Facts

MunicipalityStorfors

CountyVärmland County

Population234

Area33 ha

SCB code1760TB101

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Place profile

14/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity

49/100

Quiet surroundings

76/100

Rurality

42/100

Urbanity

0/100

Family friendliness

34/100

Senior friendliness

4/100

Nature

Distance to forest30 m
Distance to water480 m
Distance to farmland70 m
Distance to shoreline480 m

Disturbance

Distance to major road20 m
Distance to railway8 km
Distance to industry11.9 km
Distance to power line2.7 km

Services

Distance to grocery store12.3 km
Distance to school3.1 km
Distance to train station12.5 km

Median across 120 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

280–433
445–937
4010–1453
5215–1936
3220–2423
2225–2930
4930–3438
4935–3948
4140–4446
4945–4935
5850–5451
8055–5995
8260–6478
8765–6968
8770–7473
7975–7972
7680+64

Men 955Women 880

Marital status

Unmarried844 (46 %)
Married722 (39 %)
Divorced214 (12 %)
Widowed67 (4 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Kyrksten, 1,835 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 234 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

Stockholm3 h 26 min
Gothenburg4 h 3 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.

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Lakes nearby

Alkvettern1,699 ha520 m
Herrsjön150 ha2.7 km
Bjurtjärnen19 ha3.1 km
Tolen23 ha3.6 km

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Nearest localities

Björkborn58 inhabitants10.5 km
Bregårdsängarna112 inhabitants10.7 km
Granbergsdal66 inhabitants11.1 km
Storfors1,904 inhabitants11.5 km
Linnebäck123 inhabitants11.5 km
Karlskoga27,261 inhabitants11.9 km

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Surroundings

Natural hazards

Flood zone3.3 km
Wildfire area (since 2018)12 km
Potentially contaminated land530 m

Protection & regulations

Nature reserve2.6 km
Natura 200012.4 km
National outdoor-recreation interest6.7 km
Water protection area4.1 km
Habitat protection2.3 km
National conservation interest9 km
National heritage interest13.7 km

Services & safety

School1 in the locality260 m
Fire station12.7 km
Police station14 km
Civil defence shelter3.1 km
Vulnerable area (police)46.8 km

Nature & outdoors

Bathing site530 m
Swimming pool5.6 km
Campsite4.5 km
Hiking trail4.4 km
Cycle trail4.2 km
Ski trail31.3 km
Floodlit track11.5 km
Birding site40.1 km
Geologically notable site33.4 km

Service & nöje

Restaurant4.2 km
Café9 km
Petrol station12 km
Library14.5 km
Sports hall1.5 km
Hotel4.2 km
Care home13.3 km
Recycling centre12.5 km

Disturbance

Major road1.1 km
Railway8.2 km
Power line6.9 km
Wind turbine13.5 km
Mobile mast8.9 km
Military area16.3 km

Below ground

Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)19.9 km
Mine9.7 km
Quarry7.8 km

Culture

Museum or landmark7.8 km
Church3.8 km
Community hall21.8 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

Population3,788
Median income379,500 kr/yr
Average age49.1 years

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The figures describe Storfors Municipality as a whole, not Kyrksten.