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ENVara
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest290 m
- Distance to water760 m
- Distance to farmland270 m
- Distance to shoreline760 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway500 m
- Distance to industry170 m
- Distance to power line1.3 km
Services
- Distance to grocery store500 m
- Distance to school480 m
- Distance to train station680 m
Median across 1,293 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 920–4107
- 1085–9111
- 15710–14132
- 14815–19142
- 17020–24147
- 15725–29109
- 14630–34126
- 12435–39143
- 12040–44123
- 14445–49143
- 14850–54136
- 14355–59124
- 13760–64145
- 12065–69136
- 12670–74147
- 13375–79154
- 18880+286
Men 2,361Women 2,411
Marital status
- Unmarried2,527 (53 %)
- Married1,481 (31 %)
- Divorced479 (10 %)
- Widowed290 (6 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 2 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Vara, 4,772 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 4,432 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 5 min
- Gothenburg1 h 21 min
- Malmö4 h 32 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 ha16.6 km
- Långsjön13 ha18.1 km
- Mogesjön7 ha18.6 km
- Härskasjön7 ha18.9 km
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Surroundings
Natural hazards
- Flood zone3 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)5.7 km
- Potentially contaminated land53 in the locality360 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve7.5 km
- Natura 200022.4 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest22.8 km
- Water protection area4.1 km
- Habitat protection11.2 km
- National conservation interest2 km
- National heritage interest3.4 km
Services & safety
- School8 in the locality50 m
- Fire station1 in the locality570 m
- Police station1 in the locality480 m
- Civil defence shelter2 in the locality440 m
- Vulnerable area (police)37.2 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site12.4 km
- Swimming pool5 in the locality380 m
- Campsite16 km
- Hiking trail13.4 km
- Cycle trail9.1 km
- Floodlit track6.5 km
- Birding site26.2 km
- Geologically notable site29.3 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant12.4 km
- Café1 in the locality450 m
- Petrol station4 in the locality450 m
- Library1 in the locality360 m
- Sports hall2 in the locality170 m
- Hotel1 in the locality480 m
- Care home7.7 km
- Recycling centre1 in the locality980 m
Disturbance
- Major road760 m
- Railway630 m
- Power line990 m
- Wind turbine2.5 km
- Mobile mast1 in the locality560 m
- Military area22.4 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)5 in the locality1.2 km
- Mine45.4 km
- Quarry6.4 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark5.3 km
- Church4 in the locality570 m
- Community hall1 in the locality650 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
- Population16,088
- Median income375,600 kr/yr
- Average age44.6 years