
Glommen
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest240 m
- Distance to water400 m
- Distance to farmland170 m
- Distance to shoreline250 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway5.6 km
- Distance to industry1.9 km
- Distance to power line4.7 km
Services
- Distance to grocery store700 m
- Distance to school940 m
- Distance to train station9 km
Median across 934 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 920–490
- 1095–9106
- 11410–14106
- 13615–19112
- 6120–2464
- 7425–2961
- 9930–34114
- 10335–39106
- 11540–44101
- 9545–4996
- 12650–54115
- 11455–59132
- 13860–64141
- 11865–69143
- 14970–74129
- 13075–79117
- 15180+145
Men 1,924Women 1,878
Marital status
- Unmarried1,829 (48 %)
- Married1,504 (39 %)
- Divorced323 (8 %)
- Widowed161 (4 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 2 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Glommen, 3,802 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 1,329 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 19 min
- Malmö2 h 18 min
- Municipal seat15 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
- Ljungsjön32 ha12 km
- Strömma damm9 ha13.5 km
- Ottersjön80 ha15.3 km
- Skärsjön301 ha16.4 km
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Associations and activities
- Glommens BygdegårdOther
- Glommens Fiskeläges VägföreningOther
- GlommenbygdegårdLocal heritage
- Glommens IFFotbollSports
- Glommens ThaiboxSports
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 zone8.9 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)20.5 km
- Coastal erosion820 m
- Potentially contaminated land6 in the locality1.1 km
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve760 m
- Natura 20001.3 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest8.4 km
- Water protection area9.7 km
- Habitat protection12.8 km
- National conservation interest750 m
- National heritage interest8.2 km
Services & safety
- School1 in the locality590 m
- Fire station8.5 km
- Police station8 km
- Civil defence shelter4.9 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site1.1 km
- Swimming pool1 in the locality1.9 km
- Campsite1.9 km
- Hiking trail16.2 km
- Cycle trail410 m
- Floodlit track36.1 km
- Birding site21.8 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant1 in the locality1.4 km
- Café1 in the locality1.3 km
- Petrol station4.6 km
- Library8.1 km
- Sports hall1 in the locality760 m
- Hotel7.7 km
- Care home8.7 km
- Recycling centre1 in the locality470 m
Disturbance
- Major road1.7 km
- Railway5.1 km
- Power line4.3 km
- Wind turbine350 m
- Mobile mast1 in the locality850 m
- Military area26.6 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)2 in the locality1.1 km
- Quarry7.2 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark4.9 km
- Church4.9 km
- Community hall8.1 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
- Population47,337
- Median income383,900 kr/yr
- Average age44.3 years
The figures describe Falkenberg Municipality as a whole, not Glommen.