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Tanumshede
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Urban area in Tanum Municipality, Västra Götaland County

Tanumshede

1

Facts

MunicipalityTanum
CountyVästra Götaland County
Population2,012
Area224 ha
SCB code1435TC105

2

Place profile

63/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
16/100
Quiet surroundings
36/100
Rurality
41/100
Urbanity
74/100
Family friendliness
44/100
Senior friendliness
68/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest60 m
  • Distance to water740 m
  • Distance to farmland170 m
  • Distance to shoreline740 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway2.1 km
  • Distance to industry320 m
  • Distance to power line690 m

Services

  • Distance to grocery store630 m
  • Distance to school830 m
  • Distance to train station2.2 km

Median across 620 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 390–451
  • 715–955
  • 8810–1459
  • 6915–1970
  • 5120–2447
  • 4425–2952
  • 6430–3459
  • 8535–3971
  • 6940–4463
  • 7345–4954
  • 6050–5456
  • 4655–5944
  • 5860–6450
  • 4865–6943
  • 3470–7461
  • 5075–7954
  • 7180+92

Men 1,020Women 981

Marital status

  • Unmarried1,066 (53 %)
  • Married583 (29 %)
  • Divorced244 (12 %)
  • Widowed111 (6 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Tanumshede, 2,001 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 2,012 inhabitants. A statistical area follows no locality boundary, so the figures describe the area around the locality, not the locality alone.

4

Driving time

  • Gothenburg1 h 49 min
  • Malmö5 h 1 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.

5

Lakes nearby

  • Långevatten17 ha6 km
  • Skallerödsjön28 ha7.2 km
  • Grundevatten21 ha7.9 km
  • Lursjön15 ha9.1 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.

8

Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone24.3 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)14.3 km
  • Potentially contaminated land27 in the locality90 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve2.3 km
  • Natura 200010.5 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest4.7 km
  • Water protection area8.3 km
  • Habitat protection5.2 km
  • National conservation interest3.2 km
  • National heritage interestThe locality lies within

Services & safety

  • School3 in the locality340 m
  • Fire station1 in the locality470 m
  • Police station1 in the locality460 m
  • Civil defence shelter24.9 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site5.2 km
  • Swimming pool11.9 km
  • Campsite1 in the locality1.1 km
  • Hiking trail510 m
  • Cycle trail2.1 km
  • Birding site26.2 km
  • Geologically notable site15.6 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant8 in the locality400 m
  • Café2.4 km
  • Petrol station3 in the locality100 m
  • Library1 in the locality1.2 km
  • Sports hall2 in the locality210 m
  • Hotel2 in the locality350 m
  • Care home2 in the locality740 m
  • Recycling centre6.8 km

Disturbance

  • Major road1000 m
  • Railway2.7 km
  • Power line610 m
  • Wind turbine3 km
  • Mobile mast1 in the locality450 m
  • Military area39.8 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)2.3 km
  • Quarry8.7 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark1.6 km
  • Church1 in the locality670 m
  • Community hall2 in the locality580 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 Tanumshede.