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Small locality in Hammarö Municipality, Värmland County

Svenshult

1

Facts

MunicipalityHammarö
CountyVärmland County
Population73
Area29 ha
SCB code1761SB112

2

Place profile

43/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
52/100
Quiet surroundings
65/100
Rurality
48/100
Urbanity
45/100
Family friendliness
38/100
Senior friendliness
49/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest20 m
  • Distance to water420 m
  • Distance to farmland340 m
  • Distance to shoreline420 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road30 m
  • Distance to railway4.6 km
  • Distance to industry2.1 km
  • Distance to power line3.4 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store4.1 km
  • Distance to school3.4 km
  • Distance to train station9 km

Median across 41 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 480–438
  • 585–972
  • 5210–1462
  • 4815–1934
  • 520–2411
  • 1025–2914
  • 2430–3442
  • 5435–3964
  • 5440–4449
  • 5445–4935
  • 5450–5451
  • 4855–5941
  • 4460–6439
  • 3465–6947
  • 4970–7429
  • 3975–7935
  • 3280+19

Men 707Women 682

Marital status

  • Unmarried760 (55 %)
  • Married510 (37 %)
  • Divorced93 (7 %)
  • Widowed27 (2 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Svenshult, 1,389 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 73 inhabitants. A statistical area follows no locality boundary, so the figures describe the area around the locality, not the locality alone.

4

Driving time

  • Stockholm4 h 13 min
  • Gothenburg3 h 51 min
  • Municipal seat7 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

  • Sättersviken36 ha2.2 km
  • Vänern544,536 ha3.5 km
  • Sundstatjärnet8 ha10.2 km
  • Kroppkärrssjön67 ha10.4 km

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Nearest localities

7

Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone5.4 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)1.1 km
  • Potentially contaminated land1 in the locality280 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve970 m
  • Natura 20001.6 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest890 m
  • Water protection area4.4 km
  • Habitat protection4.2 km
  • National conservation interest850 m
  • National heritage interest4.2 km

Services & safety

  • School3.3 km
  • Fire station4.7 km
  • Police station4.1 km
  • Civil defence shelter3.2 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site840 m
  • Swimming pool3 km
  • Campsite2.2 km
  • Hiking trail930 m
  • Cycle trail2.9 km
  • Floodlit track10.5 km
  • Birding site1.8 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant1.7 km
  • Café1.6 km
  • Petrol station3.8 km
  • Library4.1 km
  • Sports hall3.9 km
  • Hotel2.2 km
  • Care home3.2 km
  • Recycling centre2.1 km

Disturbance

  • Major road4.3 km
  • Railway5 km
  • Power line3.6 km
  • Wind turbine6 km
  • Mobile mast2.8 km
  • Military area46.8 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)2 in the locality560 m
  • Quarry14.8 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark1.9 km
  • Church4.2 km
  • Community hall4.1 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

  • Population16,992
  • Median income461,700 kr/yr
  • Average age41.6 years
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The figures describe Hammarö Municipality as a whole, not Svenshult.