Bengtsfors
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest50 m
- Distance to water270 m
- Distance to farmland560 m
- Distance to shoreline270 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway640 m
- Distance to industry270 m
- Distance to power line3.1 km
Services
- Distance to grocery store820 m
- Distance to school800 m
- Distance to train station1.1 km
Median across 1,475 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 680–450
- 715–983
- 9610–1468
- 10415–1976
- 8020–2465
- 8625–2966
- 9130–3484
- 10135–3980
- 8140–4473
- 6445–4984
- 9550–54102
- 9155–59100
- 11460–64100
- 8965–6974
- 6570–7499
- 9375–79112
- 14580+177
Men 1,534Women 1,493
Marital status
- Unmarried1,614 (53 %)
- Married941 (31 %)
- Divorced292 (10 %)
- Widowed206 (7 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 2 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Bengtsfors, 3,027 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 3,102 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 30 min
- Gothenburg2 h 44 min
- Malmö5 h 56 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
- Lelång5,486 ha430 m
- Bengtsbrohöljen116 ha620 m
- Klovstjärnen18 ha1.4 km
- Lysetjärnen22 ha1.8 km
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Nearest localities
- Skåpafors322 inhabitants3.1 km
- Billingsfors954 inhabitants4.4 km
- Närsbyn62 inhabitants5.4 km
- Ekebol53 inhabitants9.1 km
- Dals Långed1,337 inhabitants10.3 km
- Gustavsfors103 inhabitants17.5 km
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Associations and activities
- Bengtsfors BrukshundklubbAgilityOther
- Bengtsfors MotorbåtsklubbOther
- Bengtsfors ScoutkårScoutingOutdoor life
- Equmenia i BengtsforsscoutkårOutdoor life
- Bengtsfors BoISLängdåkningSports
- Bengtsfors GymnastikklubbGymnastikSports
- Bengtsfors IFFotbollSports
- Bengtsfors MotorclubBilsportSports
- Bengtsfors PistolskytteklubbSports
- Bengtsfors BibliotekbibliotekCulture
- Bengtsfors MusikkårKulturarrangemangCulture
- Bengtsfors MissionskyrkakyrkaReligion
- Bengtsfors PingstkyrkakyrkaReligion
- Bengtsfors kyrkakyrkaReligion
- PRO BengtsforsPensionärsföreningSocial
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 zone630 m
- Wildfire area (since 2018)5.1 km
- Potentially contaminated land36 in the locality90 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve3.4 km
- Natura 200014.3 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest4.2 km
- Water protection area1.7 km
- Habitat protection7.6 km
- National conservation interest2.4 km
- National heritage interest300 m
Services & safety
- School3 in the locality440 m
- Fire station1 in the locality1.7 km
- Police station1 in the locality220 m
- Civil defence shelter7 in the locality450 m
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site280 m
- Swimming pool1 in the locality540 m
- Campsite2 in the locality960 m
- Hiking trail11.5 km
- Cycle trail310 m
- Floodlit track1 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant6 in the locality180 m
- Café3 in the locality260 m
- Petrol station3 in the locality110 m
- Library1 in the locality460 m
- Sports hall1 in the locality1.3 km
- Hotel3 in the locality560 m
- Care home24.8 km
- Recycling centre5.5 km
Disturbance
- Major road570 m
- Railway880 m
- Power line3 km
- Wind turbine9.7 km
- Mobile mast1 in the locality1.7 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)3.2 km
- Mine9.2 km
- Quarry12.1 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark2 in the locality710 m
- Church4 in the locality140 m
- Community hall11 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
- Population9,076
- Median income374,500 kr/yr
- Average age48.2 years