
Smögen, Kungshamn och Väjern
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest590 m
- Distance to water410 m
- Distance to farmland1.3 km
- Distance to shoreline130 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road10 m
- Distance to railway44.1 km
- Distance to industry250 m
- Distance to power line1.3 km
Services
- Distance to grocery store560 m
- Distance to school640 m
- Distance to train station46.6 km
Median across 3,536 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 1060–493
- 1335–9126
- 13210–14129
- 15715–19127
- 9520–2497
- 14725–2984
- 15230–34146
- 16035–39142
- 17240–44144
- 15245–49161
- 23950–54208
- 25655–59254
- 24560–64246
- 28365–69263
- 29870–74284
- 27975–79272
- 28780+364
Men 3,293Women 3,140
Marital status
- Unmarried2,654 (41 %)
- Married2,686 (42 %)
- Divorced701 (11 %)
- Widowed411 (6 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 4 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Smögen, Kungshamn och Väjern, 6,433 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 4,866 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 54 min
- Malmö5 h 6 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
- Germunneröd vatten10 ha5.8 km
- Långöns vatten8 ha8 km
- Kärrs vatten10 ha10.5 km
- Hällers myr9 ha14.1 km
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Nearest localities
- Skäret i sund67 inhabitants2.4 km
- Örn55 inhabitants3.9 km
- Malmön256 inhabitants4.3 km
- Hunnebostrand1,988 inhabitants6.8 km
- Skalhamn130 inhabitants9.4 km
- Björkenäs50 inhabitants11.2 km
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Surroundings
Natural hazards
- Flood zone26.4 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)15.3 km
- Potentially contaminated land39 in the locality460 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve2.2 km
- Natura 200033 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest1.2 km
- Water protection area4.3 km
- Habitat protection4.6 km
- National conservation interest1.5 km
- National heritage interest2 km
Services & safety
- School6 in the locality420 m
- Fire station1 in the locality700 m
- Police station1 in the locality740 m
- Civil defence shelter15 in the locality460 m
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site1.5 km
- Swimming pool13.4 km
- Campsite3 in the locality1.2 km
- Hiking trail290 m
- Cycle trail17.2 km
- Birding site24.8 km
- Geologically notable site7.6 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant19 in the locality720 m
- Café3 in the locality740 m
- Petrol station2 in the locality630 m
- Library1 in the locality910 m
- Sports hall4 in the locality290 m
- Hotel3 in the locality760 m
- Care home1 in the locality470 m
- Recycling centre2 in the locality480 m
Disturbance
- Major road600 m
- Railway26.4 km
- Power line670 m
- Wind turbine2.6 km
- Mobile mast4 in the locality730 m
- Military area21.7 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)3 in the locality1.2 km
- Quarry3.3 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark7.6 km
- Church5 in the locality810 m
- Community hall3 in the locality400 m
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
- Population9,104
- Median income412,600 kr/yr
- Average age51.3 years
The figures describe Sotenäs Municipality as a whole, not Smögen, Kungshamn och Väjern.