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Brastad
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Urban area in Lysekil Municipality, Västra Götaland County

Brastad

1

Facts

MunicipalityLysekil
CountyVästra Götaland County
Population1,947
Area368 ha
SCB code1484TB101

2

Place profile

35/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
31/100
Quiet surroundings
46/100
Rurality
48/100
Urbanity
30/100
Family friendliness
41/100
Senior friendliness
30/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest30 m
  • Distance to water310 m
  • Distance to farmland220 m
  • Distance to shoreline300 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway13.1 km
  • Distance to industry420 m
  • Distance to power line490 m

Services

  • Distance to grocery store660 m
  • Distance to school960 m
  • Distance to train station13.1 km

Median across 911 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 370–439
  • 815–947
  • 6110–1470
  • 5615–1971
  • 4720–2438
  • 3925–2942
  • 7430–3463
  • 8535–3971
  • 6140–4453
  • 5145–4966
  • 6950–5462
  • 8955–5982
  • 8560–6488
  • 9665–6977
  • 7370–7473
  • 6575–7975
  • 11380+129

Men 1,182Women 1,146

Marital status

  • Unmarried1,125 (48 %)
  • Married824 (35 %)
  • Divorced240 (10 %)
  • Widowed148 (6 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Brastad, 2,328 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 1,947 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

  • Gothenburg1 h 40 min
  • Malmö4 h 51 min
  • Municipal seat18 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

  • Hällers myr9 ha5.5 km
  • Långöns vatten8 ha6.8 km
  • Kärrs vatten10 ha6.8 km
  • Germunneröd vatten10 ha7 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 zone14.3 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)9.5 km
  • Potentially contaminated land11 in the locality100 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve2.3 km
  • Natura 200028.6 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest3.8 km
  • Water protection area6.1 km
  • Habitat protection760 m
  • National conservation interest1.3 km
  • National heritage interest1.5 km

Services & safety

  • School1 in the locality630 m
  • Fire station1 in the locality410 m
  • Police station11.9 km
  • Civil defence shelter8.6 km
  • Vulnerable area (police)47.8 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site2.8 km
  • Swimming pool8.6 km
  • Campsite5 km
  • Hiking trail610 m
  • Cycle trail8.3 km
  • Floodlit track46.9 km
  • Birding site32.2 km
  • Geologically notable site11.2 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant1 in the locality610 m
  • Café4.3 km
  • Petrol station1 in the locality530 m
  • Library12.2 km
  • Sports hall3 in the locality310 m
  • Hotel6 km
  • Care home11.1 km
  • Recycling centre9.2 km

Disturbance

  • Major road490 m
  • Railway14.8 km
  • Power line260 m
  • Wind turbine2 km
  • Mobile mast2 in the locality280 m
  • Military area9.1 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)1.7 km
  • Quarry1.8 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark1 in the locality1.2 km
  • Church2.2 km
  • Community hall2 in the locality870 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

  • Population13,907
  • Median income406,900 kr/yr
  • Average age49.1 years
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The figures describe Lysekil Municipality as a whole, not Brastad.