37.3 km
- Geologically notable site30 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant1 in the locality980 m
- Café6 km
- Petrol station1 in the locality980 m
- Library9 km
- Sports hall1 in the locality270 m
- Hotel8.7 km
- Care home6.8 km
- Recycling centre8.7 km
Disturbance
- Major road760 m
- Railway8.2 km
- Power line1.1 km
- Wind turbine6.2 km
- Mobile mast1 in the locality440 m
- Military area24.3 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)8.3 km
- Quarry2.5 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark5.3 km
- Church3.1 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
- Population15,352
- Median income406,400 kr/yr
- Average age48.7 years
The figures describe Orust Municipality as a whole, not Varekil.