small locality in Tanum Municipality

Skäggeröd

Västra Götaland County · 51 inhabitants · 28 ha

Short answer: Skäggeröd is in Tanum Municipality, Västra Götaland County. It has 51 residents.

About the place

Living here

Skäggeröd is a small locality (småort) in Tanum municipality in Västra Götaland county, with 51 inhabitants. Within cycling or driving distance there are two campsites, Saltviks Camping and First Camp Edsvik in Grebbestad, and two playgrounds. Shop, school and restaurant are missing, so daily life requires a car.

Nature is nearby, with among others Greby-Kleva naturreservat, Tjurpanneområdets naturreservat and Tanumskustens naturvårdsområde.

The surrounding area has one of the oldest populations in the country: over one in three is over sixty-five and only about one in seven is under twenty. The municipality's unemployment is low.

Skäggeröd suits someone who is retired or wants to live quietly near the coast and nature and arranges errands themselves by car.

Draft. Based on a place profile from Lantmäteriet, SCB, OpenStreetMap, Wikipedia and the municipality's register of associations. To be reviewed before publication.

the register

Facts

municipalityTanum
countyVästra Götaland County
population51
area28 ha
scb code1435SB127
place profile

What it is like to live here

41/100 accessibility
median in the locality
Nature proximity20/100
Quiet surroundings59/100
Rurality33/100
Urbanity32/100
Family friendliness27/100
Senior friendliness46/100
nature
forest20 m
water530 m
farmland60 m
shoreline530 m
disturbance
major road20 m
railway3.5 km
industry3.2 km
power line4.8 km
services
grocery store4.2 km
school3.6 km
train station4.6 km

Median across 32 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

the population

Age distribution

912men
884women
menagewomen
24
0–4
20
33
5–9
34
38
10–14
40
51
15–19
37
39
20–24
27
27
25–29
21
44
30–34
28
39
35–39
41
43
40–44
43
46
45–49
36
48
50–54
62
53
55–59
61
73
60–64
58
88
65–69
96
93
70–74
85
83
75–79
89
90
80+
106
marital status
Unmarried721
40 %
Married726
40 %
Divorced232
13 %
Widowed121
7 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Skäggeröd, 1,796 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 51 inhabitants. A statistical area follows no locality boundary, so the figures describe the area around the locality, not the locality alone.

driving time

From here and away

Gothenburg1 h 57 min
Malmö5 h 8 min
Municipal seat11 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.

water

Lakes nearby

Lursjön15 ha10.3 km
Långevatten17 ha12.4 km
Grundevatten21 ha13.3 km
Skallerödsjön28 ha13.6 km
near here

Nearest localities

the layers around the locality

Surroundings

natural hazards
Flood zone30.2 km
Wildfire area (since 2018)19 km
Potentially contaminated land1.3 km
protection & regulations
Nature reserve330 m
Natura 20008.8 km
National outdoor-recreation interest1.9 km
Water protection area12.3 km
Habitat protection8 km
National conservation interest690 m
National heritage interest2 km
services & safety
School3.3 km
Fire station6.2 km
Police station6.2 km
Civil defence shelter23 km
nature & outdoors
Bathing site1.6 km
Swimming pool12.8 km
Campsite1.2 km
Hiking trail2.3 km
Cycle trail4.3 km
Birding site22.6 km
Geologically notable site10.7 km
service & nöje
Restaurant4.2 km
Café3.8 km
Petrol station3.6 km
Library5.6 km
Sports hall4.5 km
Hotel3.8 km
Care home5.8 km
Recycling centre3.9 km
disturbance
Major road2.8 km
Railway3.7 km
Power line4.8 km
Wind turbine2.4 km
Mobile mast1.1 km
Military area43.3 km
below ground
Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)2.3 km
Quarry11.7 km
culture
Museum or landmark3.6 km
Church3.2 km
Community hall3.8 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.

applies to the whole municipalityTanum Municipality

The figures describe the municipality, not the locality. The municipality page has tax, housing mix, schools and commuting.

12,773population
389 tkrmedian income
48.0 yearsaverage age