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Mossängen
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Small locality in Munkfors Municipality, Värmland County

Mossängen

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1,260 m from the locality centre · Pimvantend · CC BY-SA 4.0
1,263 m from the locality centre · Pimvantend · CC BY-SA 4.0

1

Facts

MunicipalityMunkfors
CountyVärmland County
Population124
Area41 ha
SCB code1762SB102

2

Place profile

47/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
53/100
Quiet surroundings
44/100
Rurality
57/100
Urbanity
51/100
Family friendliness
33/100
Senior friendliness
57/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest20 m
  • Distance to water150 m
  • Distance to farmland620 m
  • Distance to shoreline150 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway29.7 km
  • Distance to industry920 m
  • Distance to power line1 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store2.5 km
  • Distance to school2.5 km
  • Distance to train station30.7 km

Median across 126 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 570–448
  • 415–948
  • 3810–1443
  • 5115–1957
  • 4620–2433
  • 3125–2924
  • 5330–3444
  • 5735–3954
  • 5440–4440
  • 4645–4946
  • 6750–5454
  • 6555–5963
  • 8960–6477
  • 6265–6953
  • 6170–7453
  • 5475–7939
  • 4680+59

Men 918Women 835

Marital status

  • Unmarried996 (56 %)
  • Married544 (31 %)
  • Divorced160 (9 %)
  • Widowed67 (4 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 2 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Mossängen, 1,753 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 124 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 54 min
  • Gothenburg4 h 34 min
  • Municipal seat11 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

  • Norra Örttjärnen13 ha2.8 km
  • Norra Långtjärn22 ha4.7 km
  • Södra Långtjärnen14 ha5 km
  • Skärgen225 ha5.3 km

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Nearest localities

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Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone630 m
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)10.3 km
  • Potentially contaminated land740 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve1 km
  • Natura 200014.5 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest780 m
  • Water protection area9.1 km
  • Habitat protection3.8 km
  • National conservation interest210 m
  • National heritage interest1.3 km

Services & safety

  • School2.6 km
  • Fire station1.3 km
  • Police station2.6 km
  • Civil defence shelter2.1 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site1.4 km
  • Swimming pool2.6 km
  • Campsite7.5 km
  • Hiking trail11.1 km
  • Cycle trail770 m
  • Floodlit track48.7 km
  • Geologically notable site39.2 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant1.3 km
  • Café1.4 km
  • Petrol station2.6 km
  • Library2.7 km
  • Sports hall1.8 km
  • Hotel10.2 km
  • Care home30.3 km
  • Recycling centre22.8 km

Disturbance

  • Major road1.3 km
  • Railway20.9 km
  • Power line1.1 km
  • Wind turbine27.3 km
  • Mobile mast1.3 km
  • Military area14.4 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)15.5 km
  • Mine25.8 km
  • Quarry4.6 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark1.1 km
  • Church2.6 km
  • Community hall9.7 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

  • Population3,625
  • Median income370,600 kr/yr
  • Average age47.1 years
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The figures describe Munkfors Municipality as a whole, not Mossängen.