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Vessigebro
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Urban area in Falkenberg Municipality, Halland County

Vessigebro

1

Facts

MunicipalityFalkenberg
CountyHalland County
Population875
Area132 ha
SCB code1382TB116

2

Place profile

39/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
32/100
Quiet surroundings
60/100
Rurality
40/100
Urbanity
34/100
Family friendliness
51/100
Senior friendliness
35/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest80 m
  • Distance to water160 m
  • Distance to farmland90 m
  • Distance to shoreline160 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway9.3 km
  • Distance to industry3 km
  • Distance to power line1.8 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store410 m
  • Distance to school4.8 km
  • Distance to train station11 km

Median across 411 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 440–460
  • 605–952
  • 5510–1445
  • 4515–1958
  • 4520–2425
  • 2725–2936
  • 5630–3449
  • 6835–3966
  • 5940–4443
  • 4845–4950
  • 5950–5452
  • 5355–5935
  • 4660–6445
  • 5965–6951
  • 3570–7443
  • 5375–7944
  • 5680+58

Men 868Women 812

Marital status

  • Unmarried891 (53 %)
  • Married573 (34 %)
  • Divorced158 (9 %)
  • Widowed68 (4 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Vessigebro, 1,680 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 875 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 30 min
  • Malmö2 h 15 min
  • Municipal seat22 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

  • Tussjö23 ha4.5 km
  • Agnsjön83 ha4.6 km
  • Härbillingen13 ha4.8 km
  • Ätraforsdammen215 ha5.4 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 zoneThe locality lies within
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)11.7 km
  • Coastal erosion13.9 km
  • Potentially contaminated land10 in the locality130 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve2.3 km
  • Natura 20009.4 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest420 m
  • Water protection area1.2 km
  • Habitat protection960 m
  • National conservation interestThe locality lies within
  • National heritage interestThe locality lies within

Services & safety

  • School3 in the locality500 m
  • Fire station1 in the locality360 m
  • Police station12.8 km
  • Civil defence shelter2 in the locality930 m

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site5.6 km
  • Swimming pool3 in the locality1 km
  • Campsite11.4 km
  • Hiking trail340 m
  • Cycle trail120 m
  • Floodlit track40 km
  • Birding site30.5 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant2 in the locality200 m
  • Café12.4 km
  • Petrol station1 in the locality580 m
  • Library12 km
  • Sports hall2 in the locality350 m
  • Hotel9.7 km
  • Care home1 in the locality360 m
  • Recycling centre13.8 km

Disturbance

  • Major road4.8 km
  • Railway9.4 km
  • Power line2 km
  • Wind turbine3.9 km
  • Mobile mast5.5 km
  • Military area26.8 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)4.6 km
  • Quarry5.5 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark4 in the locality260 m
  • Church1 in the locality400 m
  • Community hall8.6 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

  • Population47,337
  • Median income383,900 kr/yr
  • Average age44.3 years
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The figures describe Falkenberg Municipality as a whole, not Vessigebro.