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Fengersfors
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Urban area in Åmål Municipality, Västra Götaland County

Fengersfors

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1

Facts

MunicipalityÅmål
CountyVästra Götaland County
Population336
Area102 ha
SCB code1492TB101

2

Place profile

18/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
51/100
Quiet surroundings
53/100
Rurality
53/100
Urbanity
38/100
Family friendliness
22/100
Senior friendliness
24/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest30 m
  • Distance to water360 m
  • Distance to farmland320 m
  • Distance to shoreline360 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway9.8 km
  • Distance to industry400 m
  • Distance to power line600 m

Services

  • Distance to grocery store510 m
  • Distance to school11.8 km
  • Distance to train station10 km

Median across 216 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 270–436
  • 335–958
  • 5410–1440
  • 4715–1943
  • 3820–2427
  • 3225–2925
  • 4630–3451
  • 4635–3959
  • 4940–4437
  • 4645–4953
  • 5750–5479
  • 8355–5963
  • 9060–6479
  • 6965–6997
  • 9070–7468
  • 8775–7964
  • 8280+83

Men 976Women 962

Marital status

  • Unmarried967 (50 %)
  • Married646 (34 %)
  • Divorced200 (10 %)
  • Widowed108 (6 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Fengersfors, 1,938 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 336 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 16 min
  • Gothenburg2 h 34 min
  • Malmö5 h 46 min
  • Municipal seat26 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

  • Knarrbysjön262 ha600 m
  • Tansjön172 ha1.7 km
  • Käppesjö298 ha2 km
  • Ärr539 ha2.4 km

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Nearest localities

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Associations and activities

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 zone9.4 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)13.8 km
  • Potentially contaminated land2 in the locality30 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve540 m
  • Natura 20007 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest810 m
  • Water protection area11.1 km
  • Habitat protection920 m
  • National conservation interest800 m
  • National heritage interest5.3 km

Services & safety

  • School9.9 km
  • Fire station13 km
  • Police station14.7 km
  • Civil defence shelter12.8 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site540 m
  • Swimming pool5.6 km
  • Campsite460 m
  • Hiking trail3.2 km
  • Cycle trail170 m
  • Floodlit track12.9 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant7 km
  • Café1 in the locality110 m
  • Petrol station1 in the locality200 m
  • Library12.2 km
  • Sports hall1 in the locality380 m
  • Hotel9 km
  • Care home10.3 km
  • Recycling centre1 in the locality210 m

Disturbance

  • Major road1.9 km
  • Railway9.5 km
  • Power line280 m
  • Wind turbine3.4 km
  • Mobile mast11 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)1.9 km
  • Mine3.8 km
  • Quarry1.5 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark2 in the locality60 m
  • Church1.9 km
  • Community hall1 in the locality450 m

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

  • Population11,906
  • Median income368,900 kr/yr
  • Average age46.7 years
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The figures describe Åmål Municipality as a whole, not Fengersfors.