[1] Staffanstorp is the largest Scanian settlement that never acquired town privileges before their abolishment in Sweden in 1971.

The town is located at the centre of a large triangular fertile plain which reaches approximately 25 kilometres from the Øresund strait inwards in Scania.

As a village, it was mentioned in 14th-century sources, but it would remain fairly insignificant in the shadow of more important towns such as Lund, Dalby and Malmö.

The unpopular buildings from the 1960s were covered by new roofs, façades and more stories built in a traditional Scanian pastiche architectural style.

[citation needed] A couple of multi-storey buildings were constructed on a lot that had previously been the local stadium, and the road plan was further complicated to make drivers slow down and, if possible, avoid going through the centre.