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Small locality in Hammarö Municipality, Värmland County

Västra Skagene

1

Facts

MunicipalityHammarö
CountyVärmland County
Population69
Area40 ha
SCB code1761SB106

2

Place profile

41/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
56/100
Quiet surroundings
64/100
Rurality
49/100
Urbanity
42/100
Family friendliness
30/100
Senior friendliness
48/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest10 m
  • Distance to water110 m
  • Distance to farmland350 m
  • Distance to shoreline110 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road30 m
  • Distance to railway4.3 km
  • Distance to industry2.9 km
  • Distance to power line4.1 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store4 km
  • Distance to school3.7 km
  • Distance to train station9.4 km

Median across 59 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 Västra Skagene, 1,389 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 69 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

  • Stockholm4 h 15 min
  • Gothenburg3 h 54 min
  • Municipal seat9 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

  • Vänern544,536 ha2.6 km
  • Sättersviken36 ha3.2 km
  • Sundstatjärnet8 ha10.9 km
  • Kroppkärrssjön67 ha11.2 km

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Nearest localities

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Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone5.1 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)2.1 km
  • Potentially contaminated land820 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve920 m
  • Natura 2000810 m
  • National outdoor-recreation interest710 m
  • Water protection area4.2 km
  • Habitat protection5.1 km
  • National conservation interest1.9 km
  • National heritage interest5.1 km

Services & safety

  • School4.2 km
  • Fire station4.7 km
  • Police station4.2 km
  • Civil defence shelter3.6 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site1 in the locality790 m
  • Swimming pool4 km
  • Campsite2.6 km
  • Hiking trail1.9 km
  • Cycle trail3.4 km
  • Floodlit track11.3 km
  • Birding site1.2 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant2.5 km
  • Café2.6 km
  • Petrol station4.1 km
  • Library4.3 km
  • Sports hall4.2 km
  • Hotel3.3 km
  • Care home3.6 km
  • Recycling centre2.6 km

Disturbance

  • Major road4.7 km
  • Railway5 km
  • Power line4.5 km
  • Wind turbine5.7 km
  • Mobile mast3.6 km
  • Military area47.7 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)570 m
  • Quarry15 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark2.5 km
  • Church4.3 km
  • Community hall4.3 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 Västra Skagene.