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Small locality in Forshaga Municipality, Värmland County

Tjärnheden

1

Facts

MunicipalityForshaga
CountyVärmland County
Population190
Area27 ha
SCB code1763SB112

2

Place profile

33/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
57/100
Quiet surroundings
51/100
Rurality
56/100
Urbanity
36/100
Family friendliness
52/100
Senior friendliness
20/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest10 m
  • Distance to water170 m
  • Distance to farmland320 m
  • Distance to shoreline170 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway2.1 km
  • Distance to industry640 m
  • Distance to power line850 m

Services

  • Distance to grocery store1.9 km
  • Distance to school1.3 km
  • Distance to train station12.8 km

Median across 42 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 440–430
  • 545–948
  • 6010–1456
  • 4315–1934
  • 4620–2447
  • 4025–2947
  • 7030–3460
  • 6635–3946
  • 3540–4439
  • 5445–4939
  • 5450–5439
  • 5755–5947
  • 7260–6467
  • 5365–6941
  • 4870–7449
  • 4675–7957
  • 6380+93

Men 905Women 839

Marital status

  • Unmarried980 (57 %)
  • Married441 (25 %)
  • Divorced202 (12 %)
  • Widowed110 (6 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Tjärnheden, 1,744 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 190 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 25 min
  • Gothenburg3 h 57 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.

5

Lakes nearby

  • Sjöbottnen9 ha460 m
  • Skivtjärnen29 ha1 km
  • Arnästjärnen19 ha1.1 km
  • Forstjärnen6 ha1.9 km

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Nearest localities

7

Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone770 m
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)6.4 km
  • Potentially contaminated land680 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve3.4 km
  • Natura 200010.9 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest1.4 km
  • Water protection area970 m
  • Habitat protection3.8 km
  • National conservation interest1.9 km
  • National heritage interest9.9 km

Services & safety

  • School1.4 km
  • Fire station2.1 km
  • Police station10 km
  • Civil defence shelter690 m

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site1.1 km
  • Swimming pool21.6 km
  • Campsite10.3 km
  • Hiking trail950 m
  • Cycle trail1.2 km
  • Floodlit track21.8 km
  • Birding site37.9 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant1.5 km
  • Café1.8 km
  • Petrol station1.2 km
  • Library1.7 km
  • Sports hall630 m
  • Hotel7.9 km
  • Care home10.3 km
  • Recycling centre16.4 km

Disturbance

  • Major road280 m
  • Railway2.9 km
  • Power line890 m
  • Wind turbine21.7 km
  • Mobile mast6.6 km
  • Military area19.5 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)2.1 km
  • Mine41.8 km
  • Quarry2.3 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark2 km
  • Church3.2 km
  • Community hall1.7 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

  • Population11,520
  • Median income385,900 kr/yr
  • Average age43.4 years
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The figures describe Forshaga Municipality as a whole, not Tjärnheden.