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Mellösa
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Urban area in Flen Municipality, Södermanland County

Mellösa

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1

Facts

MunicipalityFlen
CountySödermanland County
Population541
Area97 ha
SCB code0482TB105

2

Place profile

45/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
31/100
Quiet surroundings
57/100
Rurality
42/100
Urbanity
34/100
Family friendliness
32/100
Senior friendliness
44/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest50 m
  • Distance to water480 m
  • Distance to farmland150 m
  • Distance to shoreline480 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway210 m
  • Distance to industry2.9 km
  • Distance to power line1.8 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store4.4 km
  • Distance to school4.7 km
  • Distance to train station4.9 km

Median across 305 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 330–436
  • 635–960
  • 7610–1460
  • 5515–1949
  • 2620–2424
  • 3525–2936
  • 4630–3448
  • 6435–3961
  • 5240–4455
  • 6945–4959
  • 7450–5471
  • 9855–5983
  • 10960–64113
  • 11765–69102
  • 9970–7499
  • 12075–7985
  • 9980+87

Men 1,235Women 1,128

Marital status

  • Unmarried1,036 (44 %)
  • Married954 (40 %)
  • Divorced276 (12 %)
  • Widowed113 (5 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 2 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Mellösa, 2,363 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 541 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

  • Stockholm1 h 46 min
  • Gothenburg4 h 54 min
  • Municipal seat8 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

  • Mellösasjön104 ha490 m
  • Orrhammaren204 ha1.2 km
  • Stavsjön53 ha2.2 km
  • Yxtasjön31 ha3.3 km

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Nearest localities

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Associations and activities

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 zone13.3 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)7.9 km
  • Potentially contaminated land6 in the locality80 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve2.6 km
  • Natura 20008.8 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest6.2 km
  • Water protection area6.3 km
  • Habitat protection1.8 km
  • National conservation interest3.5 km
  • National heritage interest260 m

Services & safety

  • School1 in the locality630 m
  • Fire station5.9 km
  • Police station4.9 km
  • Civil defence shelter3.3 km
  • Vulnerable area (police)26.7 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site740 m
  • Swimming pool8.7 km
  • Campsite3.2 km
  • Hiking trail1.5 km
  • Cycle trail1.3 km
  • Floodlit track33.2 km
  • Birding site46.4 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant4.7 km
  • Café4.7 km
  • Petrol station5.5 km
  • Library4.7 km
  • Sports hall4.9 km
  • Hotel9.3 km
  • Care home3.8 km
  • Recycling centre22.1 km

Disturbance

  • Major road80 m
  • Railway170 m
  • Power line1.7 km
  • Wind turbine20.7 km
  • Mobile mast9.5 km
  • Military area26.5 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)810 m
  • Mine10.6 km
  • Quarry9.3 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark4.3 km
  • Church1 in the locality570 m
  • Community hall7.5 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

  • Population15,362
  • Median income357,000 kr/yr
  • Average age47.2 years
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The figures describe Flen Municipality as a whole, not Mellösa.