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Ransäter
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Small locality in Munkfors Municipality, Värmland County

Ransäter

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1

Facts

MunicipalityMunkfors
CountyVärmland County
Population103
Area35 ha
SCB code1762SB104

2

Place profile

10/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
36/100
Quiet surroundings
57/100
Rurality
41/100
Urbanity
0/100
Family friendliness
19/100
Senior friendliness
0/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest60 m
  • Distance to water300 m
  • Distance to farmland30 m
  • Distance to shoreline300 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway19.9 km
  • Distance to industry6.6 km
  • Distance to power line930 m

Services

  • Distance to grocery store8.5 km
  • Distance to school1.3 km
  • Distance to train station20.7 km

Median across 91 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 620–450
  • 495–943
  • 6810–1466
  • 5715–1960
  • 5320–2446
  • 3425–2933
  • 6030–3451
  • 7935–3979
  • 8340–4465
  • 4945–4952
  • 6850–5477
  • 11055–5992
  • 10760–64113
  • 11065–69114
  • 9370–7479
  • 8675–7979
  • 6280+59

Men 1,230Women 1,158

Marital status

  • Unmarried1,227 (51 %)
  • Married862 (36 %)
  • Divorced217 (9 %)
  • Widowed88 (4 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 2 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Ransäter, 2,388 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 103 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 40 min
  • Gothenburg4 h 17 min
  • Municipal seat13 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

  • Nottjärnen12 ha3.1 km
  • Vågsjöarna56 ha5.1 km
  • Visten3,203 ha5.8 km
  • Emsen203 ha5.9 km

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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 zone460 m
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)10.5 km
  • Potentially contaminated land4 in the locality140 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve8.9 km
  • Natura 200011.7 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest280 m
  • Water protection area3.1 km
  • Habitat protection750 m
  • National conservation interest10.3 km
  • National heritage interest600 m

Services & safety

  • School5.7 km
  • Fire station10 km
  • Police station8.5 km
  • Civil defence shelter7.5 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site9.6 km
  • Swimming pool8.3 km
  • Campsite1.2 km
  • Hiking trail10.7 km
  • Cycle trail410 m
  • Floodlit track38.6 km
  • Geologically notable site45 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant7.3 km
  • Café3.9 km
  • Petrol station7.3 km
  • Library8.3 km
  • Sports hall7.5 km
  • Hotel2.7 km
  • Care home23.8 km
  • Recycling centre23.8 km

Disturbance

  • Major road1.1 km
  • Railway18.4 km
  • Power line1.1 km
  • Wind turbine23 km
  • Mobile mast5.7 km
  • Military area14.9 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)5.7 km
  • Mine33.8 km
  • Quarry4.8 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark820 m
  • Church870 m
  • Community hall12.6 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

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