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Mellby
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Urban area in Lidköping Municipality, Västra Götaland County

Mellby

1

Facts

MunicipalityLidköping
CountyVästra Götaland County
Population214
Area63 ha
SCB code1494TB127

2

Place profile

17/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
15/100
Quiet surroundings
59/100
Rurality
32/100
Urbanity
15/100
Family friendliness
7/100
Senior friendliness
15/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest30 m
  • Distance to water260 m
  • Distance to farmland80 m
  • Distance to shoreline260 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road30 m
  • Distance to railway2 km
  • Distance to industry1.8 km
  • Distance to power line670 m

Services

  • Distance to grocery store8 km
  • Distance to school6.4 km
  • Distance to train station2.1 km

Median across 90 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 320–433
  • 495–941
  • 3410–1446
  • 5115–1937
  • 3220–2432
  • 4425–2930
  • 5030–3452
  • 4435–3949
  • 5140–4442
  • 4845–4947
  • 4150–5447
  • 6455–5966
  • 5960–6453
  • 6065–6954
  • 5170–7438
  • 3975–7926
  • 5780+48

Men 806Women 741

Marital status

  • Unmarried788 (51 %)
  • Married585 (38 %)
  • Divorced112 (7 %)
  • Widowed51 (3 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Mellby, 1,547 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 214 inhabitants. A statistical area follows no locality boundary, so the figures describe the area around the locality, not the locality alone.

4

Driving time

  • Stockholm4 h 57 min
  • Gothenburg1 h 49 min
  • Malmö5 h 1 min
  • Municipal seat11 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

  • Vänern544,536 ha9.1 km
  • Ullstorpasjön15 ha29.4 km
  • Rösjön87 ha29.7 km
  • Jämnesjön24 ha38 km

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Nearest localities

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Associations and activities

  • MellbybygdegårdLocal heritage
  • MellbyvallensporthallSports
  • Mellby gravkapellkyrkaReligion
  • 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.

8

Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone3.3 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)23.9 km
  • Potentially contaminated land260 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve6.2 km
  • Natura 200014.3 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest8.1 km
  • Water protection area3.7 km
  • Habitat protection5.6 km
  • National conservation interest2.5 km
  • National heritage interest7.7 km

Services & safety

  • School6.4 km
  • Fire station8.4 km
  • Police station9.6 km
  • Civil defence shelter6.3 km
  • Vulnerable area (police)45.5 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site9.3 km
  • Swimming pool7 km
  • Campsite9.8 km
  • Hiking trail6.5 km
  • Cycle trail4.8 km
  • Floodlit track21.8 km
  • Birding site29.1 km
  • Geologically notable site12.4 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant8.4 km
  • Café9.3 km
  • Petrol station8.3 km
  • Library9.7 km
  • Sports hall1.7 km
  • Hotel9.4 km
  • Care home6.6 km
  • Recycling centre12 km

Disturbance

  • Major road1.2 km
  • Railway6.1 km
  • Power line680 m
  • Wind turbine2.1 km
  • Mobile mast8.4 km
  • Military area14.1 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)14.5 km
  • Mine44.5 km
  • Quarry6.2 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark3.3 km
  • Church2 in the locality640 m
  • Community hall8.2 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

  • Population40,425
  • Median income403,500 kr/yr
  • Average age44.3 years
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The figures describe Lidköping Municipality as a whole, not Mellby.