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Skalhamn
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Small locality in Lysekil Municipality, Västra Götaland County

Skalhamn

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1

Facts

MunicipalityLysekil
CountyVästra Götaland County
Population130
Area54 ha
SCB code1484SB115

2

Place profile

16/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
19/100
Quiet surroundings
54/100
Rurality
34/100
Urbanity
20/100
Family friendliness
14/100
Senior friendliness
17/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest200 m
  • Distance to water210 m
  • Distance to farmland370 m
  • Distance to shoreline170 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway20.5 km
  • Distance to industry2.1 km
  • Distance to power line1.7 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store3.6 km
  • Distance to school5.1 km
  • Distance to train station20.6 km

Median across 182 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 250–434
  • 395–935
  • 3810–1443
  • 2715–1935
  • 720–247
  • 725–2913
  • 2430–3426
  • 3735–3938
  • 4540–4436
  • 2945–4925
  • 2850–5430
  • 3255–5935
  • 5160–6455
  • 6165–6954
  • 5370–7442
  • 4075–7927
  • 4080+40

Men 583Women 575

Marital status

  • Unmarried526 (45 %)
  • Married496 (42 %)
  • Divorced93 (8 %)
  • Widowed57 (5 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Skalhamn, 1,158 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 130 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 53 min
  • Malmö5 h 5 min
  • Municipal seat13 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.

5

Lakes nearby

  • Germunneröd vatten10 ha7.8 km
  • Långöns vatten8 ha9.9 km
  • Kärrs vatten10 ha11.7 km
  • Hällers myr9 ha12.5 km

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Nearest localities

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Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone21.2 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)10.1 km
  • Potentially contaminated land1 in the locality410 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve2.1 km
  • Natura 200024.3 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest1.2 km
  • Water protection area1.4 km
  • Habitat protection5.2 km
  • National conservation interest1 km
  • National heritage interest2.5 km

Services & safety

  • School4.8 km
  • Fire station5.6 km
  • Police station5.7 km
  • Civil defence shelter4.8 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site1.5 km
  • Swimming pool3.7 km
  • Campsite3.7 km
  • Hiking trail3.4 km
  • Cycle trail8.6 km
  • Floodlit track49.8 km
  • Birding site33.7 km
  • Geologically notable site13.3 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant2.2 km
  • Café5.8 km
  • Petrol station5 km
  • Library5.7 km
  • Sports hall4.7 km
  • Hotel4.8 km
  • Care home10.1 km
  • Recycling centre4.2 km

Disturbance

  • Major road4.6 km
  • Railway21.5 km
  • Power line1.5 km
  • Wind turbine1.3 km
  • Mobile mast690 m
  • Military area15 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)1.3 km
  • Quarry7 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark3.3 km
  • Church3.3 km
  • Community hall1.4 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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The figures describe Lysekil Municipality as a whole, not Skalhamn.