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Hjälmvik
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Small locality in Orust Municipality, Västra Götaland County

Hjälmvik

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658 m from the locality centre · Henrik søvang · CC BY 3.0

1

Facts

MunicipalityOrust
CountyVästra Götaland County
Population106
Area48 ha
SCB code1421SB133

2

Place profile

21/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
17/100
Quiet surroundings
66/100
Rurality
28/100
Urbanity
23/100
Family friendliness
17/100
Senior friendliness
24/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest20 m
  • Distance to water290 m
  • Distance to farmland30 m
  • Distance to shoreline280 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road30 m
  • Distance to railway10.2 km
  • Distance to industry3 km
  • Distance to power line2.4 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store3.2 km
  • Distance to school8.8 km
  • Distance to train station11.6 km

Median across 76 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 250–437
  • 275–930
  • 2910–1419
  • 2615–1932
  • 2920–2417
  • 3125–2928
  • 2830–3428
  • 3535–3937
  • 3340–4427
  • 2445–4924
  • 4550–5448
  • 4155–5937
  • 4360–6438
  • 4665–6936
  • 3270–7432
  • 3575–7935
  • 6780+49

Men 596Women 554

Marital status

  • Unmarried571 (50 %)
  • Married409 (36 %)
  • Divorced107 (9 %)
  • Widowed60 (5 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Hjälmvik, 1,150 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 106 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 2 min
  • Malmö4 h 13 min
  • Municipal seat18 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

  • Kollungeröd vatten52 ha6.5 km
  • Rödsvatten46 ha8.5 km
  • Torebosjön14 ha9.6 km
  • Grindsbyvattnet144 ha9.7 km

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Nearest localities

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Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone27.6 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)10.8 km
  • Potentially contaminated land1.5 km

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve250 m
  • Natura 2000380 m
  • National outdoor-recreation interest90 m
  • Water protection area5.9 km
  • Habitat protection3.7 km
  • National conservation interest240 m
  • National heritage interest1.9 km

Services & safety

  • School3.1 km
  • Fire station11 km
  • Police station11.6 km
  • Civil defence shelter10.8 km
  • Vulnerable area (police)37.5 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site5.6 km
  • Swimming pool6.3 km
  • Campsite9.5 km
  • Hiking trail1.2 km
  • Cycle trail11.5 km
  • Ski trail36.8 km
  • Floodlit track39.6 km
  • Geologically notable site31.2 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant3.9 km
  • Café4.8 km
  • Petrol station3.9 km
  • Library11.2 km
  • Sports hall3.2 km
  • Hotel8.9 km
  • Care home10.8 km
  • Recycling centre11.6 km

Disturbance

  • Major road490 m
  • Railway11.2 km
  • Power line2.6 km
  • Wind turbine4.5 km
  • Mobile mast2.9 km
  • Military area23.9 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)11.2 km
  • Quarry1 in the locality580 m

Culture

  • Museum or landmark5.6 km
  • Church1.3 km
  • Community hall1.2 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

  • Population15,352
  • Median income406,400 kr/yr
  • Average age48.7 years
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The figures describe Orust Municipality as a whole, not Hjälmvik.