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Mellerud
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest210 m
- Distance to water890 m
- Distance to farmland270 m
- Distance to shoreline890 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway510 m
- Distance to industry210 m
- Distance to power line1.3 km
Services
- Distance to grocery store350 m
- Distance to school10.4 km
- Distance to train station820 m
Median across 1,334 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 930–4101
- 1275–9107
- 14410–14110
- 14915–19132
- 11220–24126
- 12925–29105
- 12430–34124
- 12235–39114
- 12040–44108
- 9945–49108
- 10150–54115
- 10255–59128
- 12460–64124
- 10865–69116
- 10670–74129
- 10175–79109
- 17980+252
Men 2,040Women 2,108
Marital status
- Unmarried2,127 (52 %)
- Married1,248 (30 %)
- Divorced450 (11 %)
- Widowed290 (7 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 2 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Mellerud, 4,148 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 3,974 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 36 min
- Gothenburg1 h 59 min
- Malmö5 h 11 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
- Gösjön22 ha3.7 km
- Kolungen146 ha4.2 km
- Vänern544,536 ha4.2 km
- Lille Kolungen13 ha4.3 km
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Nearest localities
- Sunnanå Säter79 inhabitants1.3 km
- Stora Ängenäs106 inhabitants1.5 km
- Dals Rostock775 inhabitants5.7 km
- Köpmannebro87 inhabitants8.2 km
- Åsensbruk620 inhabitants9.6 km
- Brålanda1,461 inhabitants15.6 km
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Associations and activities
- Equmenia MellerudscoutkårOutdoor life
- Melleruds ScoutkårscoutkårOutdoor life
- Melleruds GolfklubbgolfSports
- Melleruds Museum & SläktforskningsarkivmuseumCulture
- PRO MellerudpensionärsföreningSocial
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 zone7.6 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)20.1 km
- Potentially contaminated land38 in the locality40 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve2.1 km
- Natura 20002.1 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest1.5 km
- Water protection area3.3 km
- Habitat protection6 km
- National conservation interest2.1 km
- National heritage interest1.2 km
Services & safety
- School5 in the locality450 m
- Fire station1 in the locality50 m
- Police station1 in the locality100 m
- Civil defence shelter40 in the locality90 m
- Vulnerable area (police)48 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site3 km
- Swimming pool3.5 km
- Campsite2.2 km
- Hiking trail1.7 km
- Cycle trail130 m
- Floodlit track34.3 km
- Birding site38.1 km
- Geologically notable site25.9 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant9 in the locality320 m
- Café2 in the locality280 m
- Petrol station4 in the locality720 m
- Library1 in the locality520 m
- Sports hall1 in the locality590 m
- Hotel2 in the locality310 m
- Care home12.2 km
- Recycling centre32.8 km
Disturbance
- Major road600 m
- Railway100 m
- Power line1.1 km
- Wind turbine2.5 km
- Mobile mast2 in the locality80 m
- Military area23.9 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)1.9 km
- Mine13.8 km
- Quarry6 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark2 in the locality50 m
- Church2 in the locality140 m
- Community hall19.8 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.
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Applies to the whole municipality
- Population9,052
- Median income360,600 kr/yr
- Average age46.5 years