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Åsensbruk
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Urban area in Mellerud Municipality, Västra Götaland County

Åsensbruk

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1

Facts

MunicipalityMellerud
CountyVästra Götaland County
Population620
Area205 ha
SCB code1461TB104

2

Place profile

36/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
50/100
Quiet surroundings
51/100
Rurality
54/100
Urbanity
60/100
Family friendliness
34/100
Senior friendliness
37/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest20 m
  • Distance to water460 m
  • Distance to farmland410 m
  • Distance to shoreline460 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway290 m
  • Distance to industry800 m
  • Distance to power line850 m

Services

  • Distance to grocery store1 km
  • Distance to school850 m
  • Distance to train station1 km

Median across 464 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 310–418
  • 275–929
  • 3110–1422
  • 3015–1920
  • 3220–2413
  • 2025–2914
  • 3330–3436
  • 4835–3931
  • 3140–4429
  • 3345–4934
  • 5950–5441
  • 4955–5958
  • 8060–6467
  • 7965–6958
  • 7170–7479
  • 5975–7954
  • 7980+69

Men 792Women 672

Marital status

  • Unmarried597 (41 %)
  • Married583 (40 %)
  • Divorced208 (14 %)
  • Widowed75 (5 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Åsensbruk, 1,464 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 620 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

  • Stockholm5 h 37 min
  • Gothenburg2 h 12 min
  • Malmö5 h 24 min
  • Municipal seat15 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

  • Övre Upperudshöljen94 ha720 m
  • Åklång161 ha1.3 km
  • Svanfjorden1,178 ha1.3 km
  • Nären300 ha2.2 km

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Nearest localities

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Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone840 m
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)24.6 km
  • Potentially contaminated land5 in the locality320 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve930 m
  • Natura 20001.2 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest4.5 km
  • Water protection area2.1 km
  • Habitat protection1.6 km
  • National conservation interest1.2 km
  • National heritage interest750 m

Services & safety

  • School10.4 km
  • Fire station11.5 km
  • Police station11.5 km
  • Civil defence shelter9.8 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site1.5 km
  • Swimming pool10.8 km
  • Campsite1.7 km
  • Hiking trail1000 m
  • Cycle trail1000 m
  • Floodlit track23.2 km
  • Birding site49.5 km
  • Geologically notable site34.5 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant1 in the locality550 m
  • Café1.2 km
  • Petrol station8.9 km
  • Library11.4 km
  • Sports hall9.8 km
  • Hotel1.3 km
  • Care home1 in the locality770 m
  • Recycling centre21.8 km

Disturbance

  • Major road210 m
  • Railway1.1 km
  • Power line330 m
  • Wind turbine7 km
  • Mobile mast6.6 km
  • Military area34.9 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)570 m
  • Mine6.3 km
  • Quarry4.5 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark1 in the locality790 m
  • Church2.2 km
  • Community hall15 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

  • Population9,052
  • Median income360,600 kr/yr
  • Average age46.5 years
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The figures describe Mellerud Municipality as a whole, not Åsensbruk.