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Small locality in Finspång Municipality, Östergötland County

Melbysund

1

Facts

MunicipalityFinspång
CountyÖstergötland County
Population54
Area9 ha
SCB code0562SB124

2

Place profile

7/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
49/100
Quiet surroundings
70/100
Rurality
43/100
Urbanity
0/100
Family friendliness
0/100
Senior friendliness
5/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest30 m
  • Distance to water130 m
  • Distance to farmland180 m
  • Distance to shoreline130 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road30 m
  • Distance to railway7.5 km
  • Distance to industry5.7 km
  • Distance to power line1.2 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store6.4 km
  • Distance to school7.6 km
  • Distance to train station38.2 km

Median across 51 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

3

Age distribution

  • 430–450
  • 525–955
  • 6510–1450
  • 5515–1958
  • 3920–2434
  • 2625–2923
  • 4630–3457
  • 6435–3957
  • 5740–4454
  • 4845–4940
  • 6750–5466
  • 6955–5955
  • 6160–6475
  • 6165–6953
  • 5970–7453
  • 3775–7930
  • 5080+33

Men 899Women 843

Marital status

  • Unmarried893 (51 %)
  • Married650 (37 %)
  • Divorced148 (8 %)
  • Widowed51 (3 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Melbysund, 1,742 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 54 inhabitants. A statistical area follows no locality boundary, so the figures describe the area around the locality, not the locality alone.

4

Driving time

  • Stockholm2 h 22 min
  • Gothenburg4 h 5 min
  • Malmö5 h 22 min
  • Municipal seat11 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.

5

Lakes nearby

  • Glan7,286 ha300 m
  • Skrän34 ha590 m
  • Åmlången45 ha1.8 km
  • Skiren38 ha2.1 km

6

Nearest localities

7

Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone2 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)3.2 km
  • Potentially contaminated land910 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve1.4 km
  • Natura 20005.2 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest9.4 km
  • Water protection area250 m
  • Habitat protection2 km
  • National conservation interest7.1 km
  • National heritage interest3.7 km

Services & safety

  • School3.4 km
  • Fire station6.1 km
  • Police station9.3 km
  • Civil defence shelter4.4 km
  • Vulnerable area (police)19.4 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site6 km
  • Swimming pool7.9 km
  • Campsite7.6 km
  • Hiking trail2 km
  • Cycle trail6.2 km
  • Ski trail35.1 km
  • Floodlit track11.7 km
  • Birding site23.9 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant9.4 km
  • Café5.2 km
  • Petrol station7.4 km
  • Library9.3 km
  • Sports hall6.7 km
  • Hotel8.3 km
  • Care home10.7 km
  • Recycling centre7.7 km

Disturbance

  • Major road340 m
  • Railway7.5 km
  • Power line1.3 km
  • Wind turbine26.3 km
  • Mobile mast3.7 km
  • Military area13 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)770 m
  • Mine8.3 km
  • Quarry4.1 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark5.1 km
  • Church5.1 km
  • Community hall9.6 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

  • Population21,623
  • Median income391,900 kr/yr
  • Average age44.9 years
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The figures describe Finspång Municipality as a whole, not Melbysund.