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Gerlesborg
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Small locality in Tanum Municipality, Västra Götaland County

Gerlesborg

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1

Facts

MunicipalityTanum
CountyVästra Götaland County
Population97
Area80 ha
SCB code1435SB111

2

Place profile

19/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
23/100
Quiet surroundings
69/100
Rurality
30/100
Urbanity
44/100
Family friendliness
27/100
Senior friendliness
21/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest90 m
  • Distance to water340 m
  • Distance to farmland130 m
  • Distance to shoreline160 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway15 km
  • Distance to industry5.6 km
  • Distance to power line5.3 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store2.1 km
  • Distance to school1.7 km
  • Distance to train station15.2 km

Median across 214 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 290–421
  • 385–935
  • 3910–1437
  • 3515–1945
  • 3920–2431
  • 2325–2914
  • 4530–3446
  • 2535–3946
  • 4740–4436
  • 3845–4945
  • 5550–5448
  • 6355–5959
  • 8160–6488
  • 8865–6982
  • 7770–74100
  • 9675–7989
  • 8880+114

Men 906Women 936

Marital status

  • Unmarried753 (41 %)
  • Married762 (41 %)
  • Divorced213 (12 %)
  • Widowed112 (6 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Gerlesborg, 1,842 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 97 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 42 min
  • Malmö4 h 54 min
  • Municipal seat33 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

  • Tåsteröds stora vatten68 ha4.3 km
  • Välseröd vatten11 ha6.7 km
  • Kisteröd vatten9 ha6.9 km
  • Kärrs vatten10 ha7.1 km

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Nearest localities

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Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone18.6 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)2 km
  • Potentially contaminated land320 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve1.5 km
  • Natura 200030.8 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest600 m
  • Water protection area3.4 km
  • Habitat protection2.5 km
  • National conservation interest530 m
  • National heritage interest340 m

Services & safety

  • School1.7 km
  • Fire station8.1 km
  • Police station14.4 km
  • Civil defence shelter8.9 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site720 m
  • Swimming pool5.6 km
  • Campsite800 m
  • Hiking trail1.1 km
  • Cycle trail15 km
  • Birding site19.3 km
  • Geologically notable site6.4 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant1 in the locality550 m
  • Café1.7 km
  • Petrol station4.3 km
  • Library12.2 km
  • Sports hall2.4 km
  • Hotel1.9 km
  • Care home1 in the locality490 m
  • Recycling centre1.5 km

Disturbance

  • Major road870 m
  • Railway14.9 km
  • Power line5.2 km
  • Wind turbine9.5 km
  • Mobile mast310 m
  • Military area19.9 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)1.8 km
  • Quarry2.1 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark2.1 km
  • Church1.2 km
  • Community hall1.7 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

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