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Fjällbacka
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Urban area in Tanum Municipality, Västra Götaland County

Fjällbacka

1

Facts

MunicipalityTanum
CountyVästra Götaland County
Population816
Area191 ha
SCB code1435TB101

2

Place profile

48/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
15/100
Quiet surroundings
45/100
Rurality
39/100
Urbanity
50/100
Family friendliness
53/100
Senior friendliness
54/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest140 m
  • Distance to water390 m
  • Distance to farmland590 m
  • Distance to shoreline110 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway8.7 km
  • Distance to industry660 m
  • Distance to power line1.4 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store650 m
  • Distance to school780 m
  • Distance to train station11 km

Median across 807 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 240–420
  • 335–934
  • 3810–1440
  • 5115–1937
  • 3920–2427
  • 2725–2921
  • 4430–3428
  • 3935–3941
  • 4340–4443
  • 4645–4936
  • 4850–5462
  • 5355–5961
  • 7360–6458
  • 8865–6996
  • 9370–7485
  • 8375–7989
  • 9080+106

Men 912Women 884

Marital status

  • Unmarried721 (40 %)
  • Married726 (40 %)
  • Divorced232 (13 %)
  • Widowed121 (7 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Fjällbacka, 1,796 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 816 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 47 min
  • Malmö4 h 59 min
  • Municipal seat19 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

  • Grundevatten21 ha11.2 km
  • Alnässjön43 ha12.2 km
  • Tåsteröds stora vatten68 ha12.9 km
  • Kisteröd vatten9 ha15 km

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Nearest localities

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Associations and activities

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 zone21.4 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)11 km
  • Potentially contaminated land13 in the locality310 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve1.1 km
  • Natura 200023.2 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest460 m
  • Water protection area2.1 km
  • Habitat protection5.6 km
  • National conservation interest790 m
  • National heritage interestThe locality lies within

Services & safety

  • School2 in the locality420 m
  • Fire station4.4 km
  • Police station14.6 km
  • Civil defence shelter21 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site630 m
  • Swimming pool2 in the locality280 m
  • Campsite1 in the locality1.1 km
  • Hiking trail120 m
  • Cycle trail10.8 km
  • Birding site16.3 km
  • Geologically notable site11.8 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant3 in the locality360 m
  • Café3 in the locality320 m
  • Petrol station1 in the locality350 m
  • Library1 in the locality290 m
  • Sports hall1 in the locality920 m
  • Hotel3 in the locality330 m
  • Care home12.1 km
  • Recycling centre1 in the locality380 m

Disturbance

  • Major road420 m
  • Railway8.9 km
  • Power line1.1 km
  • Wind turbine4.2 km
  • Mobile mast1 in the locality1 km
  • Military area29.6 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)3 in the locality690 m
  • Quarry6.4 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark2 in the locality330 m
  • Church1 in the locality410 m
  • Community hall1 in the locality450 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

  • Population12,773
  • Median income389,300 kr/yr
  • Average age48.0 years
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The figures describe Tanum Municipality as a whole, not Fjällbacka.