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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest30 m
- Distance to water260 m
- Distance to farmland180 m
- Distance to shoreline260 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway2.6 km
- Distance to industry480 m
- Distance to power line540 m
Services
- Distance to grocery store3.7 km
- Distance to school3.5 km
- Distance to train station3.2 km
Median across 184 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 340–443
- 545–944
- 3710–1443
- 5215–1941
- 3020–2417
- 3225–2921
- 3030–3434
- 6235–3957
- 4140–4433
- 5445–4940
- 6650–5452
- 8355–5972
- 8460–6485
- 9465–6984
- 9170–7478
- 8475–7964
- 10080+91
Men 1,028Women 899
Marital status
- Unmarried937 (48 %)
- Married727 (37 %)
- Divorced171 (9 %)
- Widowed110 (6 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Skåpafors, 1,927 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 322 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 25 min
- Gothenburg2 h 41 min
- Malmö5 h 53 min
- Municipal seat8 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
- Laxsjön1,670 ha320 m
- Svärdlång481 ha640 m
- Knarretjärnet13 ha1.4 km
- Klovstjärnen18 ha1.7 km
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Nearest localities
- Närsbyn62 inhabitants1.8 km
- Bengtsfors3,102 inhabitants2.4 km
- Billingsfors954 inhabitants3.4 km
- Ekebol53 inhabitants7.4 km
- Dals Långed1,337 inhabitants9.1 km
- Gustavsfors103 inhabitants20.1 km
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Associations and activities
- Skåpafors Folkets HusHembygdsarbeteLocal heritage
- Skåpafors IFMotionsverksamhetSports
- PRO Skåpafors-LaxarbyBouleSocial
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 zone1.3 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)5.5 km
- Potentially contaminated land2 in the locality680 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve2.7 km
- Natura 200011.4 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest710 m
- Water protection area890 m
- Habitat protection4.9 km
- National conservation interest560 m
- National heritage interest2.6 km
Services & safety
- School1 in the locality300 m
- Fire station2.4 km
- Police station4 km
- Civil defence shelter3.7 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site400 m
- Swimming pool3.3 km
- Campsite2.9 km
- Hiking trail7.9 km
- Cycle trail2 km
- Floodlit track3.8 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant3.3 km
- Café3 km
- Petrol station3.1 km
- Library3.5 km
- Sports hall2.3 km
- Hotel2.9 km
- Care home21 km
- Recycling centre5 km
Disturbance
- Major road1 km
- Railway2.6 km
- Power line580 m
- Wind turbine13.6 km
- Mobile mast2 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)620 m
- Mine5.8 km
- Quarry10.6 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark3 km
- Church2.2 km
- Community hall10.9 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 Skåpafors.