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Gustavsfors
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest20 m
- Distance to water260 m
- Distance to farmland1.1 km
- Distance to shoreline260 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road30 m
- Distance to railway270 m
- Distance to industry17.3 km
- Distance to power line7.8 km
Services
- Distance to grocery store540 m
- Distance to school18.9 km
- Distance to train station19 km
Median across 197 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 520–460
- 675–960
- 5610–1466
- 7815–1963
- 5020–2426
- 4825–2937
- 5130–3452
- 7835–3978
- 5840–4450
- 7845–4968
- 10250–5479
- 12355–59107
- 12060–64118
- 13065–69118
- 13370–74116
- 11675–79103
- 15480+129
Men 1,494Women 1,330
Marital status
- Unmarried1,357 (48 %)
- Married1,108 (39 %)
- Divorced232 (8 %)
- Widowed153 (5 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 2 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Gustavsfors, 2,824 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 103 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 35 min
- Gothenburg3 h 9 min
- Municipal seat27 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 ha590 m
- Känsbytjärnet14 ha1.6 km
- Västra Silen4,774 ha2.1 km
- Håltjärnen16 ha2.8 km
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Nearest localities
- Bengtsfors3,102 inhabitants16.4 km
- Lennartsfors106 inhabitants17.5 km
- Sillerud101 inhabitants18.1 km
- Årjäng3,328 inhabitants19.9 km
- Skåpafors322 inhabitants20.3 km
- Ägenbäck71 inhabitants20.8 km
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Associations and activities
- Gustavsfors Folkets HusHembygdsarbeteLocal heritage
- Gustavsfors IFFotbollSports
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 zone2.5 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)7.2 km
- Potentially contaminated land9 in the locality350 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve7.5 km
- Natura 200015.3 km
- National outdoor-recreation interestThe locality lies within
- Water protection area130 m
- Habitat protection5.5 km
- National conservation interest5.3 km
- National heritage interest11.3 km
Services & safety
- School14.8 km
- Fire station20 km
- Police station18.5 km
- Civil defence shelter18.8 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site3.5 km
- Swimming pool18.9 km
- Campsite1 in the locality880 m
- Hiking trail2.4 km
- Cycle trail990 m
- Floodlit track19.4 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant1 in the locality690 m
- Café1 in the locality480 m
- Petrol station1 in the locality460 m
- Library19 km
- Sports hall19.6 km
- Hotel1 in the locality690 m
- Care home23.1 km
- Recycling centre1 in the locality510 m
Disturbance
- Major road440 m
- Railway1 km
- Power line7.6 km
- Wind turbine11.9 km
- Mobile mast11.1 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)18.8 km
- Mine10.4 km
- Quarry4.7 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark1 in the locality490 m
- Church2.4 km
- Community hall5.8 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
The figures describe Bengtsfors Municipality as a whole, not Gustavsfors.