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Grimsholmen
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Small locality in Falkenberg Municipality, Halland County

Grimsholmen

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832 m from the locality centre · Tommy Engman · CC BY-SA 4.0
965 m from the locality centre · Tommy Engman · CC BY-SA 4.0

1

Facts

MunicipalityFalkenberg
CountyHalland County
Population131
Area66 ha
SCB code1382SB146

2

Place profile

18/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
25/100
Quiet surroundings
74/100
Rurality
29/100
Urbanity
27/100
Family friendliness
5/100
Senior friendliness
12/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest30 m
  • Distance to water950 m
  • Distance to farmland130 m
  • Distance to shoreline580 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway4.5 km
  • Distance to industry5.3 km
  • Distance to power line3.1 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store4.9 km
  • Distance to school5.4 km
  • Distance to train station8.8 km

Median across 233 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 550–439
  • 355–937
  • 4010–1445
  • 4015–1949
  • 2720–2427
  • 3825–2922
  • 4630–3457
  • 5635–3949
  • 4940–4445
  • 4145–4947
  • 6450–5458
  • 6755–5977
  • 7160–6484
  • 9565–6975
  • 7170–7480
  • 8275–7975
  • 8980+89

Men 966Women 955

Marital status

  • Unmarried822 (43 %)
  • Married858 (45 %)
  • Divorced154 (8 %)
  • Widowed90 (5 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Grimsholmen, 1,921 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 131 inhabitants. A statistical area follows no locality boundary, so the figures describe the area around the locality, not the locality alone.

4

Driving time

  • Gothenburg1 h 25 min
  • Malmö2 h 6 min
  • Municipal seat12 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

  • Käringasjön9 ha12.1 km
  • Borrsjön48 ha13.9 km
  • Nedre Vallsjön7 ha14 km
  • Brösjön12 ha15 km

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Nearest localities

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Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone980 m
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)5.1 km
  • Coastal erosion590 m
  • Potentially contaminated land3 km

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve130 m
  • Natura 20005.9 km
  • Extended shoreline protection42.5 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interestThe locality lies within
  • Water protection area7 km
  • Habitat protection10.4 km
  • National conservation interest250 m
  • National heritage interest4.3 km

Services & safety

  • School3.6 km
  • Fire station7.1 km
  • Police station8 km
  • Civil defence shelter2.9 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site2.4 km
  • Swimming pool4.2 km
  • Campsite670 m
  • Hiking trail12.5 km
  • Cycle trail140 m
  • Floodlit track31 km
  • Birding site36.5 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant2.4 km
  • Café3.1 km
  • Petrol station5.4 km
  • Library8 km
  • Sports hall4.1 km
  • Hotel3.9 km
  • Care home7.1 km
  • Recycling centre9.2 km

Disturbance

  • Major road3.9 km
  • Railway4.9 km
  • Power line3.1 km
  • Wind turbine7.3 km
  • Mobile mast2.3 km
  • Military area12.9 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)3.2 km
  • Quarry8.8 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark4.9 km
  • Church4.1 km
  • Community hall4.8 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
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The figures describe Falkenberg Municipality as a whole, not Grimsholmen.