Facts

MunicipalityOrust

CountyVästra Götaland County

Population188

Area118 ha

SCB code1421SB105

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Place profile

21/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity

1/100

Quiet surroundings

57/100

Rurality

22/100

Urbanity

37/100

Family friendliness

11/100

Senior friendliness

26/100

Nature

Distance to forest420 m
Distance to water290 m
Distance to farmland1.2 km
Distance to shoreline100 m

Disturbance

Distance to major road20 m
Distance to railway19.5 km
Distance to industry2.9 km
Distance to power line1.7 km

Services

Distance to grocery store440 m
Distance to school6.2 km
Distance to train station20.5 km

Median across 714 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

70–45
55–94
1510–1413
1215–1911
1120–248
1225–299
1330–3413
1235–3911
1940–4414
1845–4920
1850–5415
3655–5925
7060–6455
5865–6972
7070–7475
7075–7962
8880+70

Men 534Women 482

Marital status

Unmarried291 (29 %)
Married506 (50 %)
Divorced149 (15 %)
Widowed65 (6 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Mollösund, 1,016 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 188 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 26 min
Malmö4 h 37 min
Municipal seat34 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

Krokevatten7 ha6.2 km
Bö tjärn18 ha13.3 km
Rödsvatten46 ha13.3 km
Torebosjön14 ha14.4 km

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Nearest localities

Barrevik66 inhabitants2.5 km
Nösund129 inhabitants3 km
Strandhagen66 inhabitants3.8 km
Kyrkesund534 inhabitants4.4 km
Hälleviksstrand181 inhabitants4.4 km
Tådås182 inhabitants7 km

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Associations and activities

Mollösunds 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 zone38.1 km
Wildfire area (since 2018)11.2 km
Potentially contaminated land5 in the locality800 m

Protection & regulations

Nature reserve1.8 km
Natura 20001.9 km
National outdoor-recreation interest3.9 km
Water protection area4.7 km
Habitat protection9.5 km
National conservation interestThe locality lies within
National heritage interest220 m

Services & safety

School1 in the locality920 m
Fire station1 in the locality1 km
Police station21.8 km
Civil defence shelter10.9 km
Vulnerable area (police)43.5 km

Nature & outdoors

Bathing site7.8 km
Swimming pool10.4 km
Campsite1 in the locality760 m
Hiking trail720 m
Cycle trail14 km
Ski trail41.6 km
Geologically notable site40.1 km

Service & nöje

Restaurant4 in the locality930 m
Café3.3 km
Petrol station4.2 km
Library11.4 km
Sports hall6.4 km
Hotel3 in the locality850 m
Care home6.9 km
Recycling centre8.3 km

Disturbance

Major road8.7 km
Railway20.1 km
Power line1.6 km
Wind turbine170 m
Mobile mast1 in the locality510 m
Military area31.7 km

Below ground

Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)21.1 km
Quarry12.3 km

Culture

Museum or landmark2 in the locality1 km
Church1 in the locality880 m
Community hall7.5 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 Mollösund.