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ENHelås
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest140 m
- Distance to water1.2 km
- Distance to farmland30 m
- Distance to shoreline1.2 km
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway2.6 km
- Distance to industry2.9 km
- Distance to power line3.3 km
Services
- Distance to grocery store4.1 km
- Distance to school4.3 km
- Distance to train station3.7 km
Median across 100 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 Helås, 1,727 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 148 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 11 min
- Gothenburg1 h 22 min
- Malmö4 h 33 min
- Municipal seat9 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 ha18.1 km
- Långsjön13 ha19.3 km
- Mogesjön7 ha19.3 km
- Vänern544,536 ha19.6 km
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Surroundings
Natural hazards
- Flood zone7.3 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)9.8 km
- Potentially contaminated land4 in the locality40 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve6.4 km
- Natura 200018.5 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest19.1 km
- Water protection areaThe locality lies within
- Habitat protection9.3 km
- National conservation interest2.1 km
- National heritage interest4.4 km
Services & safety
- School3.8 km
- Fire station4.5 km
- Police station4.1 km
- Civil defence shelter4.1 km
- Vulnerable area (police)33 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site11.8 km
- Swimming pool3.8 km
- Campsite13.3 km
- Hiking trail13.3 km
- Cycle trail6.8 km
- Floodlit track2.1 km
- Birding site21.8 km
- Geologically notable site24.8 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant12.7 km
- Café4.2 km
- Petrol station4.1 km
- Library4.2 km
- Sports hall4.3 km
- Hotel4.7 km
- Care home5.9 km
- Recycling centre4.9 km
Disturbance
- Major road3 km
- Railway3.8 km
- Power line3.3 km
- Wind turbine1.3 km
- Mobile mast4.4 km
- Military area18.6 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)2.2 km
- Mine49.5 km
- Quarry2.1 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark6.8 km
- Church1.3 km
- Community hall3.9 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
The figures describe Vara Municipality as a whole, not Helås.