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Storfors
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Urban area in Storfors Municipality, Värmland County

Storfors

1

Facts

MunicipalityStorfors
CountyVärmland County
Population1,904
Area296 ha
SCB code1760TC102

2

Place profile

59/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
36/100
Quiet surroundings
52/100
Rurality
45/100
Urbanity
47/100
Family friendliness
66/100
Senior friendliness
47/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest80 m
  • Distance to water380 m
  • Distance to farmland810 m
  • Distance to shoreline380 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway450 m
  • Distance to industry270 m
  • Distance to power line1.5 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store610 m
  • Distance to school450 m
  • Distance to train station660 m

Median across 888 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 450–438
  • 555–932
  • 4210–1450
  • 5215–1951
  • 4020–2434
  • 3725–2927
  • 5530–3452
  • 5735–3949
  • 5040–4441
  • 4545–4950
  • 7050–5445
  • 6855–5982
  • 6060–6464
  • 8765–6967
  • 7170–7461
  • 7175–7971
  • 8780+117

Men 992Women 931

Marital status

  • Unmarried933 (48 %)
  • Married618 (32 %)
  • Divorced241 (12 %)
  • Widowed142 (7 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Storfors, 1,923 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 1,904 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 39 min
  • Gothenburg4 h 10 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

  • Mögsjön205 ha630 m
  • Baggtjärnen29 ha940 m
  • Öjevettern521 ha1.7 km
  • Lill-Lungen151 ha3.1 km

6

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 zone760 m
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)9.2 km
  • Potentially contaminated land21 in the locality190 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve9.3 km
  • Natura 200013.1 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest12.2 km
  • Water protection area360 m
  • Habitat protection4.5 km
  • National conservation interest6.4 km
  • National heritage interest7.4 km

Services & safety

  • School3 in the locality420 m
  • Fire station1 in the locality200 m
  • Police station20.6 km
  • Civil defence shelter19 in the locality90 m

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site1.3 km
  • Swimming pool10.6 km
  • Campsite1.6 km
  • Hiking trail1.8 km
  • Cycle trail16.6 km
  • Ski trail42 km
  • Floodlit track10.6 km
  • Birding site48 km
  • Geologically notable site26.9 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant1 in the locality360 m
  • Café7.3 km
  • Petrol station1 in the locality680 m
  • Library7.6 km
  • Sports hall3 in the locality880 m
  • Hotel1 in the locality440 m
  • Care home2 in the locality890 m
  • Recycling centre1.1 km

Disturbance

  • Major road400 m
  • Railway320 m
  • Power line1.3 km
  • Wind turbine16.7 km
  • Mobile mast8.2 km
  • Military area28.5 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)14.1 km
  • Mine11.1 km
  • Quarry4.3 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark4 in the locality300 m
  • Church2 in the locality340 m
  • Community hall20.6 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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