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Mellbystrand
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest60 m
- Distance to water800 m
- Distance to farmland380 m
- Distance to shoreline440 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway1.9 km
- Distance to industry1.1 km
- Distance to power line7.4 km
Services
- Distance to grocery store930 m
- Distance to school1.9 km
- Distance to train station3.3 km
Median across 4,352 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 1650–4174
- 2025–9201
- 18910–14191
- 19315–19207
- 13920–24112
- 13625–29126
- 17330–34196
- 19435–39208
- 18040–44194
- 21745–49216
- 23850–54249
- 23455–59251
- 21860–64242
- 25765–69254
- 30670–74348
- 33575–79296
- 35380+323
Men 3,729Women 3,788
Marital status
- Unmarried3,270 (43 %)
- Married3,175 (42 %)
- Divorced700 (9 %)
- Widowed377 (5 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 3 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Mellbystrand, 7,517 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 4,641 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
- Gothenburg1 h 57 min
- Malmö1 h 32 min
- Municipal seat10 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
- Lilla-Tjärbysjö17 ha8.8 km
- Västersjön469 ha17.5 km
- Rössjön378 ha19.6 km
- Kyrkesjön14 ha21.3 km
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Associations and activities
- MellbystrandbygdegårdLocal heritage
- MellbystrandsgårdenkyrkaReligion
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 zone2.7 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)19.4 km
- Coastal erosion570 m
- Potentially contaminated land7 in the locality1.4 km
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserveThe locality lies within
- Natura 20004.3 km
- Extended shoreline protection4.6 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest4.7 km
- Water protection area2.9 km
- Habitat protection9.9 km
- National conservation interest1.3 km
- National heritage interest4.3 km
Services & safety
- School3 in the locality1.6 km
- Fire station6.2 km
- Police station8.5 km
- Civil defence shelter5.2 km
- Vulnerable area (police)45.5 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site1 in the locality950 m
- Swimming pool3 in the locality1.9 km
- Campsite6 in the locality2 km
- Hiking trail3.5 km
- Cycle trail750 m
- Floodlit track17.6 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant7 in the locality1.3 km
- Café5.5 km
- Petrol station2 in the locality2.3 km
- Library6.1 km
- Sports hall1 in the locality2.5 km
- Hotel1 in the locality1 km
- Care home22 km
- Recycling centre850 m
Disturbance
- Major road2.6 km
- Railway1.9 km
- Power line7.7 km
- Wind turbine3 km
- Mobile mast1 in the locality850 m
- Military area13.1 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)4.7 km
- Quarry10.3 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark750 m
- Church1 in the locality2.4 km
- Community hall16.6 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
- Population26,595
- Median income380,300 kr/yr
- Average age45.1 years
The figures describe Laholm Municipality as a whole, not Mellbystrand.