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Varnhem
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest250 m
- Distance to water430 m
- Distance to farmland80 m
- Distance to shoreline430 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway5.9 km
- Distance to industry4 km
- Distance to power line2.3 km
Services
- Distance to grocery store4.3 km
- Distance to school420 m
- Distance to train station11 km
Median across 264 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 530–460
- 695–961
- 7110–1455
- 6015–1965
- 5720–2427
- 1925–2925
- 8030–3448
- 6635–3979
- 6140–4470
- 7045–4955
- 6350–5477
- 8555–5985
- 5660–6457
- 8265–6974
- 6370–7448
- 6375–7972
- 6580+56
Men 1,083Women 1,014
Marital status
- Unmarried1,023 (49 %)
- Married840 (40 %)
- Divorced171 (8 %)
- Widowed67 (3 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Varnhem, 2,097 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 700 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
- Stockholm4 h 37 min
- Gothenburg1 h 53 min
- Malmö4 h 41 min
- Municipal seat13 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
- Tåsjön11 ha1.2 km
- Ökullasjön14 ha1.6 km
- Gårdssjön8 ha1.7 km
- Husgärdessjön33 ha2.1 km
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Nearest localities
- Källemossen66 inhabitants1.5 km
- Ljungstorp74 inhabitants2.5 km
- Skarpaliden53 inhabitants3.3 km
- Axvall1,121 inhabitants3.5 km
- Klintås58 inhabitants3.8 km
- Eggby218 inhabitants4.9 km
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Associations and activities
- VarnhemsgårdenchristianOther
- Varnhems klosterkyrkakyrkaReligion
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 zone7 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)12.4 km
- Potentially contaminated land2 in the locality180 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve620 m
- Natura 20002.8 km
- National outdoor-recreation interestThe locality lies within
- Water protection area3 km
- Habitat protection1.5 km
- National conservation interest310 m
- National heritage interestThe locality lies within
Services & safety
- School1 in the locality160 m
- Fire station11.3 km
- Police station11.6 km
- Civil defence shelter4 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site4 km
- Swimming pool1.2 km
- Campsite2.5 km
- Hiking trail70 m
- Cycle trail90 m
- Floodlit track14.8 km
- Birding site10.8 km
- Geologically notable site27.3 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant1 in the locality270 m
- Café1 in the locality330 m
- Petrol station3.1 km
- Library9.5 km
- Sports hall4.1 km
- Hotel1 in the locality340 m
- Care home12.3 km
- Recycling centre5.8 km
Disturbance
- Major road350 m
- Railway10.8 km
- Power line2.2 km
- Wind turbine2.1 km
- Mobile mast9.9 km
- Military area4.9 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)11.6 km
- Mine9.8 km
- Quarry9.5 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark2 in the locality180 m
- Church2 in the locality200 m
- Community hall1 in the locality210 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
- Population18,707
- Median income389,500 kr/yr
- Average age43.7 years
The figures describe Skara Municipality as a whole, not Varnhem.