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Väring
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Urban area in Skövde Municipality, Västra Götaland County

Väring

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Facts

MunicipalitySkövde
CountyVästra Götaland County
Population669
Area129 ha
SCB code1496TB109

2

Place profile

9/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
22/100
Quiet surroundings
60/100
Rurality
34/100
Urbanity
12/100
Family friendliness
25/100
Senior friendliness
0/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest190 m
  • Distance to water570 m
  • Distance to farmland90 m
  • Distance to shoreline570 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway270 m
  • Distance to industry4.7 km
  • Distance to power line1 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store6.9 km
  • Distance to school480 m
  • Distance to train station14.9 km

Median across 261 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 640–450
  • 745–958
  • 7110–1451
  • 6115–1959
  • 4420–2441
  • 4225–2944
  • 6930–3471
  • 6335–3975
  • 6840–4456
  • 4545–4946
  • 8450–5473
  • 8055–5981
  • 8860–6477
  • 7465–6965
  • 6870–7450
  • 5375–7951
  • 6080+50

Men 1,108Women 998

Marital status

  • Unmarried1,131 (53 %)
  • Married746 (35 %)
  • Divorced165 (8 %)
  • Widowed80 (4 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Väring, 2,106 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 669 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 21 min
  • Gothenburg2 h 24 min
  • Malmö4 h 47 min
  • Municipal seat17 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

  • Östen508 ha5.5 km
  • Vallersjön15 ha9.5 km
  • Karstorpasjön14 ha11.2 km
  • Hållsdammen12 ha14.3 km

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Nearest localities

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Associations and activities

  • Värings ScoutkårscoutkårOutdoor life
  • VäringsvallensporthallSports
  • Värings kyrkakyrkaReligion

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 zone3.5 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)20 km
  • Potentially contaminated land4 in the locality290 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve6.3 km
  • Natura 20005 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest4.9 km
  • Water protection area5.9 km
  • Habitat protection7.4 km
  • National conservation interest4.5 km
  • National heritage interest760 m

Services & safety

  • School1 in the locality510 m
  • Fire station14.3 km
  • Police station14.9 km
  • Civil defence shelter8.5 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site11.2 km
  • Swimming pool10.3 km
  • Campsite14 km
  • Hiking trail9.2 km
  • Cycle trail4.2 km
  • Floodlit track7.5 km
  • Birding site33.5 km
  • Geologically notable site19.1 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant1 in the locality290 m
  • Café7.6 km
  • Petrol station1 in the locality240 m
  • Library6.9 km
  • Sports hall1 in the locality570 m
  • Hotel6 km
  • Care home12.1 km
  • Recycling centre11.6 km

Disturbance

  • Major road240 m
  • Railway11.5 km
  • Power line2.7 km
  • Wind turbine9.9 km
  • Mobile mast1 in the locality950 m
  • Military area14.9 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)13.6 km
  • Mine22.9 km
  • Quarry4.7 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark6 km
  • Church1 in the locality670 m
  • Community hall11 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

  • Population57,995
  • Median income414,800 kr/yr
  • Average age41.3 years
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The figures describe Skövde Municipality as a whole, not Väring.