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Lysekil
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Urban area in Lysekil Municipality, Västra Götaland County

Lysekil

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Facts

MunicipalityLysekil
CountyVästra Götaland County
Population7,340
Area494 ha
SCB code1484TC105

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Place profile

67/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
13/100
Quiet surroundings
43/100
Rurality
38/100
Urbanity
55/100
Family friendliness
80/100
Senior friendliness
73/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest360 m
  • Distance to water330 m
  • Distance to farmland2 km
  • Distance to shoreline200 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway22.4 km
  • Distance to industry250 m
  • Distance to power line930 m

Services

  • Distance to grocery store540 m
  • Distance to school480 m
  • Distance to train station22.5 km

Median across 2,262 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 1180–4107
  • 1375–9150
  • 19810–14172
  • 22715–19198
  • 14620–24122
  • 17725–29111
  • 18630–34160
  • 20535–39184
  • 19340–44186
  • 18145–49186
  • 19050–54230
  • 26555–59251
  • 26960–64270
  • 25065–69275
  • 25270–74310
  • 27575–79273
  • 34380+439

Men 3,612Women 3,624

Marital status

  • Unmarried3,256 (45 %)
  • Married2,607 (36 %)
  • Divorced914 (13 %)
  • Widowed461 (6 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 5 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Lysekil, 7,236 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 7,340 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 52 min
  • Malmö5 h 4 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

  • Torebosjön14 ha10.4 km
  • Rödsvatten46 ha11 km
  • Germunneröd vatten10 ha13.3 km
  • Krokevatten7 ha15.8 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 zone22.9 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)4.7 km
  • Potentially contaminated land35 in the locality310 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve2 km
  • Natura 200018.8 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest1.7 km
  • Water protection area5.5 km
  • Habitat protection3.7 km
  • National conservation interest2.1 km
  • National heritage interest930 m

Services & safety

  • School8 in the locality320 m
  • Fire station1 in the locality690 m
  • Police station1 in the locality820 m
  • Civil defence shelter67 in the locality120 m
  • Vulnerable area (police)46.9 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site3 in the locality590 m
  • Swimming pool2.8 km
  • Campsite5 in the locality570 m
  • Hiking trail850 m
  • Cycle trail3.2 km
  • Floodlit track47 km
  • Birding site39.1 km
  • Geologically notable site18.7 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant14 in the locality810 m
  • Café4 in the locality1 km
  • Petrol station4 in the locality290 m
  • Library1 in the locality1.4 km
  • Sports hall7 in the locality410 m
  • Hotel6 in the locality880 m
  • Care home11.4 km
  • Recycling centre1.3 km

Disturbance

  • Major road400 m
  • Railway22.1 km
  • Power line730 m
  • Wind turbine1.1 km
  • Mobile mast2 in the locality700 m
  • Military area15.8 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)9 in the locality650 m
  • Quarry9.9 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark6 in the locality1.4 km
  • Church1 in the locality1.5 km
  • Community hall3 in the locality1.3 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

  • Population13,907
  • Median income406,900 kr/yr
  • Average age49.1 years
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