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area in Säffle Municipality

Olof Trätälja-Villan-Flå

1,568 inhabitants · Major socio-economic challenges

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the register

Facts

municipalitySäffle

population1,568

area code1785R004

A RegSO (regional statistical area) is Statistics Sweden's division of the country into 3,363 areas of roughly equal population. The boundaries do not always follow what the place is called day to day.

Statistics Sweden · area statistics

Who lives here

Demographics

Population (SCB)higher than 20% of areas1,568

Share 65+-1.8 pp vs Säffle · higher than 77% of areas27.6 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)-1.9 pp vs Säffle · higher than 28% of areas67.7 %

Share foreign background+21.3 pp vs Säffle · higher than 82% of areas38.8 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-19 % vs Säffle · higher than 3% of areas251 tkr

Share low economic standard+21.0 pp vs Säffle · higher than 97% of areas39.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-3.9 pp vs Säffle · higher than 6% of areas13.4 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+4.1 pp vs Säffle · higher than 55% of areas67.8 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-85 % vs Säffle · higher than 98% of areas44.3 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-6.4 pp vs Säffle · higher than 13% of areas78.2 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-51.4 pp vs Säffle · higher than 17% of areas19.1 %

Share rental housing+49.6 pp vs Säffle · higher than 92% of areas71.2 %

Share of housing co-ops+1.3 pp vs Säffle · higher than 33% of areas6.5 %

Share single-family houses-53.1 pp vs Säffle · higher than 20% of areas19.8 %

Share built before 1940+14.8 pp vs Säffle · higher than 97% of areas35.1 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 11% of areas625 st

Statistics Sweden figures per RegSO area. The reference compares with the municipality as a whole; the percentile with all other areas in Sweden.

the population

Age distribution

767men

806women

menagewomen

0–4

5–9

10–14

15–19

20–24

25–29

30–34

35–39

40–44

45–49

50–54

55–59

60–64

65–69

70–74

75–79

80+

120

marital status

Unmarried837

53 %

Married376

24 %

Divorced226

14 %

Widowed134

9 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (one statistical area) that make up Olof Trätälja-Villan-Flå. A RegSO consists of whole DeSO, so the figures cover the area exactly.

six axes

The area's DNA

FlatsHouses

Owned homesRentals

Newer housingTurn of the century

Lower incomesHigher incomes

Shorter educationLonger education

YoungerMore 65+

The bar shows where the area sits between the poles, as a percentile among Sweden's 3,363 areas. The poles describe; they do not grade.

2011 to today

Development over time

Area typeStatistics Sweden classification 20241 · Major socio-economic challenges

Relative position in Sweden12 in 2011 → 2 in 2024percentile 2

Population 20251,455 in 20101,568

Economic standard, medianin 2024222 tkr

Statistics Sweden's socio-economic index (TAB6586) per year, expressed as the area's percentile in Sweden — higher is better. The area type is Statistics Sweden's own 1–5 classification.

Election Authority

Parliamentary election 2022

76.2 %turnout

S38.4 %

SD27.2 %

M12.6 %

C6.7 %

V5.1 %

KD4.2 %

L2.6 %

MP1.6 %

Parliamentary election 2022, share of valid votes. Polling-district votes are allocated to the area in proportion to address points — an estimate, not an official area result. Here 0% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Säffleurban area1.2 km Värmlandsbrosmall locality9.1 km Värmlandsbrourban area10 km Kasenbergsmall locality13 km Höganässmall locality14 km Åmålurban area15 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Höglunda-Hermes-Norelund1.3 km Sundstorp-Sund-Tuvan1.7 km Annelund-Billerud-Lugnadal2.2 km Rolfserud-Tingvalla-Treabackarna2.9 km Västra Kila-Tveta6.2 km Östra Kila-Värmlandsbro-Södra Ny13 km Åmål landsbygd norraÅmål14 km Åmål centrum östraÅmål14 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalitySäffle Municipality

The figures describe the municipality, not the area. The municipality page has tax, housing mix, schools and commuting.

what is it like to live in Säffle?

14,899population

366 tkrmedian income

47.1 yearsaverage age