
Grimeton
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest160 m
- Distance to water590 m
- Distance to farmland40 m
- Distance to shoreline590 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road30 m
- Distance to railway6.8 km
- Distance to industry7.1 km
- Distance to power line180 m
Services
- Distance to grocery store4 km
- Distance to school2.1 km
- Distance to train station10.2 km
Median across 31 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 810–483
- 755–989
- 9010–14101
- 8415–1987
- 4720–2450
- 5225–2963
- 9330–3477
- 7935–3991
- 8540–4468
- 7045–4968
- 8050–5475
- 7955–5965
- 8760–6472
- 5765–6960
- 5770–7445
- 5175–7943
- 4980+50
Men 1,216Women 1,187
Marital status
- Unmarried1,361 (57 %)
- Married808 (34 %)
- Divorced156 (7 %)
- Widowed66 (3 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Grimeton, 2,403 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 114 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 9 min
- Malmö2 h 25 min
- Municipal seat14 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
- Grimsjön51 ha2.5 km
- Stegasjön20 ha3.9 km
- Skärsjön301 ha4.3 km
- Rörsjön20 ha5.1 km
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Associations and activities
- Grimetons 4H4-H verksamhetOther
- Grimetons BygdegårdsföreningÖvrigtOther
- GrimetonortenbygdegårdLocal heritage
- Världsarvet Grimeton, besökscentrummuseumCulture
- Världsarvet Grimeton, radiostationenmuseumCulture
- Grimetons kyrkakyrkaReligion
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 zone15.5 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)18.2 km
- Coastal erosion10.9 km
- Potentially contaminated land270 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve4.2 km
- Natura 200010.7 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest3.3 km
- Water protection area1.3 km
- Habitat protection5 km
- National conservation interestThe locality lies within
- National heritage interestThe locality lies within
Services & safety
- School2.1 km
- Fire station7.9 km
- Police station10.2 km
- Civil defence shelter8.5 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site8.2 km
- Swimming pool7.8 km
- Campsite7 km
- Hiking trail1.8 km
- Cycle trail1.8 km
- Floodlit track22.6 km
- Birding site12.2 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant7 km
- Café1.2 km
- Petrol station3.9 km
- Library10.5 km
- Sports hall830 m
- Hotel5.3 km
- Care home8.3 km
- Recycling centre4.1 km
Disturbance
- Major road3.1 km
- Railway6.6 km
- Power line390 m
- Wind turbine6.8 km
- Mobile mast1.3 km
- Military area43.4 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)4.3 km
- Quarry2.8 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark1.2 km
- Church1 in the locality230 m
- Community hall3.6 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
- Population69,070
- Median income413,800 kr/yr
- Average age44.2 years
The figures describe Varberg Municipality as a whole, not Grimeton.