
Stora Mellby
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest250 m
- Distance to water420 m
- Distance to farmland50 m
- Distance to shoreline420 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway8.7 km
- Distance to industry340 m
- Distance to power line330 m
Services
- Distance to grocery store3.9 km
- Distance to school360 m
- Distance to train station8.9 km
Median across 165 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 590–469
- 735–960
- 7710–1467
- 7915–1975
- 4020–2437
- 5425–2937
- 7130–3472
- 6435–3954
- 7140–4471
- 7445–4966
- 9250–5467
- 8155–5961
- 7660–6486
- 10265–6993
- 8470–7465
- 8075–7960
- 8580+69
Men 1,262Women 1,109
Marital status
- Unmarried1,234 (52 %)
- Married846 (35 %)
- Divorced218 (9 %)
- Widowed94 (4 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Stora Mellby, 2,371 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 363 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 10 min
- Malmö4 h 21 min
- Municipal seat35 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
- Anten1,865 ha8 km
- Lången29 ha8.9 km
- Trehörningen10 ha9 km
- Dalens damm21 ha9.6 km
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Nearest localities
- Bjärlanda51 inhabitants2 km
- Sollebrunn1,400 inhabitants2.6 km
- Nedregården100 inhabitants3.1 km
- Magra204 inhabitants3.8 km
- Sörtorp80 inhabitants6.3 km
- Loo147 inhabitants7.5 km
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Associations and activities
- Stora Mellby kyrkakyrkaReligion
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 zone19.1 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)13.7 km
- Potentially contaminated land4 in the locality40 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve8.7 km
- Natura 200017.7 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest9.5 km
- Water protection area3.3 km
- Habitat protection1.4 km
- National conservation interest8 km
- National heritage interestThe locality lies within
Services & safety
- School1 in the locality270 m
- Fire station18.4 km
- Police station18.1 km
- Civil defence shelter1 in the locality300 m
- Vulnerable area (police)19.9 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site8.9 km
- Swimming pool7.6 km
- Campsite9.9 km
- Hiking trail340 m
- Cycle trail7 km
- Ski trail41.3 km
- Floodlit track21.2 km
- Birding site24.2 km
- Geologically notable site24.9 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant3.8 km
- Café9.7 km
- Petrol station9.3 km
- Library18.3 km
- Sports hall3.4 km
- Hotel18.1 km
- Care home18 km
- Recycling centre14.8 km
Disturbance
- Major road60 m
- Railway15.4 km
- Power line380 m
- Wind turbine4.4 km
- Mobile mast3.9 km
- Military area22.7 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)770 m
- Quarry3.9 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark8.8 km
- Church1 in the locality450 m
- Community hall11.2 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
- Population42,722
- Median income412,000 kr/yr
- Average age42.9 years
The figures describe Alingsås Municipality as a whole, not Stora Mellby.