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Small locality in Torsby Municipality, Värmland County

Ganterud

1

Facts

MunicipalityTorsby
CountyVärmland County
Population52
Area28 ha
SCB code1737SB121

2

Place profile

13/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
54/100
Quiet surroundings
60/100
Rurality
49/100
Urbanity
10/100
Family friendliness
15/100
Senior friendliness
10/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest20 m
  • Distance to water220 m
  • Distance to farmland40 m
  • Distance to shoreline220 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road30 m
  • Distance to railway7.9 km
  • Distance to industry8 km
  • Distance to power line290 m

Services

  • Distance to grocery store9.2 km
  • Distance to school8.8 km
  • Distance to train station9.1 km

Median across 23 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 340–447
  • 535–936
  • 4010–1442
  • 3815–1931
  • 1920–2426
  • 4225–2931
  • 6130–3452
  • 7235–3949
  • 4540–4442
  • 5245–4933
  • 4450–5441
  • 7055–5957
  • 6460–6460
  • 7565–6968
  • 6070–7449
  • 5875–7947
  • 5780+66

Men 884Women 777

Marital status

  • Unmarried967 (58 %)
  • Married494 (30 %)
  • Divorced123 (7 %)
  • Widowed77 (5 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Ganterud, 1,661 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 52 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 33 min
  • Gothenburg4 h 50 min
  • Municipal seat16 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.

5

Lakes nearby

  • Velen216 ha280 m
  • Flaten95 ha1.1 km
  • Mjögsjön17 ha2 km
  • Klapperudstjärnen9 ha2.8 km

6

Nearest localities

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Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone7.5 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)6 km
  • Potentially contaminated land2.5 km

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve5.2 km
  • Natura 200010 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest8.8 km
  • Water protection area4.7 km
  • Habitat protection10.5 km
  • National conservation interest8.9 km
  • National heritage interest17.7 km

Services & safety

  • School9 km
  • Fire station9.2 km
  • Police station42.3 km
  • Civil defence shelter9.8 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site540 m
  • Swimming pool9 km
  • Campsite10 km
  • Hiking trail2.2 km
  • Cycle trail21.4 km
  • Floodlit track48.5 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant9.4 km
  • Café9.4 km
  • Petrol station9.4 km
  • Library42.4 km
  • Sports hall8 km
  • Hotel8.1 km
  • Care home8.8 km
  • Recycling centre8.5 km

Disturbance

  • Major road7.2 km
  • Railway8.3 km
  • Power line490 m
  • Wind turbine19.1 km
  • Mobile mast11.5 km
  • Military area41 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)44.5 km
  • Mine30.5 km
  • Quarry6.9 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark9.4 km
  • Church9.7 km
  • Community hall36.8 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

  • Population11,321
  • Median income383,500 kr/yr
  • Average age48.0 years
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The figures describe Torsby Municipality as a whole, not Ganterud.