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Arentorp
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Urban area in Vara Municipality, Västra Götaland County

Arentorp

397 m from the locality centre · Bilsenbatten · CC BY-SA 4.0

1

Facts

MunicipalityVara
CountyVästra Götaland County
Population523
Area91 ha
SCB code1470TB101

2

Place profile

24/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
-2/100
Quiet surroundings
50/100
Rurality
29/100
Urbanity
12/100
Family friendliness
21/100
Senior friendliness
9/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest90 m
  • Distance to water580 m
  • Distance to farmland80 m
  • Distance to shoreline580 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway5.1 km
  • Distance to industry190 m
  • Distance to power line2.6 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store5.2 km
  • Distance to school800 m
  • Distance to train station5.1 km

Median across 245 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 400–451
  • 635–955
  • 4310–1453
  • 5715–1944
  • 5020–2432
  • 2325–2931
  • 3430–3439
  • 7235–3962
  • 4740–4427
  • 5645–4961
  • 6350–5449
  • 8055–5966
  • 5860–6461
  • 6465–6955
  • 5870–7453
  • 4275–7944
  • 5080+44

Men 900Women 827

Marital status

  • Unmarried956 (55 %)
  • Married576 (33 %)
  • Divorced144 (8 %)
  • Widowed55 (3 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Arentorp, 1,727 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 523 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

  • Stockholm5 h 10 min
  • Gothenburg1 h 20 min
  • Malmö4 h 32 min
  • Municipal seat10 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

  • Jämnesjön24 ha14 km
  • Mogesjön7 ha15 km
  • Långsjön13 ha15.1 km
  • Härskasjön7 ha15.3 km

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Nearest localities

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Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone9 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)9.1 km
  • Potentially contaminated land6 in the locality150 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve10.8 km
  • Natura 200020.8 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest20.9 km
  • Water protection area3.9 km
  • Habitat protection5.8 km
  • National conservation interest5.2 km
  • National heritage interest7.1 km

Services & safety

  • School1 in the locality70 m
  • Fire station6.4 km
  • Police station5.6 km
  • Civil defence shelter5.8 km
  • Vulnerable area (police)32 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site16.2 km
  • Swimming pool6.1 km
  • Campsite9.9 km
  • Hiking trail8.9 km
  • Cycle trail3.5 km
  • Floodlit track4.2 km
  • Birding site23 km
  • Geologically notable site25.8 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant10.1 km
  • Café5.6 km
  • Petrol station3.4 km
  • Library5.8 km
  • Sports hall6 km
  • Hotel5.9 km
  • Care home10.4 km
  • Recycling centre5.7 km

Disturbance

  • Major road3.5 km
  • Railway5.5 km
  • Power line2 km
  • Wind turbine3.4 km
  • Mobile mast6.4 km
  • Military area20.7 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)1.4 km
  • Quarry4.2 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark6.6 km
  • Church1 in the locality440 m
  • Community hall5.6 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

  • Population16,088
  • Median income375,600 kr/yr
  • Average age44.6 years
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The figures describe Vara Municipality as a whole, not Arentorp.