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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest60 m
- Distance to water310 m
- Distance to farmland680 m
- Distance to shoreline310 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway300 m
- Distance to industry400 m
- Distance to power line1 km
Services
- Distance to grocery store690 m
- Distance to school400 m
- Distance to train station660 m
Median across 703 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 710–466
- 795–971
- 10410–1480
- 6815–1988
- 4720–2452
- 7225–2964
- 9730–3465
- 10435–3976
- 9040–4488
- 9145–4982
- 7650–5480
- 11155–59111
- 13960–64117
- 10065–6991
- 10570–7494
- 8575–7998
- 11980+117
Men 1,558Women 1,440
Marital status
- Unmarried1,596 (53 %)
- Married921 (31 %)
- Divorced326 (11 %)
- Widowed160 (5 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 2 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Åmotfors, 2,998 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 1,388 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 20 min
- Gothenburg4 h 20 min
- Municipal seat18 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
- Nysockensjön1,641 ha520 m
- Askesjön53 ha940 m
- Bysjön701 ha1.5 km
- Svarttjärnet20 ha2.2 km
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Associations and activities
- Folketshusföreningen i ÅmotforsOther
- Åmotfors ScoutkårscoutkårOutdoor life
- Åmotfors AtletklubbStyrketräningSports
- Åmotfors IdrottsföreningFotbollSports
- Åmotfors MotorklubbMotorsportSports
- Åmotfors bibliotekbibliotekCulture
- Åmotfors kyrkakyrkaReligion
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 zone10.7 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)22.8 km
- Potentially contaminated land14 in the locality110 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve5.8 km
- Natura 200019.2 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest17.7 km
- Water protection area910 m
- Habitat protection2.4 km
- National conservation interest14.5 km
- National heritage interest5.7 km
Services & safety
- School2 in the locality280 m
- Fire station1 in the locality160 m
- Police station13.5 km
- Civil defence shelter19 in the locality170 m
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site1 in the locality460 m
- Swimming pool14.1 km
- Campsite3.8 km
- Hiking trail6.6 km
- Cycle trail12.9 km
- Floodlit track8.6 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant1 in the locality310 m
- Café9 km
- Petrol station10.4 km
- Library1 in the locality410 m
- Sports hall3 in the locality370 m
- Hotel1 in the locality410 m
- Care home2 in the locality880 m
- Recycling centre9.9 km
Disturbance
- Major road190 m
- Railway390 m
- Power line1.3 km
- Wind turbine20.3 km
- Mobile mast1 in the locality440 m
- Military area18.2 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)37.9 km
- Mine4 km
- Quarry6.7 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark1 in the locality250 m
- Church1 in the locality390 m
- Community hall1 in the locality440 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
- Population8,412
- Median income380,300 kr/yr
- Average age45.5 years
The figures describe Eda Municipality as a whole, not Åmotfors.