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Small locality in Forshaga Municipality, Värmland County

Visterud

1

Facts

MunicipalityForshaga
CountyVärmland County
Population80
Area21 ha
SCB code1763SB113

2

Place profile

44/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
41/100
Quiet surroundings
56/100
Rurality
46/100
Urbanity
25/100
Family friendliness
49/100
Senior friendliness
36/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest50 m
  • Distance to water380 m
  • Distance to farmland50 m
  • Distance to shoreline380 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway2.5 km
  • Distance to industry1.8 km
  • Distance to power line720 m

Services

  • Distance to grocery store2.7 km
  • Distance to school1.7 km
  • Distance to train station10.7 km

Median across 47 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

3

Age distribution

  • 930–488
  • 1345–9110
  • 13010–14128
  • 12415–19122
  • 7420–2458
  • 8025–2973
  • 10530–34107
  • 13135–39139
  • 13040–44137
  • 9445–49120
  • 13150–54113
  • 15855–59127
  • 11160–64129
  • 11865–69129
  • 10570–74114
  • 11275–79119
  • 9780+84

Men 1,927Women 1,897

Marital status

  • Unmarried2,060 (54 %)
  • Married1,289 (34 %)
  • Divorced360 (9 %)
  • Widowed113 (3 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 2 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Visterud, 3,824 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 80 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 19 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

  • Syrsjön75 ha2.3 km
  • Bergstjärnen47 ha2.8 km
  • Smårissjön159 ha3.1 km
  • Blysjön208 ha3.8 km

6

Nearest localities

7

Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone490 m
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)5.8 km
  • Potentially contaminated land700 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve5.2 km
  • Natura 200012.3 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest480 m
  • Water protection area5.6 km
  • Habitat protection670 m
  • National conservation interest1.3 km
  • National heritage interest4.3 km

Services & safety

  • School2.2 km
  • Fire station2.2 km
  • Police station2.9 km
  • Civil defence shelter2.2 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site5.8 km
  • Swimming pool15.2 km
  • Campsite7.7 km
  • Hiking trail1.8 km
  • Cycle trail520 m
  • Floodlit track15 km
  • Birding site30.9 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant2.6 km
  • Café5.7 km
  • Petrol station2.2 km
  • Library3.1 km
  • Sports hall2.2 km
  • Hotel990 m
  • Care home3.2 km
  • Recycling centre16.1 km

Disturbance

  • Major road300 m
  • Railway4.3 km
  • Power line760 m
  • Wind turbine24.9 km
  • Mobile mast1.9 km
  • Military area22.5 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)630 m
  • Mine43.9 km
  • Quarry6.2 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark1000 m
  • Church2.5 km
  • Community hall2.6 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

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