Facts

MunicipalityOrust

CountyVästra Götaland County

Population129

Area93 ha

SCB code1421SB131

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Place profile

18/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity

11/100

Quiet surroundings

57/100

Rurality

27/100

Urbanity

27/100

Family friendliness

11/100

Senior friendliness

30/100

Nature

Distance to forest100 m
Distance to water1.1 km
Distance to farmland190 m
Distance to shoreline220 m

Disturbance

Distance to major road20 m
Distance to railway17.7 km
Distance to industry1.2 km
Distance to power line1.7 km

Services

Distance to grocery store4.4 km
Distance to school4.5 km
Distance to train station18.9 km

Median across 291 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

290–437
235–925
2410–1433
2815–1938
1520–2418
2025–2918
2530–3423
4035–3938
2940–4424
3945–4928
4250–5433
4455–5941
6160–6452
6565–6963
6870–7444
5475–7948
6980+52

Men 675Women 615

Marital status

Unmarried569 (44 %)
Married547 (42 %)
Divorced109 (8 %)
Widowed67 (5 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Nösund, 1,290 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 129 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 15 min
Malmö4 h 26 min
Municipal seat23 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 ha3.1 km
Rödsvatten46 ha9.9 km
Torebosjön14 ha11 km
Kollungeröd vatten52 ha15.3 km

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Nearest localities

Barrevik66 inhabitants1.3 km
Mollösund188 inhabitants2.1 km
Strandhagen66 inhabitants2.5 km
Hälleviksstrand181 inhabitants3.1 km
Kyrkesund534 inhabitants6.1 km
Stocken96 inhabitants6.6 km

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Associations and activities

Nösunds kapellkyrkaReligion

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 zone34.8 km
Wildfire area (since 2018)8.1 km
Potentially contaminated land790 m

Protection & regulations

Nature reserve2.8 km
Natura 20002.8 km
National outdoor-recreation interestThe locality lies within
Water protection area5.7 km
Habitat protection6.6 km
National conservation interest1.6 km
National heritage interest3.6 km

Services & safety

School4.1 km
Fire station4.4 km
Police station19 km
Civil defence shelter12.6 km
Vulnerable area (police)44.4 km

Nature & outdoors

Bathing site8.5 km
Swimming pool9.8 km
Campsite2.4 km
Hiking trail40 m
Cycle trail11 km
Ski trail42 km
Floodlit track48.6 km
Geologically notable site37.7 km

Service & nöje

Restaurant2.9 km
Café1 in the locality490 m
Petrol station6.4 km
Library9.8 km
Sports hall5 km
Hotel2 in the locality420 m
Care home8.1 km
Recycling centre6.7 km

Disturbance

Major road5.3 km
Railway19.2 km
Power line2.1 km
Wind turbine3.3 km
Mobile mast1.8 km
Military area28.3 km

Below ground

Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)18.4 km
Quarry9.8 km

Culture

Museum or landmark3.9 km
Church1.2 km
Community hall8.9 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 Nösund.