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Grimsås
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Urban area in Tranemo Municipality, Västra Götaland County

Grimsås

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Facts

MunicipalityTranemo
CountyVästra Götaland County
Population680
Area119 ha
SCB code1452TB103

2

Place profile

38/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
26/100
Quiet surroundings
40/100
Rurality
48/100
Urbanity
32/100
Family friendliness
55/100
Senior friendliness
13/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest50 m
  • Distance to water490 m
  • Distance to farmland320 m
  • Distance to shoreline490 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway370 m
  • Distance to industry360 m
  • Distance to power line720 m

Services

  • Distance to grocery store310 m
  • Distance to school580 m
  • Distance to train station5.1 km

Median across 348 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 370–428
  • 485–930
  • 4210–1455
  • 4915–1948
  • 3920–2427
  • 4825–2935
  • 4230–3429
  • 5135–3947
  • 4740–4446
  • 4945–4937
  • 5450–5456
  • 7755–5957
  • 6160–6464
  • 4965–6943
  • 6070–7451
  • 6175–7956
  • 6980+66

Men 883Women 775

Marital status

  • Unmarried785 (47 %)
  • Married667 (40 %)
  • Divorced128 (8 %)
  • Widowed74 (4 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Grimsås, 1,658 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 680 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

  • Stockholm4 h 53 min
  • Gothenburg1 h 36 min
  • Malmö3 h 17 min
  • Municipal seat20 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

  • Stora Spångasjön34 ha2 km
  • Lilla Spångasjön9 ha2.2 km
  • Kroksjön30 ha3.7 km
  • Fårasjön9 ha4.5 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 zone11.5 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)19.9 km
  • Potentially contaminated land3 in the locality310 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve3.9 km
  • Natura 200013.2 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest4.4 km
  • Water protection area1.8 km
  • Habitat protection1.7 km
  • National conservation interest2.5 km
  • National heritage interest6.3 km

Services & safety

  • School2 in the locality300 m
  • Fire station5.4 km
  • Police station20.9 km
  • Civil defence shelter17.9 km
  • Vulnerable area (police)42.4 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site4.1 km
  • Swimming pool1 in the locality540 m
  • Campsite6.8 km
  • Hiking trail4.9 km
  • Cycle trail4.1 km
  • Floodlit track6.8 km
  • Birding site31.7 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant5.4 km
  • Café6.5 km
  • Petrol station1 in the locality150 m
  • Library12 km
  • Sports hall2 in the locality350 m
  • Hotel8.6 km
  • Care home12 km
  • Recycling centre9.3 km

Disturbance

  • Major road6.5 km
  • Railway5.6 km
  • Power line500 m
  • Wind turbine1.7 km
  • Mobile mast11.5 km
  • Military area33.3 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)2.4 km
  • Mine37.2 km
  • Quarry8.1 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark7.5 km
  • Church5.6 km
  • Community hall1 in the locality140 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

  • Population11,839
  • Median income395,200 kr/yr
  • Average age44.9 years
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The figures describe Tranemo Municipality as a whole, not Grimsås.